[lukasbm]

More than 10% of 18-25 year olds are considered NEETs. They haven't experienced anything but sitting at school for 25 hours a week with zero responsibilities. Yet none of them do anything useful with their free time. Funnily, this affects both poor and rich kids equally

[wiseowise]

> More than 10% of 18-25 year olds are considered NEETs. They haven't experienced anything but sitting at school for 25 hours a week with zero responsibilities.

Being dumped by absent parents and having lack of pointers/goals in life is not

> raised to be empowered by creation and creativity, having generous allowances to experiment and not burdened with work or brain rot.

in my book.

[vorpalhex]

So which is it?

Do people need structure to occupy their time or will they provide it themselves?

Does school not count as "generous allowances to experiment"? Why not?

Under your definition, what does? Can you actually point to something that satisfies your definition?

[rescbr]

> sitting at school for 25 hours a week

School is closer to a prison than to a place where one can be creative and build things.

There is historical context why schools are designed and operated in this way: it creates factory workers that follow instructions, not critical thinkers.

Of course, there are schools that use more humane pedagogical methods, but they are the exception.