The Education System

"Education … has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading."

So for the past few days, I've been talking to my cousins about the education system. And gosh is it frustrating! Before saying anything, let me state that I am so grateful for the education I am receiving. I am so grateful to my parents for letting me go anywhere that I want to. I am grateful that Sachem East taught me to take all opportunities. I am grateful that RU has so many options for me so that I can create my own future. I really am. I do feel awful for those that aren't able to be educated. I'm not lying!

But...there's so much more to it. WHY do we have to take certain classes that will never ever help us? For example, think back to high school. WHY did you learn about proofs when you will never have to prove things like that? WHY did you learn about WW2 fifteen different times when you're really never going to think about that ever again? WHY did you have to learn about integrals when it really isn't going to help you on a daily basis (unless your career depends on it)? I get that not everyone knows what they'll do in the future so it's important to know, but really-there has GOT to be a better system. 

Now jump to college. If you are a business major, WHY do you need to take science classes? If you are a science major, WHY do you have to take religion classes? If you are a religion major, WHY do you have to take any classes that aren't related to religion? Yes, their reason is logical-they want you to be "diverse" but didn't you do that in high school? And yes they want to make sure you're semi-okay if you change your major. But seriously, that's your fault and you should just have to take an extra year or two because that isn't fair to the rest of us.

Here's the worst thing. I am a business econ major and I absolutely HATE my econ classes. My cousin is going to be an engineer and he HATES his physics classes. I know that I don't need econ courses to do amazing in life. I can work for any company and do well because I have the potential. I can learn and grow and develop and shine. Am I being conceited? Maybe...but I don't mean to be. I'm sure a lot of you feel that you would be great working in your field even if your grades don't show it. My cousin is a teacher and she knows that she's one of [few] that really deserves to be educating our future generation but how can she make that known? Sometimes, we don't get positions because we're too good for them-but is that fair?! And sometimes, we don't seem to be doing enough but we have intense passion for what we want to do so we don't get the job-is that fair?

People that are so involved with the education system beyond just learning think that it needs to be changed. So why isn't anyone doing anything about it?! HOW can we fix it? It's been this way for so long. OH and random fact--remember those weekly vocab quizzes? How many words do you remember? Hmm, none? Why not? Because you memorized them a few minutes before your quiz right? That needs to change! If Sachem officially puts together a curriculum council, I am so going to be a part of it because the Superintendent thinks that I'd be perfect for it. Let's see what I can change!

UGHHHH Hina, please customize an "anger" stamp for me so I can write letters to anyone and everyone, signing it as "officially angry" or whatever you said. I'm ready! 

So long <3