@paninid @AdrianRiskin

An interesting post. I have a very different experience of math than most, being both a math major and a PhD in Engineering, and an Anarchist... To me, math is valuable for reasons outside of capital's reasons, but I do recognize that there's an aspect of mathing up economics and using it to justify power that's a super strong motive for capital

@paninid @AdrianRiskin

"As I came to understand capital’s role in creating and shaping the world I began to see that such letter grades didn’t help students to learn mathematics and in many ways hindered learning. I saw that letter grades aren’t designed to help students in any way and in many ways they’re harmful. "

That's a powerful statement I agree with 100% grades are there to assort students into the needs of capital.

@paninid @AdrianRiskin

"I believe the only solution is to abolish compulsory schooling.23 This argument is too much for a brief summary, but it’s based on the simple fact that I can’t see any possible moral justification for compulsory schooling enforced by police at gunpoint, not if my kids are being forced and therefore not if other people’s kids are being forced. I don’t mean we should abolish free public schools, just that attendance should be voluntary."

I agree with this as well

@paninid @AdrianRiskin

Though I disagree with what some might take to be the invitation for parents to decide that their kids shouldn't go to school for religious or personal family finance reasons, like wanting to extract labor from their kids.