warpus
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Being homeschooled seems to lead to libertarianism and other diseases though.
why do we go to school? @$*%*#!) seriously
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Being homeschooled seems to lead to libertarianism and other diseases though.
warpus
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School is a way to get you ready for life, right? Life is full of stress and failures. Welcome to the real world!
I still recall my first months in highschool. My first ever semester grade was something like 18 and 9/10 (20 being the perfect mark). At the time of the first general exam of the year my parents had just divorced. I had some problems, and my math grade had a minor drop from 20 to...10 in the exam... The math professor looked at me as if i had done something wrong (even against him), and it caused me to feel as if it was pretty much pointless to care about grades anyway.
But all people have problems. Those highschool teachers usually are more problematic than most (i mean few would choose to become a highschool teacher, at least in the respected fields like math, physics, chemistry and so on).
But all people have problems. Those highschool teachers usually are more problematic than most (i mean few would choose to become a highschool teacher, at least in the respected fields like math, physics, chemistry and so on).
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The problem is of course that way too much credence is put into grades. Why get some degree to get access to jobs when apprenticeships in say programming will do? That is a major problem. Today, education has increasingly become a corporate profit engine.
Whereas the original goal of education in general was and should still be, to create responsible individuals capable of bringing lasting intellectual contributions. School is not just a way to get ready for life, it should be its main aim (once more)!
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Ah yes, the 'truly intelligent' Commodore. I remember reading about you in my "The Geniuses of Today" encyclopedia published by the Truly Intelligent Institute at Truly Intelligent, USA#1.
Ziggy Stardust
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Enjoy it while it lasts. Soon you'll be going to an even more dumb and mindnumbing institution called: a job.
warpus
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Well sure, but society is sort of built on a giant pile of bullcrap. So is our educational system. The sooner you get exposed to it and you start smelling it, the sooner you'll be ready for the realities of the BS grown up life that most of us have to deal with.
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BS should be actively combated whenever possible. To not condemn such is to condone it.
Cheezy the Wiz
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Because kids are dumb, and often times the parents aren't much brighter, especially in the area of child education.
School classes are taught by people who are experts at teaching children things. Be angry all you want about any number of things, but education by educators should be a no-brainer.
School classes are taught by people who are experts at teaching children things. Be angry all you want about any number of things, but education by educators should be a no-brainer.
Kozmos
Jew Detective
Lovely sarcasm aside, I don't think he was especially referring to himself. Our education system is outdated and furthermore ill-suited towards our fast-changing market.
You're right, I wasn't trying to call myself some sort of super genius. I am trying to show my frustration with an education system that rewards mediocrity at every level. I am all for any system that encourages self-reliance and demands ever higher standards of the population. Accepting mediocrity as something that is "okay" leads to stagnation in society.
Again, I am not trying to say that I am some shining beacon of excellence and success, but I am the kind of person who always strives to improve. I believe the only person that should be content with their circumstances is someone who has achieved perfection. Since no one has ever done that and never will, it makes no sense to me how someone could stop improving upon themselves.
The school is there to help you learn that "everything".
Comradeмедведь
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First off technology isn't the answer to everything. My wife and I homeschool our 3 & 5 year old children. We use technology as little as possible. Real experience with adults & other children is much more important than sitting in front of a computer. My children know two languages and are working on a third. We let them lead what they want to learn. School is set up like work, you do your 8 hours of hell and go home.
There is no perfect answer for every child, but the current american education system is failing a majority of it's students. Also, do you learn anything really important in school past middle school? You don't learn how to cook, clean, balance a budget, thrift shop, sell, do simple repairs, ect... Schooling should be about teaching children to be responsible adults, not learning how to pass a arbitrary test.
There is no perfect answer for every child, but the current american education system is failing a majority of it's students. Also, do you learn anything really important in school past middle school? You don't learn how to cook, clean, balance a budget, thrift shop, sell, do simple repairs, ect... Schooling should be about teaching children to be responsible adults, not learning how to pass a arbitrary test.
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First the international jewish conspiracy and now this? You really have a knack for starting threads, gotta tell you that...
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I'm happier it got closed though. It was a bunch of rubbish.
Anyway, Leoreth and a few others already knocked the ball out of the park. Move along, nothing to see here.
Anyway, Leoreth and a few others already knocked the ball out of the park. Move along, nothing to see here.
warpus
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True, but first you need to find out about it. Your parents ain't going to tell you about it. Your teachers won't. Your priest for sure won't. You have to live through it yourself and be exposed to it, and that might as well happen at school.
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