I very rarely get angry, but this is one of the things that makes me want to scream at everyone responsible. I had to keep taking breaks while writing this because of how frustrated it made me.
This needs WAY more attention than it gets.
this literally came out today I’m sure it’ll get more attention since everything in it is basically true
Blow. This. Up. This is so important and a huge part of the reason I want to go into politics, more attention needs to be drawn to this.
The current educational system was invented during the industrial revolution to make sure there’d be enough clerks to sit at desks all day and write neatly into their copybooks and perform maths with accuracy so that their boss wouldn’t lose any money.
That was one hundred and fifty years ago.
Now kids need to know:
- how to protect themselves from creeps
- what sexual identities are
- basic repair and maintenance skills
- how to recognise a bad relationship
- how to be financially secure [beyond “learn these 150YO skill sets and get a diploma for a job we shipped to China by the time you graduate in debt lol”]
- how to know what you’re good at
- how to sell it
- comparison shopping
- how to spot a scam
- how to budget
- the current political system and how it works
- the laws of the land
- the firkin economy
- how to cook on a bare-bones budget
- how to save someone’s life
- how to write apps
Don’t get me wrong, I love Shakespeare, but we don’t need to know it in order to gain employ. I’ve never once got a job by being able to point out Shakespeare quotes. Or by reciting the works of the Bard.
Nor, for that matter, have I gained any headway on my “exclusive” knowledge of Blithering Withering Simpering Wuthering Heights.
We’d probably be more helpful in teaching kids how to sail through a job interview.
(via meefling)