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It's all cute but naively glances over what this all boils to - competition. Education system, contrary to popular belief/name, isn't tailored to educate but t

by juleiie 1mo ago

It's all cute but naively glances over what this all boils to - competition. Education system, contrary to popular belief/name, isn't tailored to educate but to select winners and losers which then will be picked on the job market. That's why it seems absurd when you think about it as an institution that aims to educate. That's because that isn't the real purpose of it. The purpose is to stratify and classify early. Schools do not operate in a vacuum; they serve as credentialing gatekeepers for a hyper-competitive capitalist job market. If everyone could easily retake exams until they got an A, grades would lose their primary utility for employers and universities: differentiation. Society relies on schools to provide a neat hierarchy of candidates that for one reason or another thrived in difficult environment of adolescent schooling. The system often prioritizes compliance, endurance of boredom, and social maneuvering over actual critical thinking precisely because those traits align with corporate hierarchies.

dag100 1mo ago
> compliance, endurance of boredom, and social maneuvering Compliance and endurance of boredom I can somewhat agree with (thought not to a great extent), but social manoeuvring? As long as a student completes their classwork and homework, and does well in their exams (none of which mandate any social interaction apart from team projects), they easily pass through the school system. In fact, I used to hear about how the school system disproportionately benefited studious, shut-in students over street-wise, socially-savvy ones.
- juleiie 1mo ago
  Yeah but if you get bullied due to lack of social skills then you won’t have mental energy nor drive for passing exams or any learning. Socially savvy students on the other hand will get plenty of help from teachers and other students even if they are not so good themselves. This is why the so called “intelligence” where I will define it as skill of acquiring skills right now, is not so important for success. You can be very good at learning but if your social aptitude and charisma sucks then you will just end up as depressed, miserable and poor and probably alone too. If you have a kid It’s honestly very important and way more important than homeworks or exams, to care about kid’s social development and how you can help so your kid gains social confidence and never loses it at crucial moments

by juleiie 1mo ago

dag100 1mo ago

> compliance, endurance of boredom, and social maneuvering Compliance and endurance of boredom I can somewhat agree with (thought not to a great extent), but social manoeuvring? As long as a student completes their classwork and homework, and does well in their exams (none of which mandate any social interaction apart from team projects), they easily pass through the school system. In fact, I used to hear about how the school system disproportionately benefited studious, shut-in students over street-wise, socially-savvy ones.

juleiie 1mo ago
Yeah but if you get bullied due to lack of social skills then you won’t have mental energy nor drive for passing exams or any learning. Socially savvy students on the other hand will get plenty of help from teachers and other students even if they are not so good themselves. This is why the so called “intelligence” where I will define it as skill of acquiring skills right now, is not so important for success. You can be very good at learning but if your social aptitude and charisma sucks then you will just end up as depressed, miserable and poor and probably alone too. If you have a kid It’s honestly very important and way more important than homeworks or exams, to care about kid’s social development and how you can help so your kid gains social confidence and never loses it at crucial moments