#i blame the education system for this
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i think a lot of the reason why death of the author is so misunderstood online is that people who have never studied literary criticism are stuck on the idea that theres a "right" way to read a text and dont really get that stories are multifaceted and can have layers of different meanings. stories are frequently about more than one thing at once and can be analyzed in more than one way
#tantrum hole#sorta related to the post i reblogged about the metamorphosis#kafka being jewish feels like its neglected because it doesnt fall into the 'accepted' reading of the metamorphosis#when it is in fact another layer of analysis one can apply#similar to death of the author; a mode of critique which forgoes analyzing the authors life/views in favor of examining Just the text#vs online where it means 'actually the author is bad so im going to pretend they dont exist/are hatsune miku'#which is. a take i suppose#i blame the education system for this#idk why this is getting notes. no reblogs for u.
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"the usa education system is so baddd they dont teach us anything..... also i dont wanna learn about africa because its not in my special interest and not my hobby and also africa is not useful anyways :/" I need some of you people to go outside and get ran over so badly
#fugo.txt#i dont think you can effectevly blame that on your educational system. like it was bullshit before but now even more so#im so tired of this place i need to get out of here so badly#amikas latines donde estan por favor. tengo miedo.
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Speaking as someone who was constantly late to school, I think punishing kids/teens for being late to school is stupid. Like, I get it. When they’re older, they can’t be late to work and stuff and they need to understand that. But majority of kids/teens are getting to school via their parents or someone else driving them or hell the school bus which is also driven by an adult. So when a kid arrives late and gets punished for it, all that’s happening is a child getting punished because the adult responsible for getting them there on time wasn’t successful. That’s not teaching the kid anything, that’s just annoying. Especially when, as a kid I was always ready on time and it was my parents I was waiting on and then in detention I’d be expected to write down a “what will I do better” that didn’t apply to me because I didn’t do anything wrong
I get that sometimes it will be the kids fault but I feel like those cases are few and far between and punishing a kid for the adults in their life is just counterproductive
#I literally tried explaining this to my teacher in high school that I’m always ready on time I’m just waiting for my parent to be ready#and that bitch got so patronising and tried blaming me even tho I was telling the truth#like got this condescending smile and was like ‘if I phone your mam up will she say the same?’ and I just looked at her and was like ‘yeah😑#that meeting wasn’t even about me being late btw. it was about me struggling with anxiety. but she decided to make it about that#for literally no reason#and for reference now that I’m at uni I always arrive to all my classes on time#frankly I have such bad anxiety about arriving late that I get there half an hour early#education system#school system#british school#middle school#high school
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At a certain point blaming the school system for failing to teach you every fact becomes an excuse to absolve yourself from learning on your own time as an adult. Maybe you had bad teachers and curricula, maybe you never did the assigned reading, maybe you were taught propaganda, but it’s okay to start now. It’s okay to learn geography from online games. It’s okay to get entry level books from the library on a subject. It’s okay to explore Wikipedia and other reputable websites as a start. You can learn as an adult. You should continue learning as an adult.
#If I see one more post blaming the school system for people not knowing things that are either - basic and they didn’t retain or -niche and#not something that would have been relevant for most curriculums I’m gonna lose it#so you’re bad at geography ??? TRY. there are GAMES#don’t know history??? there are so many resources in different formats and access levels#bc of 2020 there are so many college lectures recorded on YouTube you can watch#there are daily games you can play to slowly learn#you don’t need to ADVERTISE your ignorance of things either#predicting that the notes on this will be annoyin#also there are many valid critiques of Wikipedia but at least it cites its sources which is more than most ‘educational’ tiktoks
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The most annoying phenomena on this website is grown adults refusing to educate themselves, despite the abundant recourses at their disposal, because their heads are still stuck in highschool.
#simon says#this always bugs me like okay school failed you. you're 29. i think you've had enough time to move on and learn.#you're surrounded by abundant resources to educate yourself and you're choosing to cry about school rather than using any of them#like yeah. thinking critically and reading and learning are skills#you have to practice and refine them over time#but if you keep just blaming the american school system and not do any of the world refining those skills#it just makes you look really really like... silly. im gonna be honest.#like you're not even trying to do anything to fix the issue you're just complaining about the issue#which is a common theme I notice on tumblr of course but holy shit does this topic really make people more ignorant by the second#even just ignoring the fact that you're currently on the world wide web and have access to nearly every single corner of the world#america literally has public libraries. that are there to educate you.#you can literally just go in and ask a librarian to help you find a book on a topic#im sorry this is just one of those topics I cannot comprehend#idk if it's an autism 'learned how to research at an early age' thing or what#but I cannot comprehend that people refuse to simply search something simple and read the first 3 or 4 webpages about it#like huh??? wuh????#moments like this really make me think that i actually should have went to college for that English degree
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when people blame their education system for not being able to name any countries outside of europe im like. do you think everyone else had a special Country Naming class your school skipped? do you think there was Country Naming hour and Country Naming exams you were deprived of? do you think thats why everyone but you can. name some countries?
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By implying that children are too stupid and rude to learn about the world and learn how the world works and how to interact with others, you are casting responsibility away from the people who are responsible for that child's upbringing and placing the blame on the children (who don't have the autonomy given to them to be allowed to decide what they want) who can't help what they do and do not learn, often.
If the children aren't okay, then investigate why before turning to thought-terminating clichés of, "Well, the kids are just stupid and dumb and aren't even worth the effort because they're lazy!"
#youth liberation#i was really bothered when i saw this clip where this person was saying almost verbatim that...#...'kids [these days] are too STUPID and they're teachers are scared!'...#...why is the blame placed on the kids who have no control over school curriculum and what their home life is like or if they have money...#...it's because when you place the blame on the people with no power or control you don't have the responsibility to change circumstances..#...you essentially keep the status quo while simultaneously belittling a group of vulnerable people...#...and thus you feed into the cyclical nature of the broken education system#the kids these days AREN'T okay but it ISN'T THEIR FAULT...#...it's the fault of late-stage capitalism and poorly-funded education and a world that wasn't even built with them in mind...#...they had NO PART in the creation of the world which is hostile to their entire existence#don't mind the incorrect usage of their in the second tag i was so focused on how pissed i was#also remember how a good chunk of these kids lived through *checks notes* the fucking PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN#which was a clown show in terms of supporting kids and their parent/s#some places handled lockdown in the US better than others but holy fuck in my area at least it was a nightmare#what do you expect from parents who are now working full-time and teaching part/full-time and parenting full-time?#what support exactly are you expecting they recieved? because you'll likely find they got either a little or NONE#hilarious that i used the wrong their in a post subtweeting about education LOL#look i was focused on how PISSED i was lol cut me some slack here
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Clara's father being an Earl means that her family outranks Baron DeVries' family in terms of the hierarchy of the nobility. DeVries - a mere Baron, the lowest rank of British nobility - is constantly making references to his family's heritage and history and the responsibilities that come with it. Meanwhile, Clara - the daughter of an Earl (which is two ranks above a Baron) - actively avoids mentioning her aristocratic heritage and is making every effort she can to construct an identity and a life that is separate from that heritage. DeVries' adventuring is a continuation of his family's legacy; Clara's is a rejection of her's.
#Victoriocity#Victoriocity spoilers#Idk I just think it's interesting#I think they should have a conversation about it#I'm not going to say that Clara herself outranks DeVries#because she isn't the holder of her family's title#and she's a woman in a patriarchal system#but she is from a more 'noble' family than DeVries#Presumably her brother inherited the Earldom#which also has potential to be interesting#Clara's brother encouraged her to educate herself#which her mother blames for her desire for independence#which led her to move to London and reject her family's aristocratic heritage#the heritage which her brother is now the figurehead for...#Could be a really interesting dynamic#I hope we meet him at some point#the empty man posteth#Clara Entwhistle#Baron DeVries
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doodle page of some hxh and some tonaegiri (and meeee <33)
close ups under cut
+ the original reference for the cunty togiri pose
#my arts#hxh#tonaegiri#i'm not taggin everyone r u kiddin me#my hair does not look like this tezuka character ass cut but i lowkey wish it did#started experimenting with fursona designs i started rereading beastars and it's fun#can't pick a beast to settle on yet tho#sometimes when i dress masc i do that tboy slouch still and hear my mom yelling from miles away#but even when im not dressing masc i do that bc of years carrying around a heavy ass backpack..blame the education system#have been wanting to draw togiri as that photo since i first saw it. wish i had it in a better resolution rip#maybe i'll redraw it and render them in all their cunty glory <- wishful#i also need to figure out how to draw kurapika vs byakuya bc right now they look v similar with their gay ass bobs#i rlly should draw myself wearing anything other than the dysphoria hoodie but it's getting cold and it's perf for the weather
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Okay, so my college classes started again today and I ended the day with the first lecture of my military history class. Now, I don't usually like military history because it very much is the Dude Bro type of history that I don't jive with. However, I am taking this class because:
Even if it is Dude Bro History, I love history in all forms and want to learn more about it
I'm an engineering student with too many fucking calculus, physics, and electronic classes and my mind needs to think about something other than STEM before it breaks
I fucking LOVE my professor. I had him last semester for a European history class and he was the best. He was very much against what he calls "asshole history." Aka, the type of history that focuses on one, usually white, Christian man who "shaped the course of history" until it shuffled onto the next one. He never mentioned Henry VII or Shakespeare except in passing, but he was the first person to teach me about Alessandra Strozzi, Baruch Spinoza, and Olaudah Equiano. So once I saw he was teaching another class this semester, I was like "Okay, but only because it's you, Awesome Professor."
Anyway, today was the first lecture of Military History taught by Awesome Professor. As should have probably been expected, the class makeup was 80% Dude Bros who need to cover their liberal studies credit. We get in, go over the syllabus, do an icebreaker, and Awesome Professor pulls up a PowerPoint slide with the Battle of Thermopylae and the Battle of Gettysburg side by side.
Awesome Professor: "Can anyone tell me the connection between these two battles?"
Some answers are offered. One Dude Bro goes on a soliloquy about war tactics and drools over the 500 Spartans. Awesome Professor corrects him and says that there were way more Greek factions there than Sparta. More answers are offered. A different Dude Bro does a different soliloquy about Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army. Awesome Professor shoots back about Meade having the superior defensive position. More answers come in. I offer that both the Greeks and the Union soldiers were vastly outnumbered. A few more answers.
Awesome Professor: "Those were all wonderful answers, but unfortunately, you're all wrong. The major connection between these two battles is.... they're the only battles we will ever discuss in this class."
This wonderful, wonderful man then goes on to say that we will NOT be getting into war tactics. We will NOT learn about weaponry. We will NOT be reading quotes from famous generals. We will instead be learning about the cultural impact of war, all sides of every conflict, how militaries and wars affect technology that isn't weapons (preserved foods, medical innovations, etc.), how to recognize war-time, pre-war, and post-war propaganda, and female and nonbinary individuals' experiences during war.
The hundreds of Dude Bros start gaping like fish and sputter about "How can you teach WAR if you don't talk about WAR?". I'm holding back cackles as they slowly realize that they will not be getting spoon-fed the classic Dude Broe history. I genuinely cannot wait to go to my next lecture and count how many people drop the class.
In conclusion: definitely give college history classes a try, even if they aren't your usual first pick. Especially if you know the professor is amazing and knows how to teach about the scope of history rather than shuffling from one asshole to the next.
#history#military history#college#college classes#awesome teachers#awesome professors#also look up alessandra strozzi baruch spinoza and olaudah equiano if you don't know who they are#they're all really cool and it is a crime that i didn't know any of them before i took my first class#i blame the shitty us education system#long post
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It's kind of annoying to me that so many Americans think that knowing where a particular European country is is the same as knowing where a specific US state is. Like yeah I can't identify Idaho on a map, but I don't think that's comparable to Americans who can't identify Ukraine on a map???
Hi Anon!
I... will assume this is in response to the "can you name all European countries?" game going around ! And I have exactly two (2) thoughts about it:
1.Devil's advocate argument:
I agree with the general sentiment, BUT [pulls out my nerdy academic glasses], a fun thing I have noticed is that instead of
"knowing where a European state is (for USAmericans) = knowing where a US state is (for Europeans)",
what comes up is more often is:
"NOT knowing where a European state is (for USAmericans) = NOT knowing where a US state is (for Europeans)"
Like, this is the type of argument USAmericans pull out only when they fail to identify European state and we point it out. On the other hand, there is not such a strong expectation that I would ACTUALLY know where Idaho is, in my experience. A few times people have assumed I know where some State is, I point out I don't, and they go 'oh, yeah, it's in North/East/...". Very rarely has an American that I talked to in person truly, actually been in disbelief that I can't place a US State on a map.
"You don't eve know where Idaho is" comes up only once they have been faced with THEIR inability to place a European State. It feels to me like a cognitive (or just rhetorical? idk, not my field) defensive move, more than an actual expectation that I would even be able to name all US State, let alone place them.
2. They are straight up not taught.
I know the instinct is to point it out and laugh at it because the irony of coming from a regime that lords its superiority over all other countries with a population that cannot, actually pinpoint where the other countries are, is STRONG.
But like.
Whose fault is it that Mark, 20, WY, thinks being able to place Utah is much more important than being able to place Albania. Or even that it is equivalent.
I know it's tempting to tell Mark that he is being a fking idiot, especially if Mark is also an asshole. But sometimes, you just need to take a breath, look at someone who is the predictable result of a shitty system, and remember that you gain nothing by confronting them aggressively like it's solely their fault they turned out like that.
Even when they are an asshole.
And just... walk away. Especially if it's online.
#that was a lot more reaction than you asked for haha#ask me things#A girl is just a bit tired of people being aggressive with each other I guess#I am just not sure what we are accomplishing by agressively pointing people's lack of information#I am not a big fan of “educate yourself” as an actual solution(TM)#because often what's needed are systemic changes in education#the burden to “educate oneself” should not be in one individual it should be on the society raising them at large#you blame individuals for things that were largely out of their control in their formative years then all you do is antagonize them
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BABE WAKE UP NEW LOW JUST DROPPED.
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#India is in shambles rn#The most depressing realities of current times:#a student doctor was gang-raped and killed inside a hospital and the govt and police and the hospital authorities worked together#to destroy evidence and cover up the crime as a suicide and called the doctor *psychotic*. They asked *what was she doing so late?*#rape occurs every 16 mins in our country#every girl and woman I know including myself are TERRIFIED#every damn day there are brutal cases of rapes of children. Literal 3 year olds. To students teenagers.#in school in home in public transport in a hospital#And what is our govt. doing? Making this into a politicized mess blaming each other instead of ANYONE fixing ANY problem#our streets are strewn with public protests EVERYDAY#women don't have the right to safety in our country#WE ARE TERRIFIED TO EXIST#BCZ NO MATTER WHAT- OUR BODIES AND VOICES AND POSITIONS ARE PROVOKING TO MEN.#AND NOW THIS#I don't even NEED to talk about the education system of our country anymore bcz you can clearly see the news heading.#Our future is doomed. Our safety is doomed. Our lives are doomed.#But sure yeah India has great street food and amazing movies 👍🏽#We're utterly exhausted#India#Desi tag#moumita debnath#tw murder#tw r4p3#tw r4p3 mention#tw sui mention#tw sui#tw child death#tw child abuse#tw csa#desiblr
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I drew her being a suspicious creature cause I was told doing so would help improve art skills (and I also wanted to see if I was capable of sus)
#btw im ace and have no idea if this is like super degenerate or not#no one taught me this stuff#and I can easily blame the education system#avali art#furry art
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learning to play music as someone who cannot read music and never had a music education is wild. bandmate is like “ooh that’s a c-major chord” and “oh yeah the song changes to a 3/8 time signature here, be careful!” and it’s amazing how little of that makes sense to me.
#i cannot read music at a l l#i blame the american public education system#stupid band kids always knowing more than me about things#gooze’z zhitpoztz#musician#bassist#bass guitar
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Those posts that are like “Americans don’t know geography and are so stupid and self centered” that are then filled with Americans being like “WELL ACTUALLY ITS BECAUSE THEY DONT TEACH US IN SCHOOL THATS NOT OUR FAULT” make me roll my eyes because like. If you don’t know basic geography because, supposedly, you never ONCE had a class that taught it at all, you should probably get on that. If you can whine on tumblr you can learn where other countries are and a little bit about them
But also as a certified American, I distinctly remember in my freshman year world geography class (a REQUIREMENT class we needed to graduate) there were ppl who dead ass could not even identify the state we actively lived in let alone countries on another continent and also completely avoided actually learning these things so maybe Americans are just fucking stupid and self centered
#that ‘argument’ always baffles me#cuz I’ve never met a person who wasn’t required to take at least one geography class in either high school or grade school???#I think maybe you ppl just didn’t pay attention and can’t handle getting rightfully criticized for think the USA is the only Country Ever#you might not THINK you think that. but the way you talk about/ignore all other countries#and try to blame it on a ‘failure’ of the education system is telling#because sure. the education system def does not address America’s imperialism and history as it should#but it DEFINITELY at least taught you how to look at a map and find other countries 😭😭😭#and again. you are fully capable of doing your own research and learning#which as a USAmerican you should def be doing so you can be Aware of which countries were affected by our imperialism and how we benefit#from that. which lets me real. is most other countries#idk idk. it’s just. y know. an argument that seems like a straw man to avoid taking any kind of responsibility for your ignorance#kaz rambles
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just voted and the room was empty except for an old man who was so surprised to see a bunch of young adults walk in
please go vote something that isn't right wing or far right
#european elections#it's the same shit everytime in my country because the racists vote. they always do. and the rest of the younger voters#think their vote doesn't matter or that it doesn't concern them#also i don't think people inform themselves enough about the way the votes are counted and the consequences of their choices#& you can blame the educational system for that but at some point people gotta educate themselves#i'm just sick of the amount of people who think not being into politics makes them seem smarter
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