We Must Start Loving School Again
Many narratives against the school, accusing it of being obsolete, can be dangerous.
Many famous stories these days start like this “I didn’t go to school, but I prospered in life.”
And how many celebrities perpetuate this narrative as well? They should not be the epitome of an example, but they often are because they shine with apparent success. But they are definitely the exception, not the norm of people who drop out of school.
But we look into the exceptions as if they could eventually represent the failure stories that don’t appear out there.
Honestly, I’m a bit upset about this strange mindset—this growing narrative that is always attacking the school, especially the public school.
It’s a bit everywhere:
“The school is obsolete,”; “ it puts unnecessary stress on the student,” and “ the school doesn’t teach how to think, rather it forces students to memorize meaningless things.”
And if there are indeed many things to criticize about an imperfect system, I am saddened, however, that such a considerable attack narrative is so fashionable these days. A narrative that only thrashes but proposes no solutions in sight.
