“I love school.” When my alarm goes off at 7am I have to
repeat that phrase several times to counter the gravitational forces of my bed
which always appear stronger when even the sun knows better than to be awake. I
can’t argue with the fact that I have learned valuable information and skills
as a result of being whisked through the California state education system but I
will make the observation that I learned a lot from my non-institutionalized
pursuits as well. The new media article promotes this type of extra-institutional
learning and self-development which I feel is far more essential to one’s
development than memorization of dates associated with momentous events in
history or the study of ancient Chinese dogmata.
I agree strongly with the encouragement given in the article
to not wait for the educational system’s daily doling of knowledge. Instead it
is important for each of us to seek opportunities to expand our knowledge
through multiple sources including (and yes grudgingly at times) school.
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