school

I’m pro-learning, but anti-school

“School sucks!” Or at least that’s what nearly every student has found themselves saying at one time or another for generations. And despite being an educator myself, I have to agree with them. Those of you who have read my posts for a while now or know me personally know I don’t hide my feelings […]

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14 things you did not and will not learn in school

School is all about learning… You learn in the classroom; parabolas, historic battles, grammatical errors, foreign languages, jumping jacks, formulas, music notes, paint brushes…and all those other wonderful things we spent years learning. But when the bell rings another type of learning begins. You’ve got friendships, bullies, liars, gravity, punctuality, negotiation, and food are all

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what’s wrong with our education system today

School is a big part of our lives. Growing up, it’s where we meet most of our friends, it’s where we learn how to deal with our peers and it’s also how we pick up a lot of different skills. For 12 years we are submitted to cruel and unusual punishment (at least that’s what

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