On a surface level, it makes sense that they want public schools to be reopened, but really, it just shows how hypocritical some of these conservatives are, like Ben Shapiro ("shocking," I know). For years conservatives have been lamenting the public schools as a source of leftist indoctrination (which I agree with), so shouldn't conservatives be more vocal about the value of home schooling? Or would having students be home-schooled (which generally a parent wants to be there for) shine a greater light on a problem conservative politicians and pundits want to ignore?
Home-schooling should definitely be more utilized compared to public schools, so I don't understand why conservatives in general aren't looking a gift horse in the mouth?
That is a very good point about the homeschooling. Traditional learning is not very good. Kids should be more active with applying what they learn to real life rather than just memorizing formulas and theories without practical application.
Yeah, that's really the biggest thing that changed my mind is the lesser value of traditional learning. I look back at when I was in school and sure I learned some stuff but the time spent versus the amount learned was just really wasteful.
I'm all about hands on learning. Even though I finished high school and college, I credit the vast majority of what I've made of my life to endeavors outside of school. If my parents hadn't encouraged that and just gave me a "shut up and go away" device (whatever the iPad was in my day), then I just see myself being a lot worse off. I see this with my cousins and nephews, sometimes I just want to ask them "do you do anything else?"