As a former teacher, I’ll state that public schools in this country, especially since NCLB, are soul crushing institutions that primarily exist to squelch individuality and prepare students to become worker-bots. I went into teaching to teach kids to become critical thinkers. This country desperately and obviously needs more critical thinkers. I left teaching because I was not allowed to teach critical thinking. It was all about test prep. At least my sons will be critical thinkers.
As a former teacher, I’ll state that public schools in this country, especially since NCLB, are soul crushing institutions that primarily exist to squelch individuality and prepare students to become worker-bots. I went into teaching to teach kids to become critical thinkers. This country desperately and obviously needs more critical thinkers. I left teaching because I was not allowed to teach critical thinking. It was all about test prep. At least my sons will be critical thinkers.