tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post3146778781751287356..comments2024-03-28T06:53:24.022-05:00Comments on a blog about school: BusybodiesChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12919030671050831251noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-73065852674802724292011-02-24T17:22:52.198-06:002011-02-24T17:22:52.198-06:00Chris... the school system specializes in double s...Chris... the school system specializes in double speak. If you ask why your child's grade is lowered when test scores are in the 90th-100th percentile and some homework is missing for that subject, they will tell you they lowered it because "it isn't fair to the kids who turn in all their homework." If you question a draconian policy, they will tell you "kids need to learn that life isn't always fair."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02417996390916586825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-55520620021231852522011-02-18T19:25:03.618-06:002011-02-18T19:25:03.618-06:00In the meantime, anyone who wants to read about Su...In the meantime, anyone who wants to read about Sudbury schools should read some of Peter Gray's posts at Psychology Today, for example <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/200808/children-educate-themselves-iv-lessons-sudbury-valley" rel="nofollow">here</a>, <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/200809/the-natural-environment-children-s-self-education-how-the-sudbury-valley-s" rel="nofollow">here</a>, <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/200908/trustful-parenting-may-require-alternative-conventional-schooling" rel="nofollow">here</a>, or <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201006/freedom-bullying-how-school-can-be-moral-community" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919030671050831251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-18257408313717759282011-02-18T19:14:05.579-06:002011-02-18T19:14:05.579-06:00By the way, sorry to leave people hanging about th...By the way, sorry to leave people hanging about that next post. It's just been a very busy week. I should be posting again in a few days.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919030671050831251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-58473810179794560882011-02-18T19:12:30.971-06:002011-02-18T19:12:30.971-06:00Caitlyn -- I agree, there's a lot of rationali...Caitlyn -- I agree, there's a lot of rationalization going on. Of course, as soon as "They're going to need to learn to follow other people's rules," and "They need to learn that life isn't always fair" become acceptable justifications, virtually any form of mistreatment can be rationalized.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919030671050831251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-90950071584531072102011-02-17T18:45:17.918-06:002011-02-17T18:45:17.918-06:00Chris, great post. The office manager at my child...Chris, great post. The office manager at my child's school sent me a letter telling me my child's school career (she was in second grade at the time) was being diminished because she was late five times (she even worked out the mathematical percentage for the five times!) I thought of going in and debating her re: a "career" for a seven year old but eventually chose to leave the school instead. Much of what the public school system does to young children, they do because they rationalize away the harmful effects of such harsh treatment in the name of responsibility or accountibility. What stuns me is how many parents agree with the authoritarian treament of our children.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02417996390916586825noreply@blogger.com