Nine dangerous things you were taught (or are being taught) in school

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http://www.forbes.com/sites/jessicahagy/2012/05/02/nine-dangerous-things-you-were-taught-in-school/

Nine Dangerous Things You Were Taught In School
Be aware of the insidious and unspoken lessons you learned as a child. To thrive in the world outside the classroom, you’re going to have to unlearn them.
Forbes.com
Jessica Hagy, Contributor
5/02/2012 @ 3:14PM

Dangerous things you were taught in school:

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1. The people in charge have all the answers.

That’s why they are so wealthy and happy and healthy and powerful—ask any teacher.

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2. Learning ends when you leave the classroom.

Your fort building, trail forging, frog catching, friend making, game playing, and drawing won’t earn you any extra credit. Just watch TV.

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3. The best and brightest follow the rules.

You will be rewarded for your subordination, just not as much as your superiors, who, of course, have their own rules.

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4. What the books say is always true.

Now go read your creationism chapter. There will be a test.

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5. There is a very clear, single path to success.

It’s called college. Everyone can join the top 1% if they do well enough in school and ignore the basic math problem inherent in that idea.

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6. Behaving yourself is as important as getting good marks.

Whistle-blowing, questioning the status quo, and thinking your own thoughts are no-nos. Be quiet and get back on the assembly line.

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7. Standardized tests measure your value.

By value, I’m talking about future earning potential, not anything else that might have other kinds of value.

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8. Days off are always more fun than sitting in the classroom.

You are trained from a young age to base your life around dribbles of allocated vacation. Be grateful for them.

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9. The purpose of your education is your future career.

And so you will be taught to be a good worker. You have to teach yourself how to be something more.



I've been thinking about putting this into words, and then I found this Forbes article and it saved me the effort of having to write it.

If you want more out of life than schlumping your way through some craptastic hourly wage job, or working on an assembly line, unlearning these lessons is a good 1st step.
 

CTsupra

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Thankfully, I've unlearned these things at an early age. Most likely due to being a rebellious/mischievous child. I remember being ~8 years old and was trusted enough to take the hammer and nails into the woods to have a good time. Kids today have mildly retarded motor skills.
 

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I like 5 and 9 I was spoon fed this crap hardcore in high school. So far I'm not the richest man in the world but I've seen friends who "went to college" and their not rich or banking. I wonder why that is? I had one of them tell me he was planning on going back to school yet again. Gotta love those school loans :p
 

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phatbimmer;1840593 said:
I like 5 and 9 I was spoon fed this crap hardcore in high school. So far I'm not the richest man in the world but I've seen friends who "went to college" and their not rich or banking. I wonder why that is? I had one of them tell me he was planning on going back to school yet again. Gotta love those school loans :p
I know maybe 4 or 5 people who have a degree and make more money than I do. All of them make a good deal more than I do, HOWEVER... they all have a healthy amount of student loan debt that I do not, so I think it balances out. Not to mention the dozens (if not hundreds) of college dropouts I know...

IJ.;1840840 said:
I was expelled at a young age, never hindered me and I've had a great life!
(never bought into the brainwashing)
You know, a dirty old man like you could probably USE some brain washing. ;)

For what it's worth, my grandpa was a high school dropout, made well into the 6 digit for as long as I was growing up (before he retired), as was my dad, who also is in the 6 digit range. Granted, my grandpa made his money when that was a shit ton, my dad makes a healthy living for the area. The key ingredient? A DAMNED GOOD WORK ETHIC. I'm still of the opinion that if you're willing to work hard, and use your brain when opportunity knocks, you WILL go far.