Even though understanding who you are is very important, Educational institutes are less concerned with a "true" education because they are more concerned with helping students “Find Themselves” and their “feelings”. This takes focus off the important aspects of education and it also creates a student who cannot deal with life.
First, education institutes have become so disconnected with what a real education is that it will impact students for many generations. We as a nation are more concerned about what celebrity is having a baby then the importance of the Battle of Midway during World War II. As Michael Moore stated “Our kids have fallen behind the Germans, The Japanese, and just about every other country with running water and an economy …show more content…
A Student should understand who they are and what makes them tick long before entering high school and college. They may not know exactly everything about themselves, but they usually have an idea. Life experience builds who you are and how you deal with things, not writing a paper about how you felt after reading a chapter in a reading. Students are learning to write about their feeling regarding things that really don’t matter that much. They are not seeing the world as it is because the education institutes have them tricked that they know what is best and how students should deal with and convey emotions and learn about who they are. You will learn a lot more about emotions and who you are by working at a soup kitchen for the less fortunate then you will by writing a paper on it. Life experiences and learning art, music and sports help you find yourself, not an assignment in class.
While understanding who you are and how you feel about things is very important I don’t believe it is the education systems job to do this. These education institutes need to focus on educating on important topics in the world. We as a nation need to sometimes look to our past and see what worked and use our history as a tool to shape future generations. The old saying of “if it’s not broke don’t fix it” can apply to almost everything, including our education
First, education institutes have become so disconnected with what a real education is that it will impact students for many generations. We as a nation are more concerned about what celebrity is having a baby then the importance of the Battle of Midway during World War II. As Michael Moore stated “Our kids have fallen behind the Germans, The Japanese, and just about every other country with running water and an economy …show more content…
A Student should understand who they are and what makes them tick long before entering high school and college. They may not know exactly everything about themselves, but they usually have an idea. Life experience builds who you are and how you deal with things, not writing a paper about how you felt after reading a chapter in a reading. Students are learning to write about their feeling regarding things that really don’t matter that much. They are not seeing the world as it is because the education institutes have them tricked that they know what is best and how students should deal with and convey emotions and learn about who they are. You will learn a lot more about emotions and who you are by working at a soup kitchen for the less fortunate then you will by writing a paper on it. Life experiences and learning art, music and sports help you find yourself, not an assignment in class.
While understanding who you are and how you feel about things is very important I don’t believe it is the education systems job to do this. These education institutes need to focus on educating on important topics in the world. We as a nation need to sometimes look to our past and see what worked and use our history as a tool to shape future generations. The old saying of “if it’s not broke don’t fix it” can apply to almost everything, including our education