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The REAL purpose of school (conspiracy theories here)
Personally, I think school is there to make children have less time to do stuff they like to do and force kids to study things they aren't good at/don't like.
Short: School is there to make people suck at things they like and be mediocre at things they hate.
How this contributes to society is questionable.
It actively eats up my time from doing stuff that may actually be useful to me in my future if I could work hard for it.
What do you think? Please mention if what I said has been made before, because I got some sort of a deja vu while typing this.
Re: The REAL purpose of school (conspiracy theories here)
Faby Wrote:I think the intention behind schools is laudable.
Not really. Schools today are modeled after the Prussian school system of the 1870's which was specifically designed to create obedient workers and soldiers, and a general populace that held the same (brainwashed) opinion on most political and social matters.
Re: The REAL purpose of school (conspiracy theories here)
School is created to serve the government's interests. For instance: Marijuana is illegal, government wants to ensure that, so they set up anti-drug programs (D.A.R.E. -and- G.R.E.A.T.) To brainwash our kids into it.
Its all a conspiracy.
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RE: The REAL purpose of school (conspiracy theories here)
(02-23-2011 05:56 AM)Sociopath Wrote: For instance: Marijuana is illegal, government wants to ensure that, so they set up anti-drug programs (D.A.R.E. -and- G.R.E.A.T.) To brainwash our kids into it.
Teach kids not to poison themselves? THE HORROR!
What a stupid example.
RE: The REAL purpose of school (conspiracy theories here)
(12-19-2014 01:01 AM)Jop Wrote:
(02-23-2011 05:56 AM)Sociopath Wrote: For instance: Marijuana is illegal, government wants to ensure that, so they set up anti-drug programs (D.A.R.E. -and- G.R.E.A.T.) To brainwash our kids into it.
Teach kids not to poison themselves? THE HORROR!
What a stupid example.
Temper, temper - the post you responded to is probably older than you are. (Okay, that's an exaggeration, unless we're talking your account's age, in which case that's accurate.)
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RE: The REAL purpose of school (conspiracy theories here)
Simple, school is here to make us dumber, too much stress, pointless work and boredom is detrimental to the mind, and they are aware of this. If school produced very intelligent and reasonable people with wisdom, independence and common sense, there would be a problem for the outside world to keep us in line. We would rebel, not wanting to be taken advantage of, and demanding freedom. Life would look different. People who lack thinking skills will be left in the dark about how things really work and how they are being deceived by the factory like education system, a good reason why we have no right to make our own decisions in their eyes.
(This post was last modified: 12-19-2014 03:59 AM by Cianna200.)
RE: The REAL purpose of school (conspiracy theories here)
(12-19-2014 03:42 AM)DoA Wrote:
(12-19-2014 01:01 AM)Jop Wrote:
(02-23-2011 05:56 AM)Sociopath Wrote: For instance: Marijuana is illegal, government wants to ensure that, so they set up anti-drug programs (D.A.R.E. -and- G.R.E.A.T.) To brainwash our kids into it.
Teach kids not to poison themselves? THE HORROR!
What a stupid example.
Temper, temper - the post you responded to is probably older than you are. (Okay, that's an exaggeration, unless we're talking your account's age, in which case that's accurate.)
Oh, woops. Encoutered this via the "related posts" section and didn't see the time. Sorry.
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RE: The REAL purpose of school (conspiracy theories here)
No ban on necromancy here as long as the topic is meaningful. Course no ban for resurrecting random-zombies but those will never have a second coming...
RE: The REAL purpose of school (conspiracy theories here)
Although I'm not 100% into anti-school conspiracy theories, I'm practically convinced that school is the #1 thing keeping down people with autism, etc.
RE: The REAL purpose of school (conspiracy theories here)
(12-19-2014 12:08 PM)Hansgrohe Wrote: Although I'm not 100% into anti-school conspiracy theories, I'm practically convinced that school is the #1 thing keeping down people with autism, etc.
As an autistic person myself, I highly believe this statement as I have personal anecdotes to back up this claim reasonably well.
The REAL purpose of school (conspiracy theories here)
School is the roof where we get different kinds of knowledge, which is very beneficial. There are plenty things that we gain or learn here. Everybody should go to school for better future.
RE: The REAL purpose of school (conspiracy theories here)
(12-25-2014 09:43 PM)MariaPatterson Wrote: School is the roof where we get different kinds of knowledge, which is very beneficial. There are plenty things that we gain or learn here. Everybody should go to school for better future.
Do you really think this is going to get your linked school more "students"?
RE: The REAL purpose of school (conspiracy theories here)
(12-25-2014 09:49 PM)Jop Wrote:
(12-25-2014 09:43 PM)MariaPatterson Wrote: School is the roof where we get different kinds of knowledge, which is very beneficial. There are plenty things that we gain or learn here. Everybody should go to school for better future.
Do you really think this is going to get your linked school more "students"?
Lul, if you go on the website, they spell play as "paly."
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RE: The REAL purpose of school (conspiracy theories here)
(12-25-2014 09:49 PM)Jop Wrote:
(12-25-2014 09:43 PM)MariaPatterson Wrote: School is the roof where we get different kinds of knowledge, which is very beneficial. There are plenty things that we gain or learn here. Everybody should go to school for better future.
Do you really think this is going to get your linked school more "students"?
Lol...marketing research FAIL!
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The REAL purpose of school (conspiracy theories here)
If you want to know THE REAL PURPOSE OF SCHOOLING. Theres no conspiracy theory surrounding the purpose of public education. A bunch of rich white guys who wanted nothing more than sweet sweet profit wanted people to be stupid ignorant people willing to give up their rights and to be told what to do. So what was their solution? Force the kids to go to a place where there rights and needs are taken away so they can be told what to do.
THE END
RE: The REAL purpose of school (conspiracy theories here)
(01-01-2015 05:29 PM)MurkScribe Wrote: Theres no conspiracy theory surrounding the purpose of public education.
Quote:A bunch of rich white guys who wanted nothing more than sweet sweet profit wanted people to be stupid ignorant people willing to give up their rights and to be told what to do. So what was their solution? Force the kids to go to a place where there rights and needs are taken away so they can be told what to do.
RE: The REAL purpose of school (conspiracy theories here)
(12-25-2014 09:43 PM)MariaPatterson Wrote: School is the roof where we get different kinds of knowledge, which is very beneficial. There are plenty things that we gain or learn here. Everybody should go to school for better future.
I totally agree with you.
(This post was last modified: 01-02-2017 07:35 AM by Marlena403.)
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