when did education become a burden?

Learning is something to be valued and enjoyed yet I feel like at some point in my life I just learned to dread school. Was it something I learned from friends or siblings or the media? School is supposed to be fun, right?

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bijouxbroussard · F

It’s not supposed to be “fun” necessarily, it has a serious purpose. But it’s not supposed to be the worst time of one’s life, either. Unfortunately, the human element comes into play, and bullies, both in the classroom (behind the desk) and on the schoolyard can change one’s life and outlook as much as any curriculum. 😒

Stilltryinghard

@bijouxbroussard I think the bullying is built in though. Dark thing to say but Halloween IS coming...

If you are going to be the acceptable adaptable model of teenage propriety you will never wanna be the victim of bullying and you will wanna protect the kids who get bullied.

but nobody examines why kids get hurt in school that way when they are just there to learn together...right??

And I say one unexamined reason for the harsh feelings kids get about one another..is this unnatural competition value foisted upon everyone...

and a harsh look at the consequences of not being a star kid...

bijouxbroussard · F

@Stilltryinghard Or of being the star kid.

Stilltryinghard

@bijouxbroussard Yeah that too. Heh.

and sometimes...both simultaneously

lka2802 · 26-30, F

@Stilltryinghard It's a perpetuating cycle really.. star parents usually breed star kids. Of course there are exceptions so I won't completely generalize, but oftentimes the reasons parents succeed are passed onto their children through cultural, economic, and social capital. These things are often not seen by the kids though so they blame the individual for their shortcomings rather than seeing how it all fits into the structure of education and society