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> Play-based learning is a fad designed to satisfy liberal white women.

After more research about the history of alternative education, I don't think this was accurate. I feel bad for resorting to stereotype.

"Liberal" is absolutely correct here, see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_education

"White" is iffy. In my experience in the U.S., thinking about alternative education is a luxury that only some can afford to do. Therefore, it is an issue of affluence.

"Women" was out of line. This is not an issue of gender, not role, and I think it was harmful to reinforce certain traditional roles here.

I lied about my GPA btw, it was around 3.8. Math is hard. And I only went to a mid-tier state school. It was only "good" in that I enjoyed it and learned a lot. It was difficult for me to find a job even in the bull market of 2009-2020. But even though my personal outcome wasn't completely ideal, I still believe in the value of structured education with its grades, sorting, ranking, etc. because, at its best, it drives you to separate the learning from the intrinsic reward (which is necessary to learn the boring things you need to), and to simply be accountable for yourself. I don't think another human (besides Thoreau), or play, can provide that;

these lessons must come from the heartless industrial machine.