School Is Bad For Children Essay

The American Education A well-rounded education is more than just memorizing facts and doing the work required. A good education should teach an individual at any learning level how to think critically, think for themselves, and be an independent and fully functioning member of society. Education should also be a vehicle for children’s creativity and should support their efforts while guiding them in the right direction. I feel as if recently education at all levels has become less about the love of learning, and more about going through the motions of schooling. People nowadays go through the education system (specifically higher education such as college), to pursue a higher paying job or a degree to move on in their lives. And up until you are eighteen, you are required to go to school. I do not think it is a coincidence that there is usually no gap between high school and college. If it was not such a big pressure on teens to go straight into college and they were encouraged to take a year off, a lot of people would have the opportunity to decide what they think is …show more content…
(74) I disagree with this point, because my experience as a kid was that if I did not have to go to school that day, I would be so excited. I never liked school as a child, and it was not a main priority to see my friends every single day. I was pretty independent and I liked being able to spend time on my own. When I was at school, I would like seeing my friends but was never allowed to talk to them in school anyway besides lunch, and it was always more important to listen to the teacher than to have a conversation with your friends. I think a well-rounded education would allow children to converse with one another and discuss their opinions before they are introduced to the teacher’s