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medaille · 05-14-2007, 05:26 AM

I think the main point was missed by some people (or at least the main point to me right now).

Everybody is spot on about the purpose of schooling to society in it's desire to create predictable, easily controllable, worker bees. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned John Taylor Gatto yet, as his work is very inspiring and helps clarify the whole concept. He has a free ebook on his website that is a compilation of his work and is very informative.

On another sidenote: As it's been said, whether or not high school was any good is purely relative. The quality of the life you lead is ultimately based on internal factors rather than external factors. There have always been people who've been given crap and found a way to be happy from it, and anybody can do it if they want to.

The main focus to me is: Why do so many people get hung up with "High school is the best time of your life." To me, it would only make sense that life would get better as time goes on (as a general trend) because you should be getting closer and closer to truth and you should be learning how to better deal with life and how to make yourself happy.

I don't think it's some big plot by the elites to make people complacent. People who say stuff like that genuinely feel it and its true for them. Why is "real life" worse than "high school" for so many people? High school provides many of Maslows needs that adults don't necessarily get automatically. Social Interactions, Self Esteem (via ego), information, etc. are all provided for in school even if it's the most shallow and egoic way possible. If you are part of the herd you get a lot of benefits. Real life requires you to try to maintain those same standards of living while dealing with more stresses (constant debt, etc) and a decrease in time and energy to do it given that 40+ hours a week is not as available due to work.

So if you're an average person, you are most likely in fear more than you are in growth and thus you are dying rather than living.

05-14-2007, 05:26 AM	#34 (permalink)
medaille Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 104	I think the main point was missed by some people I think the main point was missed by some people (or at least the main point to me right now). Everybody is spot on about the purpose of schooling to society in it's desire to create predictable, easily controllable, worker bees. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned John Taylor Gatto yet, as his work is very inspiring and helps clarify the whole concept. He has a free ebook on his website that is a compilation of his work and is very informative. On another sidenote: As it's been said, whether or not high school was any good is purely relative. The quality of the life you lead is ultimately based on internal factors rather than external factors. There have always been people who've been given crap and found a way to be happy from it, and anybody can do it if they want to. The main focus to me is: Why do so many people get hung up with "High school is the best time of your life." To me, it would only make sense that life would get better as time goes on (as a general trend) because you should be getting closer and closer to truth and you should be learning how to better deal with life and how to make yourself happy. I don't think it's some big plot by the elites to make people complacent. People who say stuff like that genuinely feel it and its true for them. Why is "real life" worse than "high school" for so many people? High school provides many of Maslows needs that adults don't necessarily get automatically. Social Interactions, Self Esteem (via ego), information, etc. are all provided for in school even if it's the most shallow and egoic way possible. If you are part of the herd you get a lot of benefits. Real life requires you to try to maintain those same standards of living while dealing with more stresses (constant debt, etc) and a decrease in time and energy to do it given that 40+ hours a week is not as available due to work. So if you're an average person, you are most likely in fear more than you are in growth and thus you are dying rather than living.