6 Problems with our School System

[what]

dont you guys hate when someone gets bullied, the person defends himself but they both end up going to detention?

[pulsar.]

See the most annoying thing is you forget mostly EVERYTHING when growing up.

And you think "what a waste of time."

[huza]

Crazy how this was 6 years ago and nothing has changed.

[GoofyGoober_]

I love the part of school where I said “It’s learning time!” And I instead got

Useless information I won’t use in the real world
Heavily sleep deprived
Bullied
Not getting enough time to actually enjoy myself
Stressing constantly
Getting judged based off of letters
Happy to be sick
Mental health decline
Somehow learning better from games/movies
“Tests” just being based of from memory
School shootings
Actually feeling anxious to go to school
Hard expectations for me
Just feeling demotivated/stupid
Introverted
Anxiety and other major health problems

But honestly even after all of this I still keep a smile on my

[tuckercook]

“Students need 10 hours of sleep”


School:we ride at dawn

[lazoreffect]

School is all about passing and not actually learning things you will need in life

[Astro-vtbx]

I still want to know how 7 YEARS has gone by and its still the same thing and no one has been able to change the way school functions 😔

[APQ]

This is all so true. Especially the part about the differences in the way people learn. School feeds everybody the same meal, and doesn't think about how some kids have allergies, or are vegetarian, or gluten-free. Personally, I have ADHD, so in classes like science were it's mostly lectures and memorization, I have trouble focusing, and especially staying committed to a class I couldn't care less about. My teacher didn't care to address these differences, and thought that if you were struggling, it meant you were a failure or on your phone all the time and not listening, not that you simply learned different (and I wasn't on my phone all the time!). Meanwhile, in classes like Drama, I love that class to death because it's interactive, it can engage me, and the teacher sincerely cares and tries to support all his students. What I'm saying is, that even in a class like Science, where I'm not really interested, if they had taught it differently, I totally sure I could've excelled. If it wasn't dependent on lectures and stressful burnouts over studying, every single kid in that class would've done well, instead majority of the class forgetting everything almost instantly, struggling to learn, and being constantly guilt-tripped by their teacher for not doing well. I love watching science videos on youtube (which taught me more than science class ever did), but I hate science class. Half the time I watch videos on the same subjects I was taught. And yet, I'll remember more from videos, and I'll be more likely to seriously think about if after, instead of just to pass a test. But in science class? I nearly fail. The school system needs to stop teaching and everyone the exact same thing, and making it even more stressful for the kids who need something else to catch up. They need to stop feeding everybody the same meal.

[chickenvomit]

"If school isn't for sleeping, then home isn't for working"
-Someone somewhere probably

[youtubewatcher]

Teachers: life is a competition
Also teachers: EvEryOnE Is EqUaL


Edit: Hi I wrote this two years ago when I was a dumb middle schooler. I am still getting replies to this 😅 I understand that what I said was not the smartest and I have changed my opinions, but I still share a lot of the same beliefs on the school system. Everyone comes from their own back round and has to fight their way in life, but in the end we are all human and we should all have equal rights and opportunities. (Which will sadly never happen) The school system is still very flawed in my eyes and has a bad way of distributing ideals. I believe that is why when I was younger I shared that opinion because that is how school expressed it. I hope the systems improve for future generations because the way things are right now are crude.

[wisteriaxx]

Honestly, I can agree with the lack of autonomy and room for passion so much. I have a passion for writing, specifically storytelling. Last year at my school, I feel like the writing curriculum was more free and creative. (it was a social studies/writing hybrid). We got to write stories based off of what we studied from that unit (ex. native tribes, colonial days, etc), and we learned crucial writing skills too. The only downside is that we had to take a lot of notes, but I remembered most of it.
This year, the curriculum is more restricted. We have to follow a set of instructions on what to write about and how to write it, compared to last year where it was free and creative. The only thing we do is write short essays, but we learn writing skills as well. I really want to improve my story writing skills, so I feel like this system isn’t that flexible to every student. We all learn about the same thing even if we’re not that passionate about it.

If you even made it this far, thanks for reading my ted-talk, lol!

[happysloth]

School has always felt like a box to me. Always doing the same things over and over, and it has really never ever changed. The school system is not taking notice that each student has a different way of learning and thinking, has different needs, and just to pay attention more to students mental health.
Like in my own experience, math has really never been my strong suit. I have had some teachers who have really helped me with math. Helping find what things help me, well, learn math. And it actually felt more like learning, then just the pressure of having to remember. While on the other hand, other teachers I have had have for math have not even really cared. And even if I ask for help, yes they may help me, but not recognize that I have a different way of thinking and learning when it comes to math.
So I just hope one day there will be change.

[misteroof]

Teacher: you are unique!
Also Teacher: *makes everyone do the exact same thing*

[Videobot]

Anyone else remember when the teacher would punish everyone because that one hyperactive child wouldn't shut up and do their work?

[TheCouchPtat]

For my school we had something called passion projects, where students would make a project out of their passion, and the student with the best project would get award that would have your name on it, but you don’t actually get to keep the award. It just sits in its case in a room where no one can go. I knew this from experience 💀💀💀

[coldwarveteran]

school is the main reason why I've got really bad anger issues and addictions... It's unreal how much stress im under all the time, and school being one of the main problems.

[Fboi]

“The bell doesn’t dismiss you i do”

The bell: Wouldnt that defeat the fricking purpose

[thenewseorarek]

School: "we're preparing you for the real world"
Also school: "mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell"

[isaacharvey]

As an American, my high school junior year English teacher might be the only teacher I can remember who was able to lecture effectively. He allowed us to control most of the conversation, as well as introduce our own topics and perspectives. And I still remember all of the fun tangents we sometimes explored. I remember having to discuss the question of whether money could buy happiness, and I brought up that the question has a flaw, in that it could be asking whether exchanging money for items brings happiness, or whether just having money in itself brings happiness. (Everybody likes large sums of money in their bank accounts, but when they buy items that might make them happy, that sum diminishes by some amount.)

[triccks]

This video was made 6 years ago, and basically nothing has changed. Soon, these kids will be the next working class