Education is linear?

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Yes! And make it _good_ education too!

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You know, I've noticed something very odd about our schooling system (considering I am still a part of it). I feel like a sheep, herded from classroom to classroom. We are systematically taught, in large groups with little attention to individual needs. When the bell rings, we go to our next class almost instinctively. In the end, most teachers don't care if you got an A or a C, they are being our Shepard. That and the teaching by the textbook doesn't do much to help ME understand info

Yes, good observation! This setup was a handy once upon a time, when training young people for manufacturing jobs was highly desirable. The needs of our nation have changed but many of our schools haven't. Where once the 'sheep' mentality was useful, now we need creativity and skepticism and synthesis.