I totally agree. I think the education system in the UK doesn’t completely buy into this. We have a concept of ‘lifelong learning’ but I think it’s sometimes used as a way to give more mature students, who maybe didn’t have the opportunity to learn something when they were younger, the chance to learn a skill. I’m not sure I’ve worded that well…
There is still an emphasis placed on young people getting good grades in certain subjects at school so that they can get a good job. It places a lot of pressure on young people to choose what they want to specialise in from a very early age. But life doesn’t work like this. True lifelong learning means we might start a career in one area, but later adapt and either change tack, or add to existing skills, or take sidesteps into new fields. There is nothing wrong with this approach and it’s important that we have a chance to explore our full potential in life.
This a good article Zat, I’m enjoying reading.
