i agree about the whole rant but homework was a pain in the ass during finals for me

I don't blame students for feeling disconnected and distant from education, it's not so much what is being taught, it is how it is being taught.
There is a severe lack of enthusiasm on the part of teachers, and this can only lead to a lack of enthusiasm in the students.

The best teachers are the ones who are enthusiastic about their subject - those who engage the students - rather than writing masses of information on the board, or skimming through a powerpoint presentation. It is a vicious cycle which perpetuates itself with each new generation as uninspired students will lead to uninspiring teachers.

I feel as though Philosophy should be a compulsory part of the curriculum for students.
It would mean that schools are providing students not only with information which allows them to live life successfully, but also information which allows them to live life meaningfully.
This is vital in a world so full of conflicting ideas, ethical debates, and seeming lack of empathy.

We also need to be taught about the fallibility of human understanding and how prone we are to misunderstanding things, even if they seem straightforward.
The earliest memory of a teacher we have is not someone who expressed doubt, but someone who was sure of every word they said, leading us to believe that our ideas, so long as they make sense to us, must be correct.
This projection of certainty can have a dire effect on our relationships with others and the world around us.

I think that there are a lot of changes which need to be made to the education system.
Right now it is an individuality crusher working on an industrial scale.

While most advocate for them to teach less in schools, or more relevant information, I simply advocate that they make what is already being taught more relevant, and more inspiring.

Erudite wrote I don't blame students for feeling disconnected and distant from education, it's not so much what is being taught, it is how it is being taught.
There is a severe lack of enthusiasm on the part of teachers, and this can only lead to a lack of enthusiasm in the students.

The best teachers are the ones who are enthusiastic about their subject - those who engage the students - rather than writing masses of information on the board, or skimming through a powerpoint presentation. It is a vicious cycle which perpetuates itself with each new generation as uninspired students will lead to uninspiring teachers.

I feel as though Philosophy should be a compulsory part of the curriculum for students.
It would mean that schools are providing students not only with information which allows them to live life successfully, but also information which allows them to live life meaningfully.
This is vital in a world so full of conflicting ideas, ethical debates, and seeming lack of empathy.

We also need to be taught about the fallibility of human understanding and how prone we are to misunderstanding things, even if they seem straightforward.
The earliest memory of a teacher we have is not someone who expressed doubt, but someone who was sure of every word they said, leading us to believe that our ideas, so long as they make sense to us, must be correct.
This projection of certainty can have a dire effect on our relationships with others and the world around us.

I think that there are a lot of changes which need to be made to the education system.
Right now it is an individuality crusher working on an industrial scale.

While most advocate for them to teach less in schools, or more relevant information, I simply advocate that they make what is already being taught more relevant, and more inspiring.

Either way it's important no matter what to pay attention, rather than complain. I remember back in school it was mostly notes and test or quiz after. Wasn't really teaching, but I remembered and understood, cause I somewhat cared about my education and where it would lead me in the future.

I left school and Im making more money then I was sitting in that hell hole and Im not regretting it one bit. The teachers said I wouldn't make much money but Im pulling a $1,000 check now and im not bitching one bit, my opinion school was just a waste of time for me

School as a total is very essential to pursue a successful future but there are definitely parts of it that are not necessary like art class or PE unless you major in one of these types of subjects. It would be great if we learned how to pay taxes, mortgage a house, loan a car, or stuff along these lines that we will need to know as adults.

If people hate school now i feel sorry for them if the Tories are going ahead with making it 9-6...

I wish i could go back and try harder but the way the teacher would teach wasent my learning style so i found it harder than most of my friends.

A few things I must say:
1. Gym or art or music( mostly gym) is not something you use in a everyday lifestyle
2. If you look it up some jobs pay higher for a lower education rather than a higher education.
3. No offense but you must be one of those type of people that drives a Prius, wears stupid cloths, and lives in a dumbass house, cares about the environment, and didn't go party, let or even know how to have fun or get a girlfriend
4. I got good grades in school and about 30% ( mostly math like +,-,etc I'm using) and I'm getting paid way more then those sweaty nerds in college that's waisting there lives for nothing

So I do not agree That is all.

Discern wrote

ImNotJoeking wrote I got kicked out of school, honestly it came to a point where I was spending more time being told off than learning.

Than that's your own fault, not their fault.

How is this his fault? Tell me a valid reason on how? So it's his fault he was being told off more than learning? The teachers should do their job and teach rather than scream at students.

Ask yourself this if you had to hire a guy that didn't graduate school and one that did who would you hire. You don't want no bumb just there to breath air you want someone who will grind through there hours. People that graduate are people who does MOST of their homework, projects, reports, and other responsibilities. The person that graduate school you know can handle the responsibilities of work because they have experienced it. And you see those dumb kids in class that just give up and go to sleep and don't give any ****. So how can they be hired for a job if they never gave a **** they don't want you not giving a **** on a JOB RIGHT?