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OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - Asder Miller - 03-14-2011 07:41 AM

Its there to make you THINK. School rewards this. Its not out to make you look dumb. It wants you to think logically,emotionally, and rationally about all things. Its trying to prepare you for the real world.

Just like the media. Most people assume its out to target stupid people. Its not. Its to make you THINK.


Come on people. Biggrin


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - Miller0700 - 03-14-2011 08:37 AM

It wants you to follow in line.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diSJv6FfHjc


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - EnemyOfTheState - 03-14-2011 08:37 AM

Because it strips you of your Individualism.

And as for the Media. When Gaza was getting Bombed a while back, why didn't the Media do coverage on that? You wanna know why. Because their there to make sure the Public stays inside the Box. They are their to makes sure you don't hear about things that will make you less supportive of the Government.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btQKGvVRnZ8

^ There's a song I would like you to hear. NOTE: It's a Rap Genre song so if your not incline to that kind of music then feel free to not listen.


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - Hannah-chan - 03-14-2011 08:39 AM

Did school tell you that?
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Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - Prince Rilian - 03-14-2011 11:37 AM

Asder Miller Wrote:Come on people. Biggrin
This convinced me.


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - Absnt - 03-14-2011 12:39 PM

Prince Rilian Wrote:
Asder Miller Wrote:Come on people. Biggrin
This convinced me.

I chuckled.


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - Vatman - 03-14-2011 01:05 PM

Asder Miller Wrote:Its there to make you THINK. It wants ou to think logically,emotionally, and rationally about all things. Its trying to prepare you for the real world.

Just like the media. Most people assume its out to target stupid people. Its not. Its to make you THINK.

Come on people. Biggrin

It's not that school doesn't encourage learning. It does a very good job of encouraging specific learning. School doesn't teach you how to form thoughts, it gives you the thoughts you need to know for the test. School doesn't teach you how to argue, it teaches you how to listen. School doesn't teach you how to feel, it teaches you what to feel.

Just like the media. Most people assume its out to inform you. Its not. Its to make you THINK your informed.

Come on people.


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - flann - 03-14-2011 01:31 PM

Well, of course it doesn't try to make you look stupid. You can't look stupid when most of the world is doing it.


You look stupid being SMART. (Not school-defined 'smart')


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - Leon Kinotolian - 03-14-2011 02:56 PM

There were times in school where I tangibly FELT my brain cells dying and decomposing. What does that say about your belief in school, Miller?


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - Crow - 03-15-2011 05:39 AM

The real world? That line made my laugh the fuck out of my lungs, fall off my chair, get back up and puke a little before laughing my ass off again. So we're not living in the real world right now? Then where the fuck are we? The fake world? Think before you write some shitty pro-school nonsense.


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - Thought Criminal - 03-15-2011 05:49 AM

NIGGERS!


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - Miller0700 - 03-15-2011 06:59 AM

Thought Criminal Wrote:NIGGERS!
Wtf Giggle


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - HeartofShadows - 03-15-2011 07:31 AM

Crow Wrote:The real world? That line made my laugh the fuck out of my lungs, fall off my chair, get back up and puke a little before laughing my ass off again. So we're not living in the real world right now? Then where the fuck are we? The fake world? Think before you write some shitty pro-school nonsense.

Actually you younger folk live in the matrix and once you turn 18 you are automatically ejected and forced to live in a shitty more boring world where you are required to live like everybody else..

Okay I'm bullshitting but your post made me lol.


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - genuine anarchist - 03-15-2011 01:11 PM

Asder Miller Wrote:Come on people. Biggrin

I see what you did thar. Biggrin


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - LOON_ATTIC - 03-15-2011 01:11 PM

Vatman Wrote:
Asder Miller Wrote:Its there to make you THINK. It wants ou to think logically,emotionally, and rationally about all things. Its trying to prepare you for the real world.

Just like the media. Most people assume its out to target stupid people. Its not. Its to make you THINK.

Come on people. Biggrin

It's not that school doesn't encourage learning. It does a very good job of encouraging specific learning. School doesn't teach you how to form thoughts, it gives you the thoughts you need to know for the test. School doesn't teach you how to argue, it teaches you how to listen. School doesn't teach you how to feel, it teaches you what to feel.

Just like the media. Most people assume its out to inform you. Its not. Its to make you THINK your informed.

Come on people.
Language can be awesome Laugh


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - xcriteria - 03-16-2011 05:19 AM

Leon Kinotolian Wrote:There were times in school where I tangibly FELT my brain cells dying and decomposing. What does that say about your belief in school, Miller?
Exactly! School was not set up with an understanding of the brain -- at least not the minds of Myers-Briggs (MBTI) Intuitive types.

In honor of all the lost brain cells, I came up with this:

What words must emerge
from my crucified brain
to prove that my time here
is wholly in vain?


Fortunately, many researchers are now investigating the link between learning and the brain. For example, see all the people presenting at this conference: http://www.learningandthebrain.com/Even ... ss/Program

However, I don't see anyone questioning the very structure of school, especially for the minority of students who can't stand learning in the linear, disintegrated manner that traditional school forces on people.

I'm studying neuroscience and psychology and learning (outside of school.) I'd like to figure out how to translate my experience and knowledge into something that can help those who are experiencing the mental death I experienced in school. Everyone tells me I need a college degree to earn a living in this field, but that's the very system that is incompatible with how I learn! And it seems like everyone who hates school grows up and gives up on doing anything about it. :(

Whatever school is out to do, it sure as Hell makes some people look stupid!


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - Prince Rilian - 03-16-2011 10:35 AM

xcriteria Wrote:at least not the minds of Myers-Briggs (MBTI) Intuitive types.
Yuck Yuck Yuck Yuck Cuckoo :>_>: :<_<: Wtf Rolleyes None


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - xcriteria - 03-16-2011 12:29 PM

It's not just intuitives, but it's a clear trend:
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=8927&start=0&view=viewpoll

"Intuitive students must have the big picture, or an integrating framework, to understand a subject. The big picture shows how the subject matter is interrelated."
-- http://www2.gsu.edu/~dschjb/wwwmbti.html

Most school makes a true integrating framework impossible. (And this is just the learning aspect.)


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - Prince Rilian - 03-16-2011 01:49 PM

xcriteria Wrote:Myers-Briggs
Yuck Yuck Yuck Yuck Cuckoo :>_>: :<_<: Wtf Rolleyes None


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - LOON_ATTIC - 03-16-2011 03:14 PM

I can feel my brain cells "dying" as I sit in the computer instead of going to sleep... oh well.


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - Chibi Moon Beam - 03-17-2011 02:38 AM

The OP has been trained well. He could have a government job as the Minister of Public Enlightenment and PropagandaSecretary of Education.


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - DALE NIXON DESTROYER - 03-17-2011 11:24 AM

I may be a bit late, but he is right, school doesn't try to make you look stupid- it tries making you a sheep.


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - xcriteria - 03-18-2011 01:51 PM

Lunatic Wrote:I can feel my brain cells "dying" as I sit in the computer instead of going to sleep... oh well.
Now's your chance to learn how to use your mind, actually learn things, and think for your self. You can do it throughout life, but it gets harder. It's up to you how you use your own time.

Brain maturation image
The above composite MRI brain images show top views of the sequence of gray matter maturation over the surface of the brain. Researchers found that, overall, gray matter volume increased at earlier ages, followed by sustained loss and thinning starting around puberty, which correlates with advancing cognitive abilities. Scientists think this process reflects greater organization of the brain as it prunes redundant connections, and increases in myelin, which enhance transmission of brain messages.
http://www.sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename= ... cent_brain


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - RaiserZero - 03-30-2011 08:48 AM

Yes, it is there for a more or less "good" reason. But, where is our Freedom in all of this? Being forced into a building for 8 hours a day, for 5 days every week and for a whole year is NOT freedom. Without Freedom, there is no life.


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - Josky - 04-05-2011 06:46 AM

Asder Miller Wrote:Its there to make you THINK. School rewards this. Its not out to make you look dumb. It wants you to think logically,emotionally, and rationally about all things. Its trying to prepare you for the real world.

Just like the media. Most people assume its out to target stupid people. Its not. Its to make you THINK.


Come on people. Biggrin

Dude, almost everything you've posted here seems rather pro-school, in my opinion. If you support it, what the hell are you doing on this site?


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - Aya - 04-05-2011 08:05 AM

Josky Wrote:
Asder Miller Wrote:Its there to make you THINK. School rewards this. Its not out to make you look dumb. It wants you to think logically,emotionally, and rationally about all things. Its trying to prepare you for the real world.

Just like the media. Most people assume its out to target stupid people. Its not. Its to make you THINK.


Come on people. Biggrin

Dude, almost everything you've posted here seems rather pro-school, in my opinion. If you support it, what the hell are you doing on this site?

Obvious troll is not so obvious.


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - .Manicrose. - 04-05-2011 10:01 AM

Most of the people in my school think like him, so he may not be a troll. But if he wasn't a troll, I think he'd be gone by now. Or maybe he's just fascinated by us.


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - The Desert Fox - 04-05-2011 10:59 AM

He never replies to any of our replies, so I detect a whiff of troll. Hrm, smells like... sweat, grease and Cheetos powder.


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - Asder Miller - 04-05-2011 11:03 AM

Josky Wrote:
Asder Miller Wrote:Its there to make you THINK. School rewards this. Its not out to make you look dumb. It wants you to think logically,emotionally, and rationally about all things. Its trying to prepare you for the real world.

Just like the media. Most people assume its out to target stupid people. Its not. Its to make you THINK.


Come on people. Biggrin

Dude, almost everything you've posted here seems rather pro-school, in my opinion. If you support it, what the hell are you doing on this site?
Speaking my opinion. Don't like it? Too bad! Biggrin


Re: OMG, people, school is NOT out to make you look stupid - Asder Miller - 04-05-2011 11:03 AM

Ayliana Wrote:
Josky Wrote:
Asder Miller Wrote:Its there to make you THINK. School rewards this. Its not out to make you look dumb. It wants you to think logically,emotionally, and rationally about all things. Its trying to prepare you for the real world.

Just like the media. Most people assume its out to target stupid people. Its not. Its to make you THINK.


Come on people. Biggrin

Dude, almost everything you've posted here seems rather pro-school, in my opinion. If you support it, what the hell are you doing on this site?

Obvious troll is not so obvious.
Speak for yourself