I
believe school is overrated. I believe
that the majority of things we learn are pointless and will not help in
preparation for the real world. “I think
that we got so caught up in school being a tradition that we stopped using it
as a learning tool, which it should be.” (Tupac) I believe that the curriculum
you are required to take is given because it has always been given. Students
don’t actually learn much. I feel as if the process of a student is to memorize
and cram before a test, take the test, and then forget the information, as is
no longer relevant to them. Teachers push so much information from so many
different classes on us, making it nearly impossible to thoroughly study. The
main goal of many students is to get a good grade, not to actually learn and
comprehend the material. “But school is really important. Reading, writing,
arithmetic. But I think after you learn reading, writing, arithmetic, that’s
it. But what they tend to is teach you reading, writing, and arithmetic then
teach you reading, writing, and arithmetic again then again then again, just
make it harder and harder, just to keep you busy. And that’s where I think they
messed up.” (Tupac) Almost
all students, including myself, wonder why we learn certain curriculum and
question, “how will the information help us in the real world?” After taking physics will you ever be asked
to find the net torque on a pulley? Chances are, you wont be.
Sadly
the real world is not a cocoon - going to school everyday to follow your set
schedule and sit in a classroom. The real world is scary, imperfect, and the
worst part is that you’re on your own. I believe that we should have more
classes to teach us about the world, so we are actually prepared to be on our
own. We should have classes on drugs, violence, racism, and financial
responsibilities. I feel like learning about topology and geometry is a waste
of our time. Learning is important especially when it has meaning and a
beneficial effect. “We’re not being taught to deal with the world as is it is.
We’re being taught to deal with this fairy land that we’re not even living in
anymore.” (Tupac)
High
school is the gateway to college and college is the gateway to success. This
idea has been rigged because if you aren’t an intellectual person it’s extremely
hard to make it in the real world because getting into college is strictly
based off of the curriculum and how well you memorized the pointless information
just for the tests. It is impossible for a fish to climb a tree; they are not
made to do that. Some people are not made to do certain things. College should
not be seen as the making or breaking point of someone’s future. If someone
failed a physics course in college because they are not a “physics type of
person,” does that define them as a human being?
