If education was negative for you, what were the worst aspects of it, and why?
My parents sent me to private school and to University, I didn´t realize how fortunate I was.
Now when I see people struggling to afford college I wish I´d had appreciated it more.
The things I enjoyed more , other than studying ( I really liked studying ) was spending time with my friends.
The graduation part was the best.
My graduation was hellishly slow and boring, but I admit I loved the medieval cloak and hat, and that piece of paper as a statement of the achievement. Also loved having a moment when my Mum was proud of me.
Glad you enjoyed it, and the benefits.
I did too and have always felt grateful for it
Physics, History and Math
Negatives were PE, singing and religion (there were no religious missionizing, but still a bore)
How I wish I had been good at those first three! Still intend to slowly catch up in them.
PE was a disaster for me - could barely hit a ball except in self-defence. Singing I was hopeless at, but can now hold a tune providing I have an accompaniment.
Comparative religion was absolutely fascinating for me, and still is.
My favourite topics were English, Art, Modern and Ancient History -- later Art, Psychology, Philosophy, and English.
college and grad school
The day I graduated and left the building.
Business management, I like working with numbers and it's viable knowledge, not vocational.
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I didn't enjoy first through eighth grade as much as I could have. I usually got As except in home economics. I failed home economics! lol. I'm 22 now and my mom still thinks I'm a failure at it! I never forgot that F
My favorite class was science but I remember I got an F in science one time. Since it was a Christian school the universe was only 6000 years old. Every day when I came from school my dad asked me what I learned in school and I told him the universe was created 6000 years ago. Dad said that was a bunch of horse apples because we know how fast light travels and the youngest the universe could possibly be was the distance to the furthest object we can see in light years. I told the teacher that so he gave me an F. I never forgot that F either. My dad was never wrong! How could he be? He knew everything!
I enjoyed high school except for two classes, gym and civics. We had to run 1600m which killed me and then one of the mean girls came up behind me and pantsed me then I fell down. Then the boys were staring at me because it was the first time in the history of the world that they ever saw a girl's underwear. How embarrassing!
I hated civics because that was the third time in my life I got an F. Yeah, I remember all of my Fs, wait that just sounds bad. I had to do a report on why liberals and conservatives believe what they believe. Umm, yeah, I still don't have that one figured out.
The older I get the more I appreciate it.
Then you and I share that love of learning.
There are only a few things that turn me off: sports, sales pitches, and pop culture.
The rest is a wonderland where I feel like a very young child constantly excited at the joys of discovery.
I loved most of my teachers and was liked by them but felt nervous around my peers.
I wasn't invisible, so I hid to escape bullies. The library and wilderness became my favourite refuges.
Have often thought you were a sharp cookie, though I suspect you hide much of your light.
Your writing packs much content into few words. I enjoy both the style and the details. Thank you! :)
I notice, however, that you read, write and think with a sharp wit. Something soaked in. Perhaps you were too bright for your school's ability to adapt to your needs, a common problem for the gifted and talented.
My modern and ancient history teacher said to me on the day I left school, "Today is the day your education begins." She had an Auschwitz tattoo on her wrist. At 60, I'm very glad I've never had to experience the kind of life learning that she endured. Her classes taught me that we humans rarely learn from our history, and helped me to better understand what happens in the world now.
What was your major in grad school?
I love the richness of detail in your reply. :)
It offers insights into the contradictions between faith and science and how our views are affected by those we love.
My Dad was evangelically atheist and Mum laissez-faire agnostic. Yet they sent me to a non-denominational Christian boarding school. Mum's aim was that I would get to know girls from the country and develop a broad and tolerant approach to faith. I'm not sure how well it worked because although I'm fascinated by different faiths, I can't tolerate attempts to convert me. Once I was asked to deliver the school's morning sermon and told I could pick any passage I liked. I chose a chapter of Bertrand Russell's book, "Why I Am Not a Christian." 312 girls and 27 teachers sat through it in silence. Afterwards, there was little comment, except for the few who said, "What was that about? I didn't understand a word of it!" Hmmm... :/
F's are great things to get. They teach us how to deal with adversity. As a teacher, I learned that kids who always succeed well can crash and sometimes not recover when the demands of education increase in tertiary years and later.
If you ever figure out the conservatives please let me know because the standard answers don't make sense to me. I'm a liberal myself, and happy to share my reasons any time.
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Was it because school over controls the situation while university requires you to study independently and be self-responsible? Or because uni makes us think more and allows us chances to debate and cross fertilise with ideas? Or was it the greater freedom to socialise with attractive bright sparks and enjoy romantic adventures?
Or other things?
Yikes! I can barely imagine the horror of those shootings. We heard about them over here of course - world-wide headlines.
I feel a warmth and joy in remembering those same kinds of things at Uni.
So foreign to me that I can barely imagine it.
I respect the practicality of those skills.
What subjects?
music and english
