Chloyster [she/her]

Trans rights 🏳️‍⚧️ (she/her)

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  • Oh yeah I for sure agree with that. Standardized tests are fucking stupid. There are issues with the way it’s set up and think it can and should be changed and overhauled. I don’t think giving youth some direction on things to learn is bad but it for sure right now drives kids to a certain capitalistic end goal. Which I also still think isn’t totally un-useful in this fucked up system we find ourselves in (though it can be done kinder). Give kids the tools to understand why the system is fucked up while also gentally preparing them to work through it and maybe try and change it for the better.

    I think we’re mostly on the same page. I do sometimes get worried about homeschool stuff as this perpetuation of the hyper individualistic nature of the United States (where I live) but there are some things a traditional school system can learn from it. Thanks for talking through it with me though c:


  • I’m sorry y’all had a bad experience in traditional school. But I still think a healthily funded well curriculumed public school system can be a great thing. I recently had my 10 year high school reunion and it was a really awesome time with a bunch of smart thinkers and kind souls. Ofc that’s not the experience for everyone, but a lot of people have great experiences in school. I mean I was also bullied in school but overall am very happy I had my public school experience. I’m sure unschooling can go well too. We can trade anecdotes all day though. I can’t say for sure that unschooling is actually bad and public schools are actually good. What I do know is I’m not ready to throw away the public school system just yet