Education Killed Curiosity: lesson 1

Traditional public and private schools castrate curiosity, domesticating students so they will be obedient citizens.

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[chinchillalovers1]

Okay here where I live we have to learn german at school, because the goverment thinks it´s a very important languages because (I live in Denmark, it borders to Germany) of the export, trading of goods and stuff.. Then when I was 17 I was at the german exam at my school and I told my german teacher after the exam (I got a very nice grade) that I had started to learn croatian on my own.. I was very proud, but then he told me that it was a waste of time and I should stop..

[peacelf]

@chinchillalovers1 How is life in Denmark? Has the economic problems of the Euro effected your country, too? How's the jobs prospects after school?

[chinchillalovers1]

@peacelf Yes it has effected Denmark. The poor people are getting more poor and the wealthier people are getting wealthier .. I´am saying wealthy, because compared to living standards of people in the US, Denmark does not have rich people.

[peacelf]

@chinchillalovers1 I understand your system is more socialized than ours, but I can see a coordinated effort around the world to push Austerity cuts in social programs--it's something the rich and powerful has wanted for decades. Greece, Ireland, Spain, the whole point of bailouts is to force Austerity cuts. If you understand how much influence the wealthy have over every political system in the world (thanks to world trade agreements), then you'll know that social safety net programs...

[chinchillalovers1]

@peacelf Yes, you´re right.

[peacelf]

@peacelf Cont...are the enemy of the rich because a safety net allows working people stability and stable people can protest and struggle against the corrupt power and influence of the rich. Poor people are too busy surviving to fight, which is what the rich want. Also desparate people will work for less money! driving wages down. That also benefits the rich. But, you probably already know this.

peace

[peacelf]

@chinchillalovers1 I think you should follow your curiosity wherever it takes you, and ignore teachers. Learn another language, learn about the culture of the language, learn everything you can until you exhaust your interests. As an Undergraduate at University, I ran across a field of educational theory known as Critical Pedagogy. This is not taught to undergrads at all anywhere that I know of, but I studied it on my own and it made me a better teacher. I still study CP today.

[chinchillalovers1]

- only so I could focus on the things we had to learn at school. That was when I lost trust in the education system. What do you think?

[laurarox01]

Otay!

[peacelf]

Join the rans of many other artists who criticized public ed. Let me know how it goes.