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The News Story Details and Abolishing School
from Secret Service Sloped Roof Party | The Tim Dillon Show #401 · #401
5 min
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After reading more details of the Newsom bill, Tim declares school is becoming pointless and predicts it will be phased out, joking about a woke NYT op-ed on abolishing schools and riffing on rising autism diagnoses.
- Tim on the confusion of teachers navigating name and pronoun changes without informing parents.
- Abolishing schools altogether — Tim thinks it's coming because no one knows what school actually is anymore.
- Putting children into the workforce early, like working at a marina, isn't a terrible idea.
- Tim sees common ground with someone arguing schools should be abolished over neoliberal privatization.
- Schools function as housing for children who have become dangerous, like prisons for problem kids.
- Question of whether apprenticeships or work-based learning should replace school for many children.
- Tim dismisses 'follow your dreams' messaging — these kids don't have dreams, they're monsters.
- Autism diagnoses are out of control; Tim expresses bafflement at how many kids are getting labeled with it.
- Tim unsure how to respond when encountering children with mild autism in social settings.
- Tim suggests throwing blankets on autistic children or bundling them, asking what else can be done about the situation.
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