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We all know how brain dead education under capitalism which is worse now that Gen Alpha is around. Any possible alternate models outside of cramming a shitload onto 30+ kids only for them to forget it?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Literature and history should absolutely not be optional, especially world literature and world history. I don't care how much kids whine, or how boring they claim it is; because it is the lack of education in those subjects that have created a lot of the historical and cultural ignorance we see in the world.

Math education should also go far beyond arithmetic. Entry level, first year calculus and statistics is a much better "stopping point". At that point math starts to get a bit to esoteric too be useful in day to day life, but up until then, the math learned is invaluable for a person being able to function in society.