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So much of the education system is centered on child abuse and grooming children to accept abuse as adults
Also it's affordable daycare for kids so parents can work.
That's the real reason it starts early: so two working parents can get the kids out the door and then still have time to get to work themselves
So it's a cycle of abuse then
I'd describe it more as systemic.
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Many African American slaves did not know they were slaves until about age 6, because they were not given work when too young to be useful. Sounds familiar...
Going to school is not comparable to literal slavery
What happens if you just don't go?
Being the literal property of another human being is not the same as a mandatory education. Also before you ask having to listen to your parents as a kid also is not comparable to slavery.
But to answer your question the parents get in trouble for it
Of course definitely not the same in terms of violence, but in terms of our inability to have a choice. Slavery is different and "worse" but somehow it rhymes.
I'm stunned by the absolute ignorance of this comment.
Please stay in school kids or somehow you'll wind up thinking slavery is comparable to school.
I don't have the energy to full educate you on the horrors of slavery. But I can assure you having to go to school, recieve a free education, and fill in a scantron every now and again is not comparable in the slightest.
Sure that part is great. The part that's not is the compulsory part that is in hours conducive only to corporations' benefit and not children. Also the religious garbage spewed in many states. The inequal funding, the terrible teacher's pay and conditions. High school sports as an industry. Lack of any flexibility for children's needs. Long hours at too young and age. It's not bad overall but there are very, very shitty parts of it in dire need of improvement. I'm sure we agree overall anyways.