I agree, the idea of a forced schedule is educationally limiting; however, the school system wishes everyone to gain decent exposure to what they deem as important to know. I agree, I wish I could replace gym (it's required by New Jersey state law for physical education to be implemented all public schools, I believe Illinois is the only other state like this) and lunch with additional classes as to further my learning. Unfortunately, they recently passed a rule stating that one cannot gain more then 40 credits a year, as to prevent people from graduating high school in a mere 3 years.
You should have taken Latin, no crayons, no songs, no crap: just language. However, our teacher is a monotone bore and could just possibly be the most uninteresting man alive, so...
I'm unsure whether you will like Rocky Horror, but you simply have to keep in mind when it was released, what this meant for the at-the-time society, and just take it as the musical and societal spoof it is.
During my Lunch period I merely go off to the art room to further work on my projects, as opposed to eating and all those normal... things.
It's not as if Rocky Horror is anything to be shocked of today. It is actually sort of like A Clockwork Orange (the movie) in respect to the response it recieved. It may not be all that risque or edgy now, but 30 years ago it most definatly was.
Deux. Have you read Kurt Vonnegut yet? Try Cat's Cradle.
Shalosh. Yes, this school system is obnoxious. I fail to see the point of "learning" Precalc junior year when I am not planning on taking Calc. If it were up to me, every schedule would be similar to my senior year: English, Social Studies and fine arts all day long.
i own and have read 15 kurt vonnegut novels, he's one of my favorite authors! One of my favorite's is 'bluebeard', have you read it?
I agree with you about the school system. I think the problem is that because Some people aren't sure what they plan to do with their life until college, they make All people take an extremely broad range of classes. It's the tyranny of the majority thrust upon the minority - i think
Nope, haven't read "Bluebeard." You want to lend it to me?
I'm pretty sure that's why the school system makes us take all of these classes - to get us exposed to as many subjects as possible in hopes that we find something that we "like." And so far, that's worked for me. The trouble comes when I get really interested in six completely different subjects and want to do a ton of independent studies. Then - surprise! I don't have time to do homework for my "real" classes because I'm too busy trying to prove that matter is made of light, William James is a moron, and Macchiavelli was Jewish.
I think one of the biggest problems in the school system is that it's required in the first place.
Because of that I am surrounded by kids who are there and don't want to learn. Since, sadly, not wanting to learn seems to be the most common consensus, the ciriculum is gradually dumbed up and dumbed up to accommodate the lazy minds.
Even if you go to private school, just because a person is there doesn't mean he wants to be there. Mommy or daddy could have easily bought the way in. UGH!
So many problems with the school system. I could go on and on. Either way, I empathize with you.
I agree with you, but i suppose the argument another might make is that if the individuals who truly desired knowledge abandoned the individuals who didn't the latter group would fall desperately behind. To me the history of education is an intellectual class struggle; the eager and wise against the slothful...this sounds harsh but i don't mean it so....i feel that my school raises extraneous hurdles for the eager student to leap,
I don't understand though, why you would ever want to help someone learn who just didn't want to?
Maybe I'm being a little elitist, but if they want to work then go let them work or be lazy. I'm happy to form a much smaller, but harder working, more intelligent motivated group of people to take over the world.
Accelerated Artificial Selection. haha
I guess, we have different experiences with schooling.
Hmm, interesting question. On one hand there is a question of societal conducivity. If 99 percent of the population is not educated, then the birth rate tends to rise, and the number of successful workers tends to lower. Maybe it is a problem is similar to the arms race mid cold war. We can't stop training workers because if we did, then other nations would consolidate their labor force. We can't stop building missiles because if we did, then other nations would consolidate their missile force. Perhaps the scholastic build-up is merely a dirty secret of foreign policy.
i was going to say that the goal would be human happiness, but i'm not sure there is correlation in most between learning and happiness; quite the contrary.
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You should have taken Latin, no crayons, no songs, no crap: just language. However, our teacher is a monotone bore and could just possibly be the most uninteresting man alive, so...
I'm unsure whether you will like Rocky Horror, but you simply have to keep in mind when it was released, what this meant for the at-the-time society, and just take it as the musical and societal spoof it is.
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I got around the lunch thing!
I plan to keep a very, very open mind about Rocky Horror
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It's not as if Rocky Horror is anything to be shocked of today. It is actually sort of like A Clockwork Orange (the movie) in respect to the response it recieved. It may not be all that risque or edgy now, but 30 years ago it most definatly was.
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A Clockwork Orange is the Other movie i have not but desire to see, i keep not getting around to it...i liked full metal jacket
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Deux. Have you read Kurt Vonnegut yet? Try Cat's Cradle.
Shalosh. Yes, this school system is obnoxious. I fail to see the point of "learning" Precalc junior year when I am not planning on taking Calc. If it were up to me, every schedule would be similar to my senior year: English, Social Studies and fine arts all day long.
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I agree with you about the school system. I think the problem is that because Some people aren't sure what they plan to do with their life until college, they make All people take an extremely broad range of classes. It's the tyranny of the majority thrust upon the minority - i think
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I'm pretty sure that's why the school system makes us take all of these classes - to get us exposed to as many subjects as possible in hopes that we find something that we "like." And so far, that's worked for me. The trouble comes when I get really interested in six completely different subjects and want to do a ton of independent studies. Then - surprise! I don't have time to do homework for my "real" classes because I'm too busy trying to prove that matter is made of light, William James is a moron, and Macchiavelli was Jewish.
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Because of that I am surrounded by kids who are there and don't want to learn. Since, sadly, not wanting to learn seems to be the most common consensus, the ciriculum is gradually dumbed up and dumbed up to accommodate the lazy minds.
Even if you go to private school, just because a person is there doesn't mean he wants to be there. Mommy or daddy could have easily bought the way in. UGH!
So many problems with the school system. I could go on and on. Either way, I empathize with you.
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Maybe I'm being a little elitist, but if they want to work then go let them work or be lazy. I'm happy to form a much smaller, but harder working, more intelligent motivated group of people to take over the world.
Accelerated Artificial Selection. haha
I guess, we have different experiences with schooling.
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i was going to say that the goal would be human happiness, but i'm not sure there is correlation in most between learning and happiness; quite the contrary.
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