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?
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?"