Its interesting how, as a species, we start to learn to do what we don't want to at a very young age. School is most definitely one of the most influential factors in our early development. I look at school differently than some, as many believe school is doing good to teach our young pupils what is needed to know to succeed and survive in our independent lives.
School, in my opinion, is a feeding system. We're processing units, we input data from our surroundings that allow us to formulate our perception of reality. THIS is sort of important man. You don't need to go to school to succeed, you don't need to wear fancy clothes to succeed, you do not need much!
For ~ 18 years people attend school to survive. That's hilarious, these people have already been surviving for about 22 years. Damn, how have they not learned to survive on their own, and why do they feel the need, the requirement to fulfill society's expectations of members. How fast do you think you could train a child to survive on their own? They're highly intelligent beings that are connected to the world more than the majority of adults. School allows society to funnel members in and make sure they're streamed the "correct" information. Go to China and read their history book, now go to America, Europe, Africa, you get the idea. The information will not line up perfectly, actually there may be drastic differences.
School is a feeding system that tells children how to learn, what process, and when. Not many pupils want to go home after a good 8 hours of unwanted studying to have a blast self-learning at home. Shouldn't that be what we should encourage? Shouldn't children go home with excitement and curiosity. We need to motivate pupils to be curious, adventurous, and most important self-capable.
What is our schooling system doing now? Spoon feeding. I go through so many College level courses that read from slides. I could have done a lot of my college work when I was 14. Having a professor, a professionally certified Ph.D read to you like its a bedtime story is not my idea of education. Either that, or have a nice grad student walk me through a tutorial online is exactly what I like to do and travel for! There of course are better institutions that stimulate pupils minds in order to cause mystery. Don't try to fill in all the answers, stop just handing these newcomers with letters that can be memorized. That's all that will happen.
Some of the best moments of learning is when you feel alone, when you don't feel as if someone is there to aid you. You must do it yourself. I didn't really have a Father growing up, so I utilized google in order to learn what usually a man may teach to his son. I even taught myself to tie my own shoe laces. It wasn't easy though. Later, 18, struggling for 2 hours on single Calculus problem is exactly how I don't forget the concept of integrals or derivatives.
Giving somebody an answer does not give them understanding. It gives them nothing but a vacuous space that can be filled with the words handed to them.
I advice any teachers, professional and person to person to not hand answers. Tickle their brain, plant a seed, but let them water it.
Give power to pupils by not helping them so much, make them ask questions, because if you're asking questions, you're searching for answers.
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