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  • You’re not supposed to have fun. You’re supposed to learn so you can get a job that you enjoy.

    Hi, elder leftist here. The whole education system is already set up to produce obedient workers. If you don’t believe me, ask yourself how much time is spent teaching kids to organise effectively, or advocate for issues they care about. Or even just build good communication with their classmates, like how to react to bullying.

    All that matters is to follow the authority, don’t question the rules, put the things in your head that they give you and nothing else.

    The reason kids are bored in school is because the current system doesn’t address the real problems they have, so why should they care about the system.




  • So I read the document, and I think it’s actually worse than what OP wrote. Looking through the curriculum, there’s a steady emphasis on African Americans as “patriots”

    Identify African Americans who demonstrated heroism and patriotism (e.g.,Booker T. Washington, Jesse Owens, Tuskegee Airmen, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, President…

    And conveniently there’s no mention of how systemic racism and white supremacy still exist and oppress African Americans today. Garvey, etc. Are mentioned but conveniently in the past.

    Which is what they want. Emphasize the model people and show that they can be patriots. Downplay what you don’t like. Maybe your definition of education is different but I don’t think it should be about saying we should all be good little flag salutors.

    I agree that it’s rage bait, but you can’t trust Florida on this.

    Btw the fact that America makes kids pledge an oath to a flag every morning is fucked up, just saying.