Re:Ask HN: What do you think about the current education sys...
by andrei_says_ on Monday May 30, 2016 @03:09PM
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> In the end, school mostly teaches people to sit still and follow instructions.
And we all know that following instructions does not lead to fulfilling lives, and that sitting still for long periods of time is a sure predictor for a shorter lifespan.
Schools were institutionalized and were good for preparing cheap factory labor.
Our society no longer needs this.
So schools fail the economy and the kids. Preparing today's children for yesterday.
The very institutions that proclaim themselves as the beacon of knowledge and enlightenment act as the opposite.
And we all know that following instructions does not lead to fulfilling lives, and that sitting still for long periods of time is a sure predictor for a shorter lifespan.
Schools were institutionalized and were good for preparing cheap factory labor.
Our society no longer needs this.
So schools fail the economy and the kids. Preparing today's children for yesterday.
The very institutions that proclaim themselves as the beacon of knowledge and enlightenment act as the opposite.
Ironic.