https://andreprakash.com/tags/education/Recent content in Education on Andre's CornerHugoen-usSun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://andreprakash.com/posts/why-the-school-system-failed-me/Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://andreprakash.com/posts/why-the-school-system-failed-me/<h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>For context, I&rsquo;ve always been considered a &ldquo;good student&rdquo;, and I say that with no boastful intention. I&rsquo;m the run-of-the-mill &ldquo;A&rdquo; student, always ready to do extra credit and succeed in the eyes of whoever is evaluating me.</p> <p>But recently I&rsquo;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.</p>