#School #WageSlavery #Anxiety #CareerPrep
π Make no mistake, school is nothing more than prep for wage slavery π
Is school really just a preparation for a life filled with mindless work and little room for personal growth and fulfillment? The answer might surprise you. In this article, we’ll delve into the concept of school as a training ground for wage slavery, explore its effects on young minds, and discuss how we can navigate this system to ensure our children thrive both academically and personally.
### The Pressure of Grades and Assignments
It’s no secret that the current education system places a heavy emphasis on grades and assignments. From a young age, students are taught that their worth is tied to their academic performance, leading to anxiety and burnout. For example, my 11-year-old son is already feeling the weight of this pressure, despite being in 6th grade. This constant stress can have long-lasting effects on a child’s mental health and well-being.
### Career Fairs and College Prep Classes
To make matters worse, schools often push students towards career-oriented goals at a very young age. My son’s recent field trip to a career fair at 11 years old left me questioning the necessity of exposing children to such pressures at such a tender age. Additionally, the pressure to enroll in “college prep” classes adds another layer of stress to an already overwhelmed child.
### The Purpose of Homework
Homework is a hotly debated topic in education, with some arguing that it reinforces learning and others claiming it only adds unnecessary stress. My son’s school assigns 3 hours of homework every Friday, leaving little time for him to relax and recharge. This rigid schedule mirrors the demands of a typical 9-5 job, preparing students for a life of constant work without questioning authority.
### Navigating the System
So, how can we navigate this system to ensure our children grow into well-rounded individuals, rather than cogs in the capitalist machine? Here are a few tips to help your child thrive in school and beyond:
1. Encourage creativity and critical thinking outside of school hours.
2. Have open conversations with your child about the purpose of education.
3. Advocate for a more holistic approach to education within the school system.
4. Encourage your child to pursue their passions and interests, even if they don’t align with traditional career paths.
In conclusion, while school may sometimes feel like a training ground for wage slavery, it doesn’t have to define our children’s futures. By fostering a love for learning, encouraging creativity, and advocating for a more holistic approach to education, we can help our children navigate the pressures of the current system and pave their own paths towards fulfillment and success.
So, is school really just prep for wage slavery? The answer is up to us. Let’s work together to ensure our children’s future is bright, fulfilling, and free from the shackles of the status quo.
It’s a bit more than that for sure. Socialization, problem solving, history, etc. But I am with you on the sheer amount of work. I try not to give homework in general because I remember it being overwhelming. College prep at 11 is wild, but more and more people are doing it to give their kids a “leg-up.”
There are a lot of debates about homework and whether it’s fair for people with terrible homelives but I think the worst thing about it is conditioning people to being used to doing work when off the clock.
I told my first graders teacher that we wonβt be doing homework. She looked at me like I had four heads. They have 35 hours a week in school, thatβs plenty of time to teach those subjects. Home time is for home stuff and learning different important life skills.
Public schools were initially designed to train future factory workers. Bells to start and finish the day, take breaks, and change tasks. Silence unless spoken to by an authority figure. Being tasked with more work if you finish early.
The wealthy created a separate private system for themselves. That’s where critical thinking, problem solving, and real learning is happening.
Homework should not be a thing. If students have extracurriculars or they are old enough to have a job. Then there is a decent chance that the only free time they have would be spent working on homework instead of just relaxing and doing whatever they want.
I graduated HS in 1998 and by my early 20’s, I realized I was never prepared for the world.
We were given homework and just told to go to Uni. Yet no one ever said what to study. At least we still had home ech and shop classes so I learned a few useful skills.
We just did a lot of standardized tests
To make matters worse it was at the beginning of the internet but before affordable home PCs. No one ever told us the importance of knowing basic coding etc.
I read posts like this a think holy shit it’s even worse now.
I am incredibly thankful that the tech high school my boys go to has an “as little homework as possible” policy. Kids are given plenty of time in school to complete any work, the teachers think that if you can’t learn it in school, you’re not going to learn it by slogging away at homework at night.
They can come home, relax and have fun where as their friends at the regular high schools have hours and hours of homework each night. This school is not for everyone but it is working so well for us and it’s preparing them better for the real world then the regular high school.
At least you are a decent enough parent to notice and be concerned. My folks saw I was in a similar place to your kid when I was 11 and they thought that was just normal!
You need to drop him out of school immediately. They are brainwashing our kin and will not get away with it. Do not let them indoctrinate your kin in the dark arts.
Maybe your son can apply for welfare in the 7th grade? Β Only gets easier from there.
Homework isn’t even the long and short of it.
Teachers punish kids that fight back against bullies to prepare kids for the workforce. Most of the time, the bully is your boss.
The college prep courses usually teach more composition and critical thinking, so I would probably go along with that. Even if he doesn’t go to college, it’s better than the basic academic grinder.
Before college, I’d agree that homework is mostly pointless.
In college, homework is important for self-assessment on a topic-by-topic basis since tests are less frequent. The sooner you know you need additional study or tutoring, the better. So there’s an argument for developing the habit in college-bound students.
School isn’t even that, op.
School is daycare do income earners can make money for other people/corporations.
Better- the slaves pay for the daycare via taxes.
If School were truly for work prep then we’d have trade schools by 6th grade. Which would probably be an improvement.
You’re spewing bad information. It’s up to you to see how far you can go in society. Yes there will be walls of oppression (everybody experiences it) and it’s up to you to push through this. Many people do well in society by doing trade jobs, finding employers that have a sliding pay scale you can work through and equivalent work experience. College degrees can get you higher paying jobs. You can use employer tuition reimbursement programs to get education. This is how I got my first aa degree.
My son is 12 and he’s been burned out on school for a couple years now. He’s always asking when the next long weekend, vacation, or holidays is happening so he can count down the days. Summer is the only real relief for him. Being on the spectrum makes it even harder.
A fairly significant number of studies show that homework is *neutral at best*, and most of the time is actively bad for you.
Have you considered self-guided education / unschooling? It sounds like some time away from the outside pressure and burdens would be good for his mental health.
βNothing more thanβ is a silly statement to make here.