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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

There's definitely a discussion to be had about the efficacy of homework, but this ain't it.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Homework is ineffective." Yes.

"Homework is part of the school-to-prison-pipeline and also fascism" what

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, when children had homework in the USSR, were they under fascism? I knew it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Their kind change the meaning of that word daily to suit their narratives of the moment

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'd rather talk about how obvious it is that the fediverse is literally controlled by children.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

ScrewdriverFactoryFactoryProvider might be one of the rare anarchist hexbears? In any case, unironic solidarity with our anti-homework, anti-bedtime comrades.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Critical support for dog shitting.

"What are you doing up still?"

"Dog had to go out, waiting to bring him back in." [dog has been chilling outside eating fireflies for the past hour]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Ha, I never had a dog, so I missed out on that one. Mostly I remember trying to muffle the horribly loud modem sounds by putting a blanket over my computer so that I could get online without waking my mom up.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tankies and education will never mix well

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

#mathisfascist :D

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I kind of feel bad for the kid, seems like he may be talking about himself when he talks about parents not being around to help with their homework.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Weird to at least partially agree with them. Homework is meant to be busy-work, without it really facilitating any advancement in understanding of the material. I've had many a teacher admit that openly.

They kinda went off the rails with the rest of that though.