TIL my take on homework got me kicked off a teachers' forum
I was on this site where teachers talk shop, and I posted as a parent. I said homework is mostly busywork that stresses kids out for no real gain. A bunch of folks jumped on me, saying I was undermining education. Then poof, my posts were gone and I was locked out for 'causing disputes'. It made me see that some groups just want an echo chamber, not real talk. My kid comes home exhausted every day, and the worksheets never help him learn. Getting shut out for saying that showed me how scared people are of different ideas. I guess some truths are too uncomfortable for certain corners of the internet.