hey US education system, how's it going little buddy? (www.reddit.com)

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[-] Magician@hexbear.net 71 points 8 months ago

I think it's bad, but I also think there's a reddit-logo impulse to prove that others are dumb, even if it's children who are undergoing a severe mental health crisis.

Even if what the users say is 100% true, I didn't see any posts talking about the reality of being a student in a world where you were forced to go back to school when people were still dying of covid, there are mass shooters who will come in because they watched something on Fox News, or that they are seeing climate change ravage their world.

I struggled to pay attention in school because of abuse and my GPA went to 4.0 as soon as I left the house.

Material conditions are a thing we talk a lot about here, but I feel like even then, we can forget about material conditions for children in the US.

I dunno. It's bad to be in school and we're definitely going to feel the consequences for a while. I just hate that the blame is gonna fall on teachers and not the depravity of capitalism.

[-] the_itsb@hexbear.net 40 points 8 months ago

Society blames the teachers, the teachers blame the parents:

Parenting now seems like keeping them alive until it’s time to register for school.

but it is capitalism, of course. Who has time to work 40 hours a week, prepare 2+ meals a day for your whole family, keep yourself and your kids and your home clean, spend time with your kids teaching them things and playing with them, budget your money, plan for the future, exercise, have a hobby, blah blah blah.

It is Not Possible to do all that without help, it just fucking isn't. The only people I know who "have it all" have childcare assistance (family, nannies) and a housekeeper, and even they are having a hard time doing everything.

I wish everyone could stop pretending that anyone does it all successfully all by themselves, but it's not in capital's interest for us to be sympathetic or cooperative.