I'm nearly always amused when people criticize any form of education outside the typical public school of today, as if these schools are historically-proven paragons of normalcy & excellence. Our educational system has existed for about 5 minutes of human history, and most people recognize at least some of its failures. I'm a mental health practitioner & I see so many adolescents, especially boys, whose self-confidence & need for independence would be better served by leaving school for an apprenticeship or trade in their teens.
I'm nearly always amused when people criticize any form of education outside the typical public school of today, as if these schools are historically-proven paragons of normalcy & excellence. Our educational system has existed for about 5 minutes of human history, and most people recognize at least some of its failures. I'm a mental health practitioner & I see so many adolescents, especially boys, whose self-confidence & need for independence would be better served by leaving school for an apprenticeship or trade in their teens.