Problems

5 Problems with school system

1 INDUSTRIAL AGE VALUES

• The education system was set up to train people to work in factories.
• Children are taught in batches.
• They learn to follow instructions.
• They are rewarded for doing exactly what they are taught to do.
• There is no communication or collaboration.

2 LACK OF AUTHONOMY

• Schools teach children that they are not in control of their lives.
• Every minute of a child’s life is managed.
• They have to follow strict rules instead of taking charge of their lives.
• Children are often bored and demotivated by school.
• Autonomy is an important psychological need that is not being addressed.

3 INAUTHENTIC LEARNING

• We teach and test for retention of facts.
• Children are expected to memorize facts most of which are forgotten after the exam.
• Test scores are highly valued and this creates an unhealthy culture.
• Learning is not deep or authentic.

4 LACK OF SPACE FOR PASSIONS

• Education disregards that we are all unique and different.
• There is little or no assistance to find passions and interests.
• There is no room to find what they are good at and want to do.
• A great deal of talent and potential goes unrecognized.

5 DIFFERENCES IN HOW WE LEARN

• There is little recognition of different learning styles such as visual, verbal, aural, logical, or physical.
• Variation in how we learn is not accommodated.
• If you do not learn something as fast as the majority, you are considered a failure.