Misconception #172: When students are chronically absent, we need to get them to return to the schools they were attending

Over the years, I have been writing about misconceptions regarding the schooling process. The purpose of these posts is to explain why I disagree with various comments that I have heard people make about schooling. These are meant as personal thoughts rather than conclusive proof, and I will admit that I'm not always the best at explaining my thoughts. Regardless, I have decided that I should be willing to share these posts when I encounter someone online who makes an argument that I have already discussed.

What would happen if we doubled school spending?

Schools keep complaining about not being fully funded. What if we went beyond what they currently think of as fully funding our schools? What if we doubled current spending? What would happen?

Misconception #171: Fill-in-the-blank is a gift teachers give to children

Over the years, I have been writing about misconceptions regarding the schooling process. The purpose of these posts is to explain why I disagree with various comments that I have heard people make about schooling. These are meant as personal thoughts rather than conclusive proof, and I will admit that I'm not always the best at explaining my thoughts. Regardless, I have decided that I should be willing to share these posts when I encounter someone online who makes an argument that I have already discussed.

Age-based segregation

Brown v. The Board of Education prohibited schools from intentionally segregating schools by race. Not every possible influence on racial makeup was part of that ruling, and arguments can be made that racial segregation persists. I don't want to go down the path too far for one key reason. There are already a lot of people discussing how racially segregated today's schools are and why, but what about other forms of segregation?

Misconception #170: Private schools lack accountability

Over the years, I have been writing about misconceptions regarding the schooling process. The purpose of these posts is to explain why I disagree with various comments that I have heard people make about schooling. These are meant as personal thoughts rather than conclusive proof, and I will admit that I'm not always the best at explaining my thoughts. Regardless, I have decided that I should be willing to share these posts when I encounter someone online who makes an argument that I have already discussed.

Misconception #169: Without sitting down and shutting up, children can't develop social skills

Over the years, I have been writing about misconceptions regarding the schooling process. The purpose of these posts is to explain why I disagree with various comments that I have heard people make about schooling. These are meant as personal thoughts rather than conclusive proof, and I will admit that I'm not always the best at explaining my thoughts. Regardless, I have decided that I should be willing to share these posts when I encounter someone online who makes an argument that I have already discussed.

Government-controlled echo chambers

Children need to be exposed to diverse perspectives. When I talk about diverse perspectives, I don't mean a bunch of like-minded conformists that check the right boxes. I mean genuinely diverse perspectives. Instead, we are actively trapping children in liberal echo chambers.