Natalie:
Thought this might give you another perspective

Me:
"Schools are now dealing with the consequences." ... "And every authority figure can be questioned until they give in." ... "It is to prepare children for adulthood."

For the problem with the schools, I have the world's smallest violin. School is child abuse, as explained here https://iyaelsorai.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/school-is-child-abuse/ , here http://inhahe.com/fbschools.123.html , here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xe6nLVXEC0 and here https://www.quora.com/Is-algebra-really-necessary-for-students-who-dont-want-to-be-mathematicians/answer/Richard-A-Nichols-III

And then they complain about authority figures being challenged, as if some people having dominion over other people were an inherent good or something. It's unnatural for a person to be dictated to and controlled by another, and at best, hierarchical, unyielding structures of control are a necessary evil specific to modern civilization (which is also unnatural and probably not the healthiest thing to have to get along with). As Krishnamurti said, ‘It Is No Measure of Health To Be Well-Adjusted to a Profoundly Sick Society", and you know, there are many smart people who actually encourage children and everyone else to question or even challenge authority..

The only claim that really makes sense in the image is that it's to prepare children for adulthood, meaning that we must condition them to be docile and controllable or maybe they won't make it in this dark, pathological world. I don't really agree with that, I think children will adjust when it comes time when they realize they have to; e.g., the moment they figure it's better not to live out on the streets than to tell their boss "I don't feel like it," then they'll promptly experience a change in attitude, and with that more robust emotional background in independence and self-direction, they'll already be coming from a place where they can do so with better perspective and self-honor.