Seth Godin on how schools teach kids to aim low

[101Bronson101]

School isnt really about teaching children anything anymore. Its more of a way of adapting chioldren to desired social behaviors. The school system doesnt want your children to be academics. They want them to be minimum wage workers, or tradesman, and guide you down those paths. Although tradesman are certainly valuable workers, and many are intelligent people, academics tend to find out whats really going on by searching for knowledge. Schools want to kill that desire. My opinion anyway.

[macgeekforever2011]

friend of mine works for the public school system. seth is right. it's a factory. they teach kids to do what their told, shut up, follow rules, color inside the lines. do what the teacher says. dont rock the boat. don't be different. they are certainly not preparing kids for the new workplace... even the employees are told to follow orders, do what you're told. dont rock the boat. the system is the system... don't mess with or challenge the system.

[fory230]

I prefer when Seth Godin talks about marketing. 

[bftp300]

@fory230 It's also about marketing, because what that schools (and most of the time also parents) have done so far is to kill the creativity and raise us to be led by others.

[charles1051]

well you have a valid point, I would say it depends on how the teacher works with that child. Here is a response I have made from my new series I put together.

[BeyondNeptune]

i've never heard such nonsense in my life. This guy speaks more double-speak and pure bullshit than anyone i can think of.

[RobertWeekes]

@BeyondNeptune Obviously you didn't get it. The public school system generally shuns creativity and awards conformity. Seth believes more people should think outside the box and innovate and it's hard because it goes against most people's upbringing.