Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling in Graduation Speech

Re:Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling in Graduation ... by phjohnst on Wednesday August 04, 2010 @02:39AM (#1573836)

But why? You can develop grit by doing things that really suck, but ultimately get you somewhere you want to go, or that leads to some sort of innovation down the line. But to force people to do things that are completely unrelated to what they want to do in life, just for the sake of doing it, is a huge waste of time.

You gain grit by doing things that need to be done, hopefully in pursuit of some greater goal (more than likely, just getting paid). Not by for-the-hell-of-it forced work. That just turns you off everything.

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Re:Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling in Graduation ... by ErrantX on Wednesday August 04, 2010 @05:16AM (#1574051)

By my observation of the vast majority of people at school I would say... most people would just procrastinate and get nowhere if you just leave them to find something to work towards.

School sucks; but I think it is a bit of a dirty hack to keep kids minds on something for a few years. It needs a major revamp and broadening of the curriculum (so that those who do want to think independently can do their own thing).

But otherwise we risk a next-generation of total dropouts with no education and no life skills (it's bad enough anyway).

Yep; that's what society has come to. The fix is going to take more than just a few years.

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Re:Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling in Graduation ... by kiba on Wednesday August 04, 2010 @11:35AM (#1574719)

When your stomach is not filled with food, you tend to work for what you need.

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Re:Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling in Graduation ... by DavidSJ on Friday August 06, 2010 @06:16AM (#1580683)

Try observing people not at school, e.g. pre-school (literally) children, or unschoolers, Sudbury school students, etc.

People are naturally curious. School kills curiosity.

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Re:Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling in Graduation ... by cturner on Wednesday August 04, 2010 @03:13AM (#1573872)

Interesting to consider the zen statement. What if you ignore the goal and focussing just on the path?

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Re:Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling in Graduation ... by yason on Wednesday August 04, 2010 @07:11AM (#1574198)

You'll find yourself in some place beautiful.

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