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sparkle@lemm.ee 3 months agoSorry but you sound crazy. Do you know nothing of schooling in Japan, South Korea, or China? Or Germany or anywhere else in Europe? Would you be so kind as to point out a country where the part about education primarily rewarding being neurotypical (and usually rewarding being privileged but not always) doesn’t apply? Where would you say has an “equal” or “fair” education system?
MudMan@fedia.io 3 months ago
I have, in fact, gone through the school system in some of the places you mention, yeah. Had people with very specific special needs close to me go through several of them, too. Had people close to me be teachers in some of them for decades as well. Some of them provided better support than others, most had some type of system that was definitely focused on specific support based on individual needs. Some have changed during my lifetime, because there are different opinions on what achieves that better.
And here's the rub, I'm still not an expert. I still wouldn't make sweeping generalizations about it. I absolutely don't claim to have all the answers or see obvious flaws with obvious solutions. Certainly not assume the examples I know are close enough to every other country to not make a difference.
But hey, that's just me.
sparkle@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Considering you’re both American and a native English speaker, I somehow doubt that you have gone through primary or secondary schooling in East Asia, let alone anywhere outside of North America… regardless of that, it is very justified to make such generalizations considering how a majority of education is organized – most have very similar structures and are scaled-grading based with the objective to get a “passing grade” and those who get the highest grades get the most opportunities immediately post-education (generally college or better entry into jobs).
Additionally, regardless of what country you go, it is a fact that the government and culture is extremely ableist, and likely has some form of rampant classism (although this is less universal than ableism). Systematic and cultural biases like that undeniably seep into the education system in every country. Your assumptions that education systems being ableist are probably not the default or widespread phenomenon really hinge on “being well-informed on the complexities of childhood/education psychology” and “proper disability awareness and accomodation” being one of the default states. It’s not, and in reality it takes significant amounts of resources and scientific approaches being pooled into specifically accomodating for neurodivergent and/or disabled and underprivileged children.
MudMan@fedia.io 3 months ago
I am neither American nor a native English speaker, but thanks, I'm gonna take that as a compliment. The rest of my point stands.
sparkle@lemm.ee 3 months ago
I don’t think non-Americans would primarily be talking about specific American cities, things they experienced in America, primarily American cultural icons, and American politics while also calling American democrats “leftists” but I suppose anything’s possible isn’t it. But that’s just from a few seconds of scrolling.