[akiddoc]

"I'm glad you work in the poorest neighborhoods, but your experience in medicine does not mean you are an expert on how schooling harms children. The notion that children need to go to school as the only hope for a future decent life is naive and ill informed. You seem to suffer from survivor bias, ignoring the overwhelming majority of children from the poorest neighborhoods who are worse off because of schooling. While material conditions and social conditions are certainly harmful to these children, to waive off the impact of schooling, which takes up 15,000 hours of their lives, is kinda ... remarkable. Perhaps we could imagine a society where we can feed young people in need without subjecting them to the game of schooling?? And if you think school is the one place where poor Black and brown kids feel safe then I would argue you have not spent much time in the schools of the families you work with.

Kids are resilient. But chronic stress tears almost everyone down."


Not really worth arguing with you. For the record, I have been a consultant for the head start program in Alameda County for 30 years. We have upgraded the program to eliminate race and ethnic group differences in disciplinary matters, upgraded the food program and instituted parent control of the system over the last three decades. I also have involvement with several school districts working on similar issues. I spend plenty of time in schools. I'm guessing your involvement is reading academic papers or opinion pieces which do not actually provide solutions. If you're actually doing something in the field, I'd love to hear what it is. Actual change occurs when people are willing to persevere over many years.

[akiddoc]

"I'm glad you work in the poorest neighborhoods, but your experience in medicine does not mean you are an expert on how schooling harms children. The notion that children need to go to school as the only hope for a future decent life is naive and ill informed. You seem to suffer from survivor bias, ignoring the overwhelming majority of children from the poorest neighborhoods who are worse off because of schooling. While material conditions and social conditions are certainly harmful to these children, to waive off the impact of schooling, which takes up 15,000 hours of their lives, is kinda ... remarkable. Perhaps we could imagine a society where we can feed young people in need without subjecting them to the game of schooling?? And if you think school is the one place where poor Black and brown kids feel safe then I would argue you have not spent much time in the schools of the families you work with.

Kids are resilient. But chronic stress tears almost everyone down."


Not really worth arguing with you. For the record, I have been a consultant for the head start program in Alameda County for 30 years. We have upgraded the program to eliminate race and ethnic group differences in disciplinary matters, upgraded the food program and instituted parent control of the system over the last three decades. I also have involvement with several school districts working on similar issues. I spend plenty of time in schools. I'm guessing your involvement is reading academic papers or opinion pieces which do not actually provide solutions. If you're actually doing something in the field, I'd love to hear what it is. Actual change occurs when people are willing to persevere over many years.