Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling in Graduation Speech

Post by scott_s » Wed, Aug 04, 2010, 2:34 PM UTC

temphn wrote: post #111

Ardit20 wrote: post #109

It is ironic that she is condemning an institution which made it possible for her to write so well and be able to think so originally and creatively. Perhaps she has forgotten, or is unaware, that without the schooling she received, without the need to complete those assignments, or prepare for those tests, she would hardly have been so motivated for the future and full of passion because whatever she might say, she…

She writes well because of her DNA. Both directly (because of her brain itself) and indirectly (because she's innately curious and was hence driven to seek intellectual stimulation just as a beaver builds a dam).

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Aug 04, 2010, 2:38 PM UTC

nimms wrote: post #115

yason wrote: post #98

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If school taught me anything is that unless im working for myself on what i want, its better to just half ass everything, and not do your best, because all it takes is to not be your worst This is so true. I realized this very thing myself in the second year in high school. I thought: what the hell am I doing trying to get good grades—from every subject? I had been doing precisely that just because I could and with t…

careful on dismissing which European country invaded which European country etc. Unless people have a good understanding of history, they're doomed to repeat it. Something that becomes very clear in times of strife such as the recent world financial crisis. One thing that school is good for is exposing you to ideas that are normally outside your sphere of interest, thus attempting to give you a balanced view of the w…

Post by chacha102 » Wed, Aug 04, 2010, 2:41 PM UTC

shadowsun7 wrote: post #114

izendejas wrote: post #71

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I beg to differ. People that develop a grit are the ones telling those that didn't what to do. If they couldn't get the work done, how else do you expect them to lead? You can't define a submissive person as simply as above. A submissive person is also one that didn't have the grit to develop his communication skills, his people skills, his critical thinking skills, and his creativity, etc.

Let's put that grit argument another way: Surviving prison develops grit. Therefore it is beneficial to go to prison. Counting the grains of sand on the beach develops grit. Therefore, it is beneficial to count the grains of sand on a beach. Point: not all activities that develop grit are beneficial. The implication of the grit argument is that any tedious activity has some benefit - if not for anything else, then at…

Post by tiffani » Wed, Aug 04, 2010, 2:44 PM UTC

barredo wrote: post #118

edw519 wrote: post #110

Oh come on now, Valedictorian, you can find plenty of important life skills to be learned in school if you only look hard enough: kindergarden - learn how to play nicely together first grade - learn how to read and write second grade - learn how to add, subtract, multiply, & divide third grade - learn how to spell fourth grade - learn how to play a musical instrument fifth grade - learn how to appreciate great litera…

If someone starts learning a foreign language at 7th grade something is wrong I think. Question: Is this the general case for US Education?

Post by api » Wed, Aug 04, 2010, 2:46 PM UTC