Why the School System Failed Me
Introduction For context, I’ve always been considered a “good student”, and I say that with no boastful intention. I’m the run-of-the-mill “A” student, always ready to do extra credit and succeed in the eyes of whoever is evaluating me. But recently I’ve come to the realization that this title and identity is entirely worthless in the context of actual knowledge, growth, and understanding the world around me. Some of this is a consequence of my own faults, but I feel as though much of this hollowness can be attributed to the system that raised my intellectual self. ...