Unlearning What School Taught Us - Comments

That's really cool and so true. I hate how schools make people insecure, and then they frown upon the secure creative people because they're not following the rules.
i'd totally want to take a class like that. Totally amazing teachings!

That is amazing and so true. I think the same is for my english class, when writing anything. Story assignments - well it usually ahs to be four A4 pages long , no more no less and the story must have a persific title tied into the story. Even if I try to write something actually entertaining it's a no I have to be boring anf write a story about a sleepover with the girls!
Essay Non Fictional/Fictional - Our teacher gives us the template for the essays the starting paragraph allt he information to go into the essay and the ending paragraph what you can't use what you can use it's ridiculous! Dn't get me started on art.

Whoa! Great Article! School does brainwash you, by making you colour the right colour. I use to love art but quit cause I was failing. And i thought it was cause I suck. Now I realize it was cause mine was different from what the teacher wanted.

"The point of this class was not for us to learn how to draw, but to learn to be secure of the things we draw."

I absolutley LOVE this article. It made me think really deep and hard about things.

After I read this I had a discussion with my English teacher on this. We basicly believe the same thing, school does brainwash kids, as do parents sometimes. Like telling a kid to color in the lines kills creativity too. :[

Amazing article. It got me thinking.

I'm a bit late commenting, but I really like that whole article.

It's true. Brainwashing does occur in school ...especially in art I think. Art is meant to be original and meaningful and creative so for us not to color the sky orange could be considered an atrocity.

Hi! Thank you all so much for commenting. I'm glad that many of you liked it.
Yes, it was an entertaining class and I grew to love it.

And, for someone who asked, I go to a college in Ecuador, it's called UDLA. I study design and basically all my teachers are of the same point of view about school.

very true!
very inspiring

Wow, very true part of why kids are so insecure now a days!
Anyways I think that i'll put this to the test and maybe keep up with my creativity...

You did a very good job, loved the article!
<3

That's actually so true it made me cringe. I'm in seventh grade and still color the sky cotton cany oink and the trees blue. Maybe creativity is better than presision but that was actually really true.

This was one of the few articles good enough to read completely through.

Ha, i'm in Grade ten (which in the Australian system means I've got another two years to go) and i have also recently learned a similar lesson.. though through a different medium
The problem now is to make a decision.. To conform to the school "rules, regulations and codes" and get a chance at university, or to not conform, maybe learn more than you would have otherwise, and find another way to get where you want to go lol

Brilliant article

Gabe x

this was awesome. That class seems fun, i think that'd be a cool assignment.

This was just....
Mind boggling.
*wanders of to think*
Seriously, this was amazing, really big impact on me!!
*claps*

I love this article!

Claps for you!

amazing and well put. i applaud you.

Thank God there are the some of us who can keep a straight face during school to keep society out of our hair but not lose track of what's on the inside.

Very nice article.

My art teacher's the creativity squashing kind. She makes us do everything perfectly and comes around to make suggestions but she's like 'you don't have to use my suggestions' but if we don't then we'll most likely get a lower grade. I hate her so much. I'm not going to take art anymore because of her.

woa. Hehe, now I have a way to out-smart our teacher AND keep 'sane'

woah sweet.
love the article, very well written

I don't think school brain washes people.