Education produces students who enter the world confidently to challenge the ideas of others as well as their own. Students find answers about the world which can not be taught completely in a classroom. After all, “education is not filling a bucket but lighting a fire” (Yeats). Eventually, the build up of memorized information will be lost in the overflow, but the motivation and passion to learn will be fueled infinitely. Therefore, education in schools should not be about the meaningless work and detrimental competition, but about the knowledge and motivation acquired through experiences.
Education systems in modern schools are flawed due to the amount meaningless work and the numbers on standardized tests which emphasize competition. Public …show more content…
It should be about the knowledge and motivation that students achieve through their own experiences in the world. After all, the motivation that sparks from these experiences is lit for a longer time compared to that produced in a classroom. When students are motivated to follow their passions and their creativity, they “achieve an excellent college” and “form a college for himself [themselves]” (Emerson 103). A student not self-motivated will hinder in his education as he will not retain or participate in activities. However, by less governing on “what he [students] shall know, what he [students] shall do,” teachers create an open-minded environment in which students are encouraged to use creativity and express their ideas (Emerson 102). They will find a deeper meaning associated with what is being taught, which will be “imprinted on our [their] rains” and “crystallize into hard data” (Prose 90). Students will challenge themselves with harder books despite the complex vocabulary and questioned the ways of society. They will challenge their norms, getting comfortable becoming uncomfortable because sitting in a classroom, taking notes on lectures and textbook information or taking tests to assess knowledge will never be as effective as exploring the world and gaining knowledge that can be passed on through
Education systems in modern schools are flawed due to the amount meaningless work and the numbers on standardized tests which emphasize competition. Public …show more content…
It should be about the knowledge and motivation that students achieve through their own experiences in the world. After all, the motivation that sparks from these experiences is lit for a longer time compared to that produced in a classroom. When students are motivated to follow their passions and their creativity, they “achieve an excellent college” and “form a college for himself [themselves]” (Emerson 103). A student not self-motivated will hinder in his education as he will not retain or participate in activities. However, by less governing on “what he [students] shall know, what he [students] shall do,” teachers create an open-minded environment in which students are encouraged to use creativity and express their ideas (Emerson 102). They will find a deeper meaning associated with what is being taught, which will be “imprinted on our [their] rains” and “crystallize into hard data” (Prose 90). Students will challenge themselves with harder books despite the complex vocabulary and questioned the ways of society. They will challenge their norms, getting comfortable becoming uncomfortable because sitting in a classroom, taking notes on lectures and textbook information or taking tests to assess knowledge will never be as effective as exploring the world and gaining knowledge that can be passed on through