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[quote=Anonymous]I promise I do not get out my tinfoil hat for many topics, but this is one of them. The "social purpose" of school is different from what teachers are trying to do, which is part of why being a teacher is so hard.

If the purpose of a system is what it does, then school is for these things:
- Childcare for working families so kids are off the street, but not [i]too [/i]much childcare because then we'd have more fully employed women; 
- Training in basic reading and arithmetic for future mid-level workers, but not [i]too [/i]much academics or anything that isn't "useful" by the standards of the time; this is also why screens are so popular and spelling tests aren't.
- Delivery system for safety net needs / incentive for regular medical care / check-in system to make sure kids aren't being neglected.

That's not what most parents want for their kids, but it's somehow all they are willing to support or fund for other people's kids, so that's what we make available. If you want more, you have to supplement or go private. [/quote]

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