The Failings of Public School

You see and hear people shining a negative light on the U.S. public school system everywhere you go. Some take it to extreme views saying that public school should be outlawed and that we don't have the "right" to an education. This is just absurd in my opinion. Education is required to understand all your other rights and freedoms as they were intended to be. So, it becomes a part of them, at least in my opinion. This is a moot point and a little off subject. The subject being WHY the public school system has failed. That reason is, because it is designed to fail. It is purposely designed not to create free thinking, innovative, creative, independent adults. It is designed to create workers and laborers, that's it.

Some people laugh or get angry with others for having a sense of entitlement over a job. But to be honest, one cannot blame those who feel entitled to jobs, after all, they're whole life, starting with the education they received in public school has created a worker out of them. And, when the schools and system create workers but take away the jobs, you have lost and confused people out there who have no idea what to do next, so they get on unemployment and hope to find another job before that runs out.

This is why the whole conservative bias was allowed in the history books in Texas. Not to have a more conservative focus, but because it didn't matter. It didn't change the system. In truth, it helped it. Conservative thinkers are prone to keep things as they are, not to question the status quo unless it disagrees with conservative ideology. Liberals, and unreasonable as they are, have a leg up on conservative thinkers because they tend to question everyone and distrust everything. They take it a bit too far, some to the point of obnoxiousness. But, you get the point.

The education system in public schools IS designed to create unthinking laborers and here's how. First, in grades 1-6 the students are encouraged to dream, and asked what they want to be when they grow up. They are usually allowed to say anything. At this point it doesn't matter. Grades 7-8 they are asked the same questions, but told to be more "realistic." They are told things like, "Not everyone can be a football star," or, "not everyone can be rich and famous." So the Jr. High student settles for a more "realistic answer. "I want to be an auto mechanic, doctor, vet, join the military, farmer, etc. etc. etc. This kind of worker mentality is drilled into them with visits to the high school vocational schools, giving them tours of all the little classes. By grades 9-12 students are encouraged to go to these vocational schools for HS credits. They are encouraged to plan their "career," and apply to colleges. Go to school, get good grades, so you can get a good job.

So, in college these same worker bees study hard. They get their degrees. They join the work force. Seek to climb the ladder. Or they get a "head start" and go right into working and skip college all together. Then...all the jobs that public schools have molded these laborers into setting as goals are stripped away from them. Millions of people are told that their jobs no longer exist, or are going to a new hire because it'll be cheaper for the company. We are taught that those looking to help us get out of this laborer mentality are nothing but scam artists. In school, business math turned into consumer math, where students are taught how to pay bills, balance a checkbook, etc. Business and Economics class changed into government and economics. All these changes, the entire system is designed to make laborers out of American citizens.

So, is there anything that can be done? Yes. Educate yourself outside of what the schools teach you. Do not read some best selling author on how to get rich through what ever business. Read actual laws, read the real US history without religious, or otherwise, bias. Read history books written by people who were actually there! Autobiographies of the founding fathers are available! Read books written by those who actually know what they are talking about. Read several books on the same subject. For example, you want to learn how to start a business? Read 5-6 books on how. Then read 5-6 books on how to run that business. Then 5-6 books on every other aspect of owning a business. Truly KNOW, do not THINK you know. Do this with everything! Not just things you WANT to learn about. Remember, if you went to public school, you have been left out of a lot of informational loops and been programmed to be a worker bee. Ignore what you think is true, in most cases, you're wrong. The more true information you acquire, the better off you'll be. The more study outside of school you do, the more prepared you'll be to deal with life and its little hiccups.