(06-26-2023, 04:51 PM)Caldrac Wrote: Any level of objectifying children into adulthood or "dolling" and "dressing" up should be completely stomped out. I am 110% in agreement and in favor of doing away with this nonsense. There's a time and place for it. Should start well after the age of 18.

The amount of pressure we see in today's society and media to look good or feel good now about being unhealthy is interesting and yet depressing. I still struggle off and on with my weight and body image. Even at 35. There's a need to stay lean, feel better when I wake up in the morning, etc.

I just wish we could take our school systems back from these people across the board. I would like to see children learning basics again. Teach them respect, teach them how to help out and help others. Teach them how to celebrate others without going overboard with it. It's not that hard and it really shouldn't be so polarizing and confusing like it is today.

My son is three years old and I am [BLEEP] terrified of putting him into the public school system. I don't have the time and energy to work well over 40 hours a week, maintain the household and then have to worry about learning what he's learning so I can teach him how to comply, for now, while understanding that it's all a bunch of nonsense.

It's miserable. My brothers and my Sister-in-Laws are already getting ahead of this with my nieces. They're looking at homeschooling early already.

Have you actually gone to your child’s school and done some research or you’re just basing this off of twitter?

That’s a genuine question and not meant to be rude.

Because the basics are 100% still being taught. In fact phonics is making a big comeback and you’ll see a drastic improvement in their reading levels as well as comprehension. Everything you wrote that you wanted in schools is still happening. I do it every day. Compassion, respect, humility, hard work…. It’s all still being taught. I didn’t do a single pride related activity this school year and never have.

My advice to everyone with kids in school (and take it or leave it) is to just be an active parent. Ask questions if you want to know but don’t base your assumptions off of twitter. 99.9% of teachers are there with your child’s best interest at heart. Are there some bad eggs? Sure are. Just like every profession. But teachers wouldn’t show up day in and day out, busting their buts to mess with your child. They are there to teach. We don’t want to be a parent. That’s your job. We are there to teach.

Again. There are some bad ones but most are really great.

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