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I think you missed the point of the article because the author states that he had very good scores at tests, so at least "working harder at school" wouldn't hav
by reddyb 12y ago
I think you missed the point of the article because the author states that he had very good scores at tests, so at least "working harder at school" wouldn't have helped with what he is complaning about whatever it is.
However I agree that this article sounds whiny, especially when it comes to the phrase you quoted. But if we look at the bigger picture the author is drawing, we can acknowledge that Education is not only about college students, it's also about students in primary and secondary school and even high school. At these levels students won't have the critical-thinking and I-will-do attitude you are talking about, they need guidance from the system. They need that the system teach them how to respect themselves by example by respecting them in the first place.
- DanBC 12y agoAt least part of school is to prepare students for the bullshit of the real world. Even ignoring the "Did you get the memo about cover sheets for the TPS reports?" level of bullshit people still face a lot of bureaucracy at work and school should be helping them learn ways to deal with it.
- quesera 12y agoSo you suggest that we frontload that abuse onto our youngest members, just to make sure they learn to succeed in that environment and then have an incentive to perpetuate it when they get to where we are?
- NoGravitas 12y agoPerhaps if everyone were educated in a way that respected children as human beings, when they grew up, no one would stand for bureaucracy and TPS reports, and we'd finally be rid of them.