Octoberish
OK, so this is how it’s going to be eh? I woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning so this won’t sound like the usual me. I have begun to think about our education system more and more recently, and believe me I have given it enough though already. However this time my train of thought not only got derailed, but went over the cliff in a ball of flames. here goes. The number one problem with education is that it’s run by people not some divine benevolent being or some super computer or even aliens from another planet. Though the latter might be more plausible. Us humans are prone to be guided by selfishness, not selflessness. We are submissive to our pride and arrogance and as a consequence, we become bigoted and discriminatory. And that’s why we have inane comments coming from “mentors” like the ones some of us have experienced. Now this won’t go away, ever, because were human beings.
It’s funny that we acknowledge that different people learn a different way, and that we are all equal, yet we are so quick to judge others. But we are all to blame. Often trade people view people with degrees in the Arts as totally usless and impractical, while people in the Arts call trade people uneducated and stupid. Of course I am paraphrasing here, but the meaning, no matter how much sugar you put on, is the same. Now, ok, let’s allow ourselves to vent a bit and give the English professor a chance to say things like, “What kind of world we live in where most of our children haven’t even heard of Oscar Wilde.” And let the tradesman scoff at our education system for not giving the children the basic knowledge to change a spark plug. But us as educators should not allow these biases come into play. If there is anything we must instill in our children today it’s respect and understanding. Now if the ones who educator the educators don’t understand this concept, how can we expect our children too. Let’s get rid of these biases, I know we want too. I have talked to many fellow students who I believe, feel the same way. Some disagree as well. But how are we to change when those teaching us continue to have biases. Well, it’s back to that issue of pride again. Personally, I have to accept the fact that metal working is only for some small part of the population and really is not necessary in school. It’s just not that important for every child to know it. Perhaps that could be said too for some children not knowing that the capitol of Outer Mongolia is Ulan Bator. When you think of it, there is a lot of things we teach our kids today that won’t help them in the future. Anyways, I have to stop writing, I’m becoming bored with myself.
