Some of the studies I remember feeling sick about, and really having to discipline myself to do were studies that eventually I found out were fraudulent. Such as Global warming and volcanoes (subduction zones). Also, even though I was hardcore atheist from about 4 to 12; I don't think atheism as a practicing faith is very useful, denying reincarnation etc. And controlling distortions of Christianity just as much.
I've watched children be socialised against school. Children are taught to hate school by the expectations of their parents. For instance, I have a passion for maths. I can get children excited in maths but their parents won't. (I also remember a teacher who did the same for us as students).
I'm at university at the moment studying politics and sociology. The way I am taught is I get some basic information and then am told to go off and research and bring back an essay, or take an exam. The essay I got the best marks on last sememster was one where I mentioned Edgar Cayce and ruthlessly criticised the biomedical model. I'm doing an exercise on Africa, but haven't yet had the guts to write about the negative elite, free energy, or positive and negative polarisation. One of my last classes on one of my modules included a critique of the 'medicalisation of childhood'. ADHD. Pretty much at this level the constraints, are much removed.
Although I have only studied it academically, I think one of the really bad parts of schools is that they often do reinforce class differences. Malcolm Gladwell talked about this in Outliers. However, I also think that the discipline needed for school work is not necessarily a bad thing. I do not think medicalising children is ever good though.
I've watched children be socialised against school. Children are taught to hate school by the expectations of their parents. For instance, I have a passion for maths. I can get children excited in maths but their parents won't. (I also remember a teacher who did the same for us as students).
I'm at university at the moment studying politics and sociology. The way I am taught is I get some basic information and then am told to go off and research and bring back an essay, or take an exam. The essay I got the best marks on last sememster was one where I mentioned Edgar Cayce and ruthlessly criticised the biomedical model. I'm doing an exercise on Africa, but haven't yet had the guts to write about the negative elite, free energy, or positive and negative polarisation. One of my last classes on one of my modules included a critique of the 'medicalisation of childhood'. ADHD. Pretty much at this level the constraints, are much removed.
Although I have only studied it academically, I think one of the really bad parts of schools is that they often do reinforce class differences. Malcolm Gladwell talked about this in Outliers. However, I also think that the discipline needed for school work is not necessarily a bad thing. I do not think medicalising children is ever good though.
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