excuse:
"too long, didn't read"
I've personally been told this a million bloody times...
And when i go to shorten it?
"explain more"
opinions:
fair enough
i'm too used to confrontations over such things...
some can't some can:
me?
honestly, yes... because i too easily crack under pressure. same as i can lose motivation if there's next to none and i'm literally just regurgitating stuff. both of these hit me very bad through school.
natural talent?
i agree with that much. forcing those who simply aren't comfortable with it i do not condone, and liability falls entirely on the person forcing them into it, if/when they should screw-up.
try things?
i gave it a shot, cuz i was forced, but still... i barely survived...
jack-of-all trades, 'standards':
ugh, this is going to need a text wall... i don't wanna
i will say this much:
"jack of all trades, and a master of none"
standardized education (most especially how it's being approached) just can't work because people learn differently. In addition to this, gimmicky education is far more effective (same in work environments) because the human race learns/produces more in playful and fun environments than these, well, basically, prisons. One problem that now to think of it, that I've observed, since people learn at different paces, is the "standardized tests"... For slower people, achieving even the 'average' score is difficult/impossible. For the faster and smarter people, the test is a complete waste of time and not challenging them. And then the college entrance exams... I'm with the people that say it's probably not necessary. Was already "allowed" (forced, more like) to do the SAT for free, and it was nothing but utter hell and caused extreme anxiety the whole time. Also, it's controlled by an organization that's basically like Big Brother. (In fact, i'd say that organization is absolutely, by all definitions, a police state.) I'm kinda rambling, and not being clear here, sorry, this is just a touchy subject for me, and it takes me far too much brainpower to formulate any type of argument about the subject. I may skip replying to this entirely, sorry. I just... it's complicated.
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awesome title later...