Schools are an exercise in authority, it teaches kids that this is the correct way to live life as they grow up

Sit and listen, sit and listen

I seem to recall I solved a math problem in a way that was alternative to how the teacher wanted it solved and my parents chewed him out for giving it a poor grade

It used to be a meaningful exercise when factory jobs were everywhere

But those days are long gone

apparently the conclusion was correct, the teacher just "didn't like" how I solved it

Yeah, that's also my experience

It's about exercising authority, not actually teaching thinking and learning and surviving

Yeah, the“own way“ is but a thorn in the side of,the curriculum

The problem is, young adults aren't concluding the correct things from their experience

They think it's alright because they were thoroughly brainwashed

So they don't revolt against this system

Even if they hated it

They conclude "I shouldn't have to pay my student debt"

Instead of "what we were taught was trash"

Why? Because the former feels so much better than the latter

Selfishness

PS: I'm not saying all students learned trash

It's about the bigger picture. The decline of education.

Did you know that learning by listening only results in about 5-10% of a long-term retention rate?

Whereas learning by exploring and explaining results in 70%+ retention rate

long-term

So quite literally, whenever teachers "punish" students for not "behaving" (sitting still and listening, i.e. wasting their time), what do they do? They dictate things to the students, and the students are only allowed to do what? Sit still and write, not even getting enough time to *listen.*

So the retention rate goes from 5-10% to roughly 0%

This is so many levels of kafkaesque

https://twitter.com/DarrenPlymouth/status/1170340215103414272

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49624334

Yes finally!!!

https://twitter.com/michaelsavage/status/1170439755701596162

Amber Rudd is currently trying to discredit Boris by doing interviews with every news outlet

And how is this going to hurt him?

It won't

It won’t. He’s just outraged Bexit hasn’t happened yet

Well let's be frank: who isn't?

Everyone who doesn't want Brexit

Kek.

They are probably not that outraged about something they don't want not happening

Well obviously I meant those on the leave side. <:pepelaugh:544857300179877898>

Also, why the fuck is a bloke named Amber?

I have just saw Hammond opposing the Conservatives too so it isn't just Amber Rudd https://twitter.com/PhilipHammondUK/status/1170633949879635968

Grandstanding little turd.