The Failures of the Modern American School system and other discussions

   Modern Education and it's Consequences

The Revisiting of past storms

What does our educational system think about the failings of our children? Or maybe their children's children? What will they think of us, in ten, twenty, or even 50 years down the line of time?

Many of us already acknowledge and witness the effects of how our school system has handled the education of our most recent generations. It does not take long for new graduates of high school to realize just how useless and benign some of the information is that has been pushed time and time again.

Consequences of Expectations

Since University itself has become a haven for over indulgent businesses and it has become up to schools to fill up children's heads with ideas of grand lives and expectations. "Child, if you attend university, you'd be very successful. And just following that path will get you where you'd like to be."

These phrases were all that was engulphed in the minds of children and teens alike. 

I know for myself, as a child and teenager, that I had very high expectations of myself after high school. But as soon as I really began to experience life itself, not just one bad moment or scenario, but the grinding, pain-ridden, and numbing points that would really eat away at the common man, I began to understand that life is not easy. Life is pain, and that is okay.

Cogs of Life

Although my interests may diverge, I still to this day have not returned to university or any higher education. And I do not fault or blame anyone who still does seek higher education. There is nothing wrong with doing so. But in my personal experience I do not feel inclined to do so, at least for now. 

But I digress. In recent years, college has become the norm for most young people. It is expected for young adults to attend university after high school, further increasing the need for trade work. Inherently, there is nothing wrong with that route. However, schools do not teach the children or teenagers most basic life skills or what to do in certain scenarios. Also, teaching people what to think instead of how to think has become a normality. Although math is a useful and interesting area of study, unless one decides to pursue Mathematics in higher education, the skill becomes complacent in the person's mind. But lessons involving most areas of life that are needed to traverse the daily motions and situations of life are left to be underdeveloped. And yes, parents can teach their children these skills, but it can be a case by case basis, at least in my opinion. And testimonies of our teachings are common place among the opinions of those who have been affected by it.

In the End

At the end of our modern cycle, what do we really ask ourselves? Is higher education worth it? Am I capable of greater things? Many young people do not want to work for the sake of working anymore like our predecessors, but rather, want to be apart of something greater than themselves it seems.

There are both positives and negatives to these ideas. Generations will always have gaps in their ideas of living, as problems tend to change as time moves on. I'm not at all saying higher education is bad or not for anyone to accomplish. I'm simply stating that , in my opinion, the focal point of school before college should be more practical and set humble expectations on the child, and if they wish, can choose to pursue what they deem right.