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I just came across this interesting article on 9 things I was too stupid to learn at school by Mark Pollard. I found some of the points he raised to be very true and you should go read the whole article. Here is some excerpt.
3. Making stuff you care about for the sake of it is good
Curricula, assignments, projects, exams. So much purpose. So much intent. What if you had a day to yourself to make something? What would you do? Why can’t school be a place for that? Google 20% time leads to their biggest ideas (Google gives employees 1 day in 5 to just think and work at stuff). What would happen if schools did this?7. Fitting in doesn’t make standouts
Fitting in is so boring. Thankfully, the next decade will see work cultures encourage people to turn up to work and be at work as themselves. Standing out is key to succeeding in a capitalist system. Rote learning, uniforms, and so on, teach us that fitting in is the best way to achieve aspirations. I disagree wholeheartedly.