Education From the Free Eye Written by Kevin Snavley All my life I have unschooled. The only thing that could be remotely considered school that I attended was pre-school, and of course, that was all fun and games. That was just life, how things were. I always wondered in the back of my head what […]
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Unschooling vs public schooling
Brainwashing
I wasn't actually set out to call this brainwashing, but now that I think about it that pretty much is a basis for all of it. Why is the oppressive school system allowed to continue to begin with? Is it because we're stupid? No, we're not stupid. Is it because it's really, REALLY enforced? Partially, […]
Why I wish I never did well in school
I have always kicked butt in school. Without even trying. I kicked butt because on the first day of kindergarten someone told me that if I could do well here, if I could slay this dragon we call “formal education”, my reward would be success and happiness for all the days of my life.
Clichés in School
by Hanhan Schools vary from place to place. Country to country. Community to community. But there’s always one thing that stays the same, and that is the idea of clichés. A cliché is when a name can be given to a way a school-goer presents themselves. For instance, on the wonderful island of Britain, many […]
Why bribery doesn't motivate in school
By: dreamer... In my attempts to motivate myself to do schoolwork, I've been trying to bribe myself-promising that if I get good grades, I can buy certain things for myself. But I've realized it's a faulty idea. Say, for example, I can buy myself a new video game if I get a B in math […]
Why school is ineffective
by whistlingwings Apart from the mandatory aspect of it, I thought of another problem. It is not just that it is mandatory in and of itself, it is that what produces a creative and open minded person is not present in the school system. Our history books often are twisted to paint our respective country […]
Counter-Propaganda
by Kirby I'm sure most students have been bored at school or dreaded the thought of going, but most have not seriously considered whether or not it is necessary. This makes it hard for us to explain to them the uselessness of school because people have mental inertia for things they don't question. It takes […]
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