Our system of education in this country is an utter failure. The only people it benefits are the ruling elite, not the students. It serves to keep people in line and indoctrinate them into a society of conformity. Rather than teaching us how to think it teaches us what to think. With that being said, here are 5 of my favorite Einstein quotes regarding education: Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think. It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. School failed me and I failed the school. It bored me. The teachers behaved like feldwebel (sergeants). I wanted to learn what I wanted to know, but they wanted me to learn for the exam. What I hated most was the competitive system there, and especially sports. Because of this, I wasnt worth anything, and several times they suggested I leave. This was a catholic school in Munich. I felt that my thirst for knowledge was being strangled by my teachers; grades were their only measurement. How can a teacher understand youth with such a system? From the age of twelve I began to suspect authority and distrust teachers. Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 23:55:10 +0000
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