I do agree to a point that we don’t need to go to school. I was able to relate to the article that many things that I learn in school will probably never help me in my everyday job, they are only teaching me to comply with the rules. Having come from a public school, I understand the need to entertain ones self when they are bored, it happened a lot and I just got used to dealing with it. With this boredom, it seems that it would be easier to skip school and simply learn by myself. On the other hand, if I didn’t go to school I would be unaware and unprepared for the “real” world. I have cousins that are home schooled, which I am neither agreeing nor disagreeing with. The problem with them though is that they are shocked by people having to follow the rules and deal with boredom like most students deal with everyday. There is a part of me that agrees that school is not necessary, however our culture is set up to revolve around school. If you don’t attend school than you are totally unprepared for the rest of the American culture you will experience.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
February 18
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I kinda agree with you. I understand what you are getting at, but I think Gatto would argue that thats the point he's getting at, because since you have to learn to deal with boredom and schooling has the hidden meaning of conforming and controlling everyone, etc., and your cousins are the ones that didn't follow the Prussian like system and aren't cookie-cutter, as Gatto would suggest about students who attend schooling. So perhaps in a way your cousins have an advantage? I'm with you, i don't argue for or against homeschooling, but yea.
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