Okay, so apart from his freakish appearance (at first it was interesting, but now it's developed into the scary kind of vampires), he is so fucking right about everything. I watched this as part of the "Adults React" series by Fine Brothers Entertainment, and what was amazing was that for the most part, all the adults agreed with the video's message. What else is amazing is that I'm an adult too. I never thought it would happen but it did. And yes, you are so fucking right, Boyinaband. When am I going to use the quadratic equation? Shouldn't something that specialized be taught to people who will need to use it in their careers as, I don't know, mathematicians or architects or engineers? Oh my!
I work in banking now, and I have always wondered why I was never taught how to budget, balance a checkbook, or save. How about investing, or how to build credit? This is serious shit people. These are things every person needs to know, and trust me, you don't want to learn through trial and error (mostly error) like I did. Twenty years later I'm still trying to pay off debt I could have avoided.
Let's think about some more subjects that should be required learning high school:
- Basic home maintenance (repairs, etc. Can someone please teach me how to hang a door?!)
- Basic vehicle maintenance (how to check the oil, change a tire)
- Basic nutrition and cooking (and gardening?)
- Basic first aid (and offer more advanced courses) Why doesn't everyone learn CPR?
- How about parenting? Yes, you learn from experience but what if you had some idea what you were getting yourself into at the start? Wouldn't that be helpful?
- Survival skills (Boy Scouts 101)
- General sustainability (reduce, recycle, reuse)
- How not to be a douche (super important for those with a hereditary predisposition)
And who's to blame? I can't really say. I know it's not the students or the teachers. And how do we change it? I don't really know. But I will continue sharing this video with everyone I know who will listen, including my friends who work in education. The nice thing about the internet is you can pretty much learn whatever you want just by Googling it. Maybe that's the answer to our problem. Don't stay in school, just let Google teach you everything you need to know about life.
I won't name names, but if you are at risk, start here:
http://www.cracked.com/article_15822_5-douchebag-behaviors-explained-by-science.html
J. L. Dodd
"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 wasn't worth anything, and several times they suggested I leave." - Albert Einstein
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