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If you\u2019re reading the JHR section, you\u2019re probably expecting to see something about the Do you remember that first day of kindergarten? Life was easy. School was about learning to write the alphabet and matching the shapes to their names. Fast forward to Now, before I continue, I want everyone to understand this is not a rant about having too much homework or the ridiculously hard tests. Homework is a good method to build The education system has convinced us that education is the only way to get ahead; that to study something that we hate is fine, as long as we end up with a fat paycheck; that we should work towards a successful career. But why aren\u2019t they teaching us to work towards a happy life?<\/p>\n Do you remember Careers class in Grade 10? I recall doing at least three personality tests, and then trying to find careers that would match the type of person I was. But it\u2019s According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, education is a right to every human being. But what if the \u201ceducation\u201d that we\u2019re being taught is wrong? I\u2019m not To add to my argument, I\u2019ll mention some well-to-do people who dropped out of high school or didn\u2019t complete college. I\u2019m not suggesting for you to drop out of school, -Novelist Charles Dickins -Director James Cameron -Playwright William -Astronaut Scott Carpenter -Jackie Chan dropped out of -Actor Robert Downey Jr. dropped Education isn\u2019t the epitome of society. It isn\u2019t necessarily going to get you far, or make you happy. Before you jump headlong into following the path that everyone else has If you think that\u2019s not true, it\u2019s because someone has stripped you of your right to think And maybe it\u2019s time to break free of those shackles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Angalee Nadesalingam If you\u2019re reading the JHR section, you\u2019re probably expecting to see something about the Arab Spring, or child soldiers. But I\u2019m going to tell you how your rights are being violated at school, how your parents, teachers, … Continue reading
\nArab Spring, or child soldiers. But I\u2019m going to tell you how your<\/em> rights are being violated at school, how your parents, teachers, and the media have made you think that
\nthere\u2019s only one way to get ahead in life.<\/p>\n
\ntoday, and you realize that something\u2019s changed. School isn\u2019t really about
\nlearning anymore. It\u2019s not about growing to become a more self-sufficient,
\nintelligent person. Nobody studies for a chemistry test because they really
\ncare about the hydrogen bonding of atoms. Somehow it\u2019s become about getting
\nhigh marks, and learning how to hide your report card from your parents for as
\nlong as possible.<\/p>\n
\nacademic endurance and encourages diligence. Tests are a way to keep track of a
\nstudent\u2019s understanding of the subject. And while there are a number of
\nproblems in the education system itself, my problem is not how or what it\u2019s
\nteaching. My problem is with the fundamental message that\u2019s being taught.<\/p>\n
\nnot about finding a job that suits your personality. It\u2019s about finding
\nsomething you\u2019re passionate about, and chasing that dream. The Career Cruising
\nwebsite told me that my first choice was a cement mason and my second choice
\nwas a truck driver. Unfortunately, neither of those appeals to me.<\/p>\n
\ndemeaning the value of the tremendous amount of information that our society
\nhas created and uncovered. But some of the most important people in history
\nweren\u2019t working on a deadline to rush on the so-called path to success. Copernicus
\ndidn\u2019t first propose that the sun was at centre of the solar system because he
\nunquestioningly believed the authorities.<\/p>\n
\nrather I\u2019m simply showing that even in our society, education isn\u2019t the
\ndetermining factor of success:<\/p>\n
\ndidn\u2019t finish elementary school.<\/p>\n
\ndropped out of university.<\/p>\n
\nShakespeare only had a few years of formal schooling.<\/p>\n
\nflunked out of university twice.<\/p>\n
\ngrade school to become a martial arts and acrobatics student<\/p>\n
\nout of high school during his sophomore year<\/p>\n
\npaved out for you, think about where you\u2019re really heading. Because you can be
\njust as happy living a simple life in the depths of the Amazon jungle, as you
\ncan be living in an expensive studio apartment in the heights of New York.<\/p>\n
\noutside the norms of society. Even if you do agree that people can happily live
\nin all corners of the world, can you do it yourself? If the answer is no,
\nyou\u2019re still letting society determine what\u2019s right and wrong.<\/p>\n