Do you think the education system actually makes people stupid?

Question

It would appear education is the ability to repeat brainwashing drivel no wonder people can`t form opinions of there own. People have become sheeple

Answer 1

Once someone gets past grade 7 and into high school, it's all brainwashing.

Answer 2

Yes; it is more about conforming to whatever political angle is being followed by the current administration - whoever they may be. Fred Bloggs should really be encouraged to be the best version of Fred Bloggs that he can be; not turned into some sort of stereotype listening to silly black music watching "reality" TV (whose reality exactly do they depict? A very bad Bipolar person?? LOL) etc.

My point here being that social pressure is also a form of indoctrination masquerading as education.

Answer 3

Well the only crumb of comfort that we can extract from your accurate comment is that, you can't make people stupid despite this governments attempts to do so.

Answer 4

in some cases yeah.. in some no.

it also heavily depends on the teacher who teaches you... take my maths teacher. im an average maths student but since ive been in her class, ive given up on maths. i dont try. im sick of her and her teaching styles. but my old elective history teacher had the best teahcing style that i got 2nd place! unfortunately he left and now i have a teacher who i dislike because of the way he treats people

Answer 5

Sorry for teaching people how to spell, read, write, and do other everyday activities.

Answer 6

Yes, and the more the government gets involved, the worse it will get.

Answer 7

no look at me and you

Answer 8

Do you think diet sodas actually make people fat?

It would appear so...but television has the same effect as the education system: stupid-fying people.  Yet, we watch every day without issuing a single complaint.

Answer 9

I learned more after I left school than I ever did whilst I was at school!Some teachers !I would not pay in shirt buttons!

Answer 10

In the larger sense, yes. Even the so-called "reliable" history textbook can be off, due to the fact that these textbooks have to be politically correct under legal wish-wash (defeating the whole point of actually LEARNING what kind of damage America did in the past).

The British education system is a lot better. If joined with American society, such a system would make grade scores here blow a hole in the roof. Charter schools are also a very good idea, although the finance deal needs to be sorted out (easy way to take care of that: quit giving all the cash to the bullcrap clone schools).

And yeah, preschool and kindergarten may be teaching people how to read, but that's about it. The standard American system of education is so immature (since it lacks the ability to teach children about how to make their future) that it makes jungle apes look like rocket scientists.

I speak from experience. I almost failed in the standard high school because I thought in different ways from the clone-conformists, and the equally conformist school did bugger all to help me. I was fortunate that someone had sense enough to kick the high school administration in the balls and hand me some pre-grad college classes.

Answer 11

Yes it can do, in lots of cases it dosn't teach you to think but to repeat what's learned instead.

Answer 12

Not in all situations, however if a student does not want to be taught one particular subject, that one subject, worthless for future careers can kill their love of learning. Subjects need to be changed to be based entirely around careers and free-thought rather than passing a worthless GCSE that teaches you nothing of the actuall subject. At A-level, they have to un-teach the entire GCSE because it IS worthless drivel.