#and dont get me started on privatization
no offense but fuck adults who are like ‘you kids never just go outside and play anymore’ where the hell in my schedule of going to school for 7 hours, coming home and doing 3ish hours of homework, going to extracurriculars, and finding time to sleep do i have time to go outside and fucking frolick in the streets
Not to mention that teens who do spend time outside are seen as trouble-making or deviant for doing something as simple as using the fucking swings at a park.
Adults: Teens never go outside anymore.
Teens: *go outside*
Adults: ITS A GROUP OF TEENAGERS THEY MUST BE OUT CAUSING TROUBLE
Six hours of homework a night the entire time I was in school and three separate occasions I’ve gotten questioned by the police just for walking home but yeah it’s those damn lazy millennials
This is a fucking mood.
And the reason that when I have kids, if the teacher overloads them with homework I will be having a very firm, stern meeting with them asking them exactly how they can fail so terrifically at teaching my child in the time they are given, and continuing by asking them if they assume any profession on the entire damn planet consumes 8+ hours of time in-office combined with 6+ hours of time out of office doing paperwork at home.
This is especially true since, if my future kids have ANY of my predispositions, they’ll have too many hobbies and vocations to deal with even on a normal schedule.
With that in mind, if a teacher wants to be willing to work with said kid (”Look, I want to build a catapult. If I show my work, will you count it as a homework grade for this unit?” etc etc) then I have no problem; the issue I have is forcing some kid to repeat the same set of the same problems in an attempt to force rote memorization in the direct face of the fact that such measures are less than effective compared to other means of education.
Fucking THIS.
For those who feel strongly about the way education goes these days (and you should) – check out all your local and national candidates’ positions on education. Don’t blame the teachers; they do what they can in a fucked up system. “Teaching to the test” is the reality now – prepping students for standardized tests (mostly via rote memorization), not encouraging independent thinking and exploration. Most of the teachers I know quit within five years due to the pressure, long hours (they have huge amounts of paperwork too!), and ridiculously low pay.
