Many American adults seem to forget just how abusive and degrading the entire school system is, especially during high school. The people who are attending high school are not really "children" in the sense of not having an informed worldview and autonomous identity and desires; they have informed preferences, can do risk assessment, and cost-benefit analysis.
But these same people are forced to attend school the entire day, every day, where they are met with mostly indifference from teachers and bullying by peers. The system allows you little choice of subjects, no choice of classmates, and often no possibility of taking easier/harder versions of the classes. In college, you can choose to not attend a lecture; not in high school. In college, you can choose your courses (mostly); not in high school.
"Babysitting" is a nice word for it, but for me, it felt like a prison and I would not wish it on anyone.
But these same people are forced to attend school the entire day, every day, where they are met with mostly indifference from teachers and bullying by peers. The system allows you little choice of subjects, no choice of classmates, and often no possibility of taking easier/harder versions of the classes. In college, you can choose to not attend a lecture; not in high school. In college, you can choose your courses (mostly); not in high school.
"Babysitting" is a nice word for it, but for me, it felt like a prison and I would not wish it on anyone.