One “good” thing (probably the only good thing) about the Covid lockdown was that parents saw the lousy stuff being taught by the public schools. Add that to the strident demands of teacher unions, and the number of parents giving up on public schools and homeschooling their kids has increased dramatically. A good example of opting out.
It's just an inchoate thought, but it occurs to me that that points up another drawback of continuing to participate in the system (and to claim that the system is all we have): While we could certainly have it worse than we do in a vaguely functional democracy, the push and pull keeps us in a kind of limbo—never as good as it ought to be, and rarely as bad as is needed to wake people up.
Right on Target!
We all need a Gandalf, and we all can be that Gandalf, if we so choose it ;)
Násie, mellon!
One “good” thing (probably the only good thing) about the Covid lockdown was that parents saw the lousy stuff being taught by the public schools. Add that to the strident demands of teacher unions, and the number of parents giving up on public schools and homeschooling their kids has increased dramatically. A good example of opting out.
Yes, big time! Overreach often spurs awakening.
It's just an inchoate thought, but it occurs to me that that points up another drawback of continuing to participate in the system (and to claim that the system is all we have): While we could certainly have it worse than we do in a vaguely functional democracy, the push and pull keeps us in a kind of limbo—never as good as it ought to be, and rarely as bad as is needed to wake people up.