How The Simpsons Exposes the Problem With the School System

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Episode Synopsis:
"Bart Gets an 'F'" is the first episode of the second season of The Simpsons. In this episode, Bart Simpson fails four consecutive history exams, and the school psychiatrist recommends he repeat the fourth grade." - Wikipedia

*The footage and images featured in this video are for commentary and education which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976.

Inspired by the Love of Jesus Christ

Verse of the Day (as related to the topic of this video):
"For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, the mighty and awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed." - Deuteronomy 10:17 (NLT)

A movie I highly recommend: The Gospel According to Matthew (starring a very animated and engaging acting performance by Bruce Marchiano, who plays Jesus). This is a word-for-word adaptation that has a unique take on the body language and charisma of Jesus, and also makes it easier to understand and quicker to read the story. I am hopeful that this movie gives you peace, love, hope, security, comfort, and answers, as it did me, and continues to do to this day. God bless you.

#ExpressYourself

[MadeExpress]

Hey guys, if you have a different opinion that’s cool! It creates discussion. However, I do ask that you keep the comments respectful as that’s one the most important lessons to take away from this video.
I also want to make a point that my messages in my videos can easily be misinterpreted. Don’t take “grades don’t mean anything” too literally. Celebrate your hard work, obviously if they get you somewhere then it counts for something. Just don’t let them define your self worth.

[ilikechez]

The moment when someone's crying because of a single math problem, you know something's wrong

[comradesam]

Teacher: "Class, why do you think students cheat on tests"
*the class, all of whom cheat in one way or another*:"Because in 10 years my employer will only see what grade I got, not what I know" A 70 year old joke from my country, still holds up

[wesleydavis]

I had a math teacher in college, Greek guy. He always complained that the American School system was "too much testing, not enough teaching".

[Deutschen_mann]

If a student is stressed or literally crying over a bad grade, then something is really fucked up about this system

[Marz]

When Bart said “This is as good as I can do, and I still failed” a tear rolled down my eye. That hit me hard.

[Ashikawahong]

The saddest part is: Everytime I get a bad grade I feel horrible. Everytime I get a good grade I feel... indifferent. Even though I usually work my ass off for it.

[jasonvoorhees]

*"If you judge a fish by his ability to climb a tree the fish would think he cant do anything" -Einstein*

[storyduckleaderonyoutube]

You know the school system is bad when students are happy when they get sick

[kldsup]

I feel that many students nowadays, myself included, are more concerned about getting a decent grade than actually learning. I nearly failed my first semester in my math class during my senior year. I have literally never been more anxious in my entire life, and literally no one cared except one of my teachers. She was cool. I like her.

[Solarized]

I get yelled at for not caring about my grades. I mean they ”define if I’m gonna have a good and steady future” but I think my mental health right at the moment is more important than numbers. I’m not gonna have a future if I’m 15 years old and already ready to jump off a roof.

[mr.mediocregamer]

I failed so much in school as a kid.
Years later it turned out it wasn't my fault.
The teachers were teaching the subject by just having us read from a book then test us on what we "learned."
What no teacher or parent ever taught me was how to "study" effectively.
Once someone who I met in the military showed me his techniques I went from thinking I was stupid to thinking I was smart.
I quit the military, went to college and university and made mostly "A's" in all my courses.
I'm going to be sure to pass on these techniques to my son when he starts school.

[mushroomsoup]

Thing is, Bart is actually real smart. Dude learnt French and Mandarin in like, a week each.

[nayR]

Conversation a kid had with my teacher:
“How is this useful”
“It is”
“When will I ever use this information”
“You will”
“Okay but when”
“You will”
“But when”
“You will”
“But when”
“YOU WILL”

[any-official]

The worst part is when you study so hard for a test and you got a bad grade, and even your parents dont believe you even tried. :/

[Sprite_Is__Cool]

As someone who was always an A and B student, I agree with this so much. I remember when I got an F and I was so scared because I always did well in school. I’m an advanced student and it’s generally difficult because everyone (ex. teachers, parents, classmates, etc.) excepts something that’s extraordinary from you. But when you give them something that doesn’t meet their expectations, you get called a failure and people question how you’re advanced. It really sucks because then, you get all these high expectations of yourself because you were always given the upper hand just because you were “brighter” and “smarter” than everyone else. And when you don’t reach those expectations, you beat yourself up for it because you’re not used to failure. The education system doesn’t care about your health or mental health, they only care about your grade and that is what’s harming students. The system doesn’t care and that’s the issue. If you bring it up they will look at you like you’re crazy and just say, “Oh, don’t be silly. Just study more. Do your homework.” But that won’t help. To sum it up, the education system needs to change for the better, not for the worst.

[Marcomanexists]

Bart’s reaction to the F resonated with me so much when I saw this episode as a kid. I started crying too because I felt the exact same way back when I was in elementary. The worst was the teachers who made me feel like I was an idiot and just a bad kid. I was rarely given any encouragement, just constant scolding and PTA’s. When I got a good teacher who made me care about learning I was a great student but sadly I can only remember one or two of them. I’ve completed high school but I refuse to go back to college again because I know I’ll lose my mind as I did the first time. I took journalism and I too thought I was a good writer, everyone in my life had told me I was. My professors though? Gave me 60’s because I wasn’t writing in the exact specific way they were teaching. I dropped out and I started writing stuff on my own then sharing it with people online. The people I showed my work to loved it and said I was a good writer. So forget what college says man. I know I’m a good writer, I don’t need the validation of some out of touch professors in a dying field. I wish the education system wasn’t about beating a kid down until they fit the mold of an obedient office worker with no individuality.

[KnellMortem]

Teachers: “You won’t have a calculator with you everyday.”
Smart Phones: “The square root of 69 is shut the hell up.”

[toganium]

I always hated the idea of Bart growing up to be an unemployed failure, which is shown in some episodes that take place in the future, but that’s a good representation of how flawed the school system is. I know some people that did poorly in school and are now unemployed.

[magentapurpleyap]

This is a perfect representation of ADHD. I feel like most school systems needs to aknowledge that everyone is different and needs specific programs to strive.