I have come across people of different ages and generations and they all seem to agree on the same thing – studies is to be placed with utmost importance in a adoscent life. I disagree, in fact, i am finding this belief rather old fashioned. Here are my views on the issue:
1. Education is meant for the masses
Education only became widespread after the industrial revolution. Millions of employees are needed with the right skills and knowledge to run the factories and manage the business. In the past, people were involved in trade and apprenticeship – small little businesses that catered to local demands. However, the onslaught of large multi-national corporations led to the demise of the traditional business and the introduction of corporate branding (brainwashing to be exact). A new breed of people, called the Investors, took control of the economy but speculating and buying company shares. As a result, these “educated” people now work for the invisible shadows in the boardroom. The only look at objectives and profits. There is no empathy, if the company is losing money, “employees” are fired. These poor employees work 9 – 5 each passing day to satisfy the demands of the directors in fear of losing their iron rice bowl.
In addition, these employees have added burdens. They probably borrowed a huge loan from the bank to pay for their house, because, obviously, they don’t have the means to pay for it at one go. In the end, they end up indebted for the whole lifes paying for their debt – a shelter over their heads, food to eat, and funds to support their children through school. Being an educated employee doesn’t sound fantastic anymore does it?
2. Education in school creates specialisation, not generalisation
Education does increase a person’s knowledge, but there are many things that they don’t teach in school. The real world and the illusionary world of theories do not make sense at all. A person can be trained in for example, Aerospace, and find himself unable to be unemployed because they have changed the regulations in the Aerospace industry. I won’t find this person regarded as an “educated employee” as he is pretty redundant, or would i say – useless. The knowledge that he acquired in his education no longer serves him. However, he might be saved if he had developed general skills during those years – like networking, managing and sales. These skills might aid him better in life as compared to technicalities of fixing an airplane.
3. Education breeds a new generation of ignorant people
I am very supportive of this saying, because, some people who think they have a degree obviously think they are very smart and look down on others with lesser qualifications. This is because of the way the society has brought them up – they become ignorant, narrow minded and unaccomodating. Their narrow views of the world has been formed by the knowledge they are only exposed in school – there is no additional knowledge they know of outside, unless, they realise that they are indeed mediocore as compared to the world around them. This explains why they are able to do so well in school – they spend all their time on what is required of them. They become robots, its not bad to have a new generation of robots, after all, robots are needed to power the economy by emulating – like a clockwork factory going 24/7.
4. Education leads to souless bodies
In the process of education, people tend to lose their sense of self. This is because they have to follow guidelines, theories and acccepted modes of behaviour in order to get the best grades. Questioning is not welcomed, you have to follow what is written if not you will go out of point! The rigidity of the system makes it hard for individual expression as it is all surpressed – only answers from the books are allowed, individual opinon is not needed. Where is our soul?
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