| Monday, September 29, 2008 |
| Community Vs. Society In The Education System |
Our discussion of the school system this week left we with some interesting questions. We came to the conclusion that some communities would benefit more from schools teaching subjects designed for the community than from schools teaching subjects to benefit society. In my opinion, communities are more important than societies, and better communities would lead to a better society.
A lot of communities struggle with real life issues like single parent households, drugs, police brutality, gangs, etc. Instead of addressing these issues and having students think critically about how to approach them, teachers are wasting kids time addressing math problems that will not bring about any change in their lives.
I find the education system sickening because the reason schools don't have practical education is because the people in control of it only want to see their way of life maintained and improved. They want to see their businesses built up and their sense of society improved. The "common" idea of society unfairly takes priority over the more relevant idea of a community, and it holds a lot of people back. |
posted by MaSh @ 12:19 AM  |
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