Some thoughts from my time in the public indoctrination system.
The following is a short reflection I wrote exactly three years ago today, when I was working in the public school system.
Now that I have been out of that nightmare for awhile, where I watched as kids had their souls sucked out of them, or the attempt made, at least, by the “system” and the zombies who work for it, I am now on the verge of leaving even the kindergartens and preschools where I currently teach, some of which are privately funded.
These last weeks are stretching on like years. I’ve tried to bring a soul, compassion, and energy to the kids, and I have, but ultimately at my own expense. It is too emotionally taxing. The kids need their parents, their communities, and freedom to explore and play. Sadly, in the neurotically fast-paced, fiat currency, war racket, government parasite-funding societies in which we live, these kids are dumped off early, picked up late, and taught in the time between that their interests don’t matter. They are taught that mom and dad and the community, and the sunset, and the sky, and flowers, water, and grass, are just peripheral, largely unimportant characters in a devastatingly boring play called “how to be obedient.”
This play takes place every day at school, and then at home, in the form of homework, as well. These kids are taught furthermore that this thing called “learning” only happens at school, and though it is crushingly boring, should be viewed as exciting and critically important, and that, if they do not view it in this manner, something is wrong with them.
February 25th, 2015
I don't like people reading over my shoulder. I have to (am supposed to) read over people's shoulders every day, while they are trying to focus and think.
You cannot grow a carrot by pulling it up out of the ground to check on it every day.
School often teaches that the things that are actually important to us are unimportant, and the things that we are naturally most interested in are at most side notes, or at the very least, an outright waste of time.
Our own methods of study, seeking knowledge, and play, are then deemed as either distractingly peripheral, or "useless," and we are instead bade, indeed bullied into, the acceptance of a popular myth--namely, that the suppression of our own natural and razor-sharp abilities, and the subsequent trade-in thereof at zero interest for second or third-hand knowledge about matters we are not interested in, is a good thing.
"Knowledge" which is so often passed down to us it would seem from a variety of strangely passionless and benign individuals known as "educators."
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~KafkA
Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as DTube and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)
It hurts me a little bit every time i take my 4 year old to the kindergarden. He doest hate it anymore, but it saddens me to see how chaotic it is there. And how those who work there seems so out of touch. Ive noticed how they for instance prioritize to talk to the child who hits instead of comforting the child who got hit. Luckily we can afford to have our son at home for the most part. I think 15 hours a week is enough. Unfortunately homeschooling is out of the question. The child protective services would be on your ass immediately. Something must surely be wrong with parents who does not embrace the narrative in the indoctrination camps
Yes, I’ve heard it’s pretty damn bad where you are in regard to actually being able to provide one’s own children with whatever education one deems appropriate. Proof we are viewed as, and literally are, slaves of the state.
Everyone has to do their best where they are. Some, like @markwhittam, get the hell out when child protective services (state-sanctioned kidnappers) come to call. Some cannot. Nobody’s place to judge, really.
Your child has one amazingly important thing going for him, though. A dad who, as far as I can tell, is very conscious and aware, and who is not a statist!
That will go a long way in helping him to not be overwhelmed by the BS they’ll throw at him.
Voluntary on, @scandinavianlife.
You can't homeschool a 4 year old in your country? where is that?
Norway. Sure..you can. And if you have rescourses and is someone the state doesnt want to mess with, you could. Its not against the law, like in sweden. But once you proclaim that youre going to homeschool you immediately have to have a relationshio with and report to proper state organs like child psychology services, the chilf protective servuces and of course the school. Youre making things very difficuly for both you and the child. And there is diffucult ti socialise. In norway chuldren 1-6 are in kindergarden for 10 hours. Thats the norm. 50hour weeks. After school they use after school services until parents pick them up at 5. Socialist democracy. It looks good on the surface..once you look more closely..meeh.
That's terrible, my 4 year old goes from 9-11:30 in the morning and that is too much in some ways. Clearly they are breaking down the family unit there.
Oh yeah. Where u from? Well done btw! I wish i was aware of stuff earlier, so i could help my son more. At least were doing what we can. If cryptos continue like this were going to try and move to a "galt sanctuary" somewhere. Hearing rumors about puerto rico
Puerto Rico sucks, it's loaded with Puerto Ricans and has a massive debt, and that was before the storm destroyed what little infrastructure they had. Unless you like listening to bachata 24/7, then it would be great. I live in the US, where you want to go if you want a real anarchist sanctuary is New Hampshire, that's where a man is free to ride a motor scooter on the highway without a helmet while smoking and there are no sales taxes.
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And I don't like Texas because it's loaded with Texans, you know that Puerto Rican is neither a race nor even a nationality right?
Great stuff @kafkanarchy84! We just recently removed my daughter from the public school system and she is now home schooling.
It is working out great so far and she is ahead of schedule for the year already! I will not have her interrogated by a "Principle" and a "police officer" behind closed doors, over statements that a different student made, about a completely different student. Ridiculous, the attitude that they are above the rules and that they own your children. Piss off.
Great to hear, @jbcoin.
Agree 110%!
I am so with you on this, schools are there to teach kids how to obey and follow. The majority learn through fear.
They are so capable and are born with such an amazing natural wonder for the world, which just gets extinguished when they go to school, learning is then seen as a chore instead of something amazing and empowering.
I have seen the look of pure joy in my daughters faces when they learn things for themselves.
How can setting our children up for a life in which they always look to others for answers, be in their best interests.
We need strong and confident children who know that the best learning comes from within.
I feel very strongly about this, I do not want my children to become a slave to any system.
Yes, I love that look in my son as well. It is worth more than all the treasure in the world to me. We definitely do need "strong and confident children who know that the best learning comes from within." Once they have that, that's about the best I'd say any parent can do for their kids!
Cheers!
Oh, yes, I also can not concentrate when watching me! This is a terrible attribute of the school system!
Most so- called modern "Western" societies want their people placid and passive so that they will never question anything and buy what ever goods are advertised. Here in Israel, the want everyone to "buy" into the 'incessant necessity,' of unending wars while the elite class carry away their money.
Nice choice to be activist. One of human completely mision
good to share..sir..
keep it up
SELF EDUCATION IS THE WAY OF SAMURAI.
EDUCATION SYSTEM IS THEY WAY OF DOWNGRAY - lessen your gray matter, and learn stupid not useful things.
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What schools need is a lesson "psychological health".