Today my teacher said....

[Legendsneverdie]

the reason those in power want us to be educated is to keep us stupid...

Discuss

[Gadsden]

[qdiddy69]

the reason those in power want us to be educated is to keep us stupid...

Discuss

ur teacher is smart (seriuos)
ill explain if u guys need me 2

[Legendsneverdie]

ur teacher is smart (seriuos)
ill explain if u guys need me 2

explain.

[RachelBringIt]

If we really knew what was going on in our government and in our world, we would get seriously pissed. They want us just concerned with our little lives, getting money to buy more **** we don't need.

because


KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!!

[qdiddy69]

explain.

ok, ill make this as quick as a can
people who work for poeple in power( considered really smart by educational standards, get straight A's work hard), study their ass of in school and learn in school what mostly wont be used in real life, but their grades in school are an indicator to people in power as to how easily they are to control, and how much "dedication they will have to their job" along with their knowledge, so pretty much schools are just training camp for everyday poeple to be brainwashed and manipulated into working for the poeple in power that will do hardly any work, yet make millions off of the work that the poeple who goto school have done. Hell some of the richest poeple in america didnt graduate college becuase they realize the key to real success isnt in education but taking advantage of other peoples education

[Legendsneverdie]

If we really knew what was going on in our government and in our world, we would get seriously pissed. They want us just concerned with our little lives, getting money to buy more **** we don't need.

because


KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!!

maybe.. but what i think he means that why do we go to school to learn the answers to everyone else's questions? why cant we question their answers and still pass?? because the mass flock of careless individuals in power are to blind to care?

[jclarsen]

the reason those in power want us to be educated is to keep us stupid...

Discuss

a few hundred years ago the people in power kept the citizens uneducated.

your teacher is confusing.

[ImHuge07]

its the straight A students who get the top paying jobs at companies. its the guys that dont get the straight A's and go out and party and socialize that own the business that the straight A guys work for =D

[Gadsden]

[poolshark472]

In that case it sounds like your teacher had one hell of an education.

[NYG]

ok, ill make this as quick as a can
people who work for poeple in power( considered really smart by educational standards, get straight A's work hard), study their ass of in school and learn in school what mostly wont be used in real life, but their grades in school are an indicator to people in power as to how easily they are to control, and how much "dedication they will have to their job" along with their knowledge, so pretty much schools are just training camp for everyday poeple to be brainwashed and manipulated into working for the poeple in power that will do hardly any work, yet make millions off of the work that the poeple who goto school have done. Hell some of the richest poeple in america didnt graduate college becuase they realize the key to real success isnt in education but taking advantage of other peoples education

damn dude, this **** is deep and really helps my situation right now. reps after recharge.

[Brutotal]

ok, ill make this as quick as a can
people who work for poeple in power( considered really smart by educational standards, get straight A's work hard), study their ass of in school and learn in school what mostly wont be used in real life, but their grades in school are an indicator to people in power as to how easily they are to control, and how much "dedication they will have to their job" along with their knowledge, so pretty much schools are just training camp for everyday poeple to be brainwashed and manipulated into working for the poeple in power that will do hardly any work, yet make millions off of the work that the poeple who goto school have done. Hell some of the richest poeple in america didnt graduate college becuase they realize the key to real success isnt in education but taking advantage of other peoples education

School is about playing by the rules and sucking up to your teachers. High grades= you obey teachers and study what they tell you.

The truly rich/powerful either got it from stepping outside the norm or inheriting it.

[Eniram]

Also in the 70's it was mainly the educated people that supported the Vietnam war contrary to popular belief. So those that went through the school system were more likely to agree with the government.

[qdiddy69]

Also in the 70's it was mainly the educated people that supported the Vietnam war contrary to popular belief. So those that went through the school system were more likely to agree with the government.

more easy to agree with government sounds right because easily agree to government = more brainwashed

[boast]

Also in the 70's it was mainly the educated people that supported the Vietnam war contrary to popular belief. So those that went through the school system were more likely to agree with the government.

because they wouldn't be drafted and didnt give a ****. It was the working class that got screwed over

[angelgarcia]

Thats one smart teacher you have there.

[MuscularPiEman]

If we really knew what was going on in our government and in our world, we would get seriously pissed. They want us just concerned with our little lives, getting money to buy more **** we don't need.

because


KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!!

Phhhh, communist...

lol! JK, but seriously dude, your teachers a bitch.

[Geekedout4BB]

This is a reason why I dropped out of high school and work in the non-profit sector.

(No Anarchist)

(Yes, successful "citizen" who supports himself just fine -- and thinks for himself)

[JohnHenryHorton]

when you are part of the traditional education system, you are learning exactly what those in power want you to learn. Therefore, you will be indoctrinated into that same system and preserve the status quo. Preserving the status quo is essential to the powerful because it ensures that they retain that power.

Indoctrination is strong. Just think about religion and political views that you most likely got from your parents. If you are gifted, maybe you stepped outside of that follower mentality and actually questioned things for yourself and learned a lot more that way.

Fun fact: in the southern U.S., the Civil War is often referred to in southern school textbooks as "The War of Northern Aggression" and the South does not teach that they lost that war.

(note to southerners: ya u lost. u mad?)

[undertowg]

Most CEO's in corporate america have atleast a bachlors. Bill Gates and Dell are some of the richest drop outs in the world. But they're an abberantion.

Btw, don't forget about the upper middle class doctors, lawyers, engineers. Many of them open their own firm, working for themselves. They're not doing so bad either

[AntonioWright]

maybe.. but what i think he means that why do we go to school to learn the answers to everyone else's questions? why cant we question their answers and still pass?? because the mass flock of careless individuals in power are to blind to care?

Schools today teach the reciting of knowledge, not the acquiring of knowledge. There is a big difference between the two. Students are taught not to be objective. Hell, I doubt many know the Five W's.

[Cell-Tech]

ok, ill make this as quick as a can
people who work for poeple in power( considered really smart by educational standards, get straight A's work hard), study their ass of in school and learn in school what mostly wont be used in real life, but their grades in school are an indicator to people in power as to how easily they are to control, and how much "dedication they will have to their job" along with their knowledge, so pretty much schools are just training camp for everyday poeple to be brainwashed and manipulated into working for the poeple in power that will do hardly any work, yet make millions off of the work that the poeple who goto school have done. Hell some of the richest poeple in america didnt graduate college becuase they realize the key to real success isnt in education but taking advantage of other peoples education

Sometimes I thought of things like that before but never worded it or thought into it. reps.

[nakedrunner]

I very smart guy once said..

Don't let education get in the way of your learning

(Mark Twain)

[Family_Guy]

when you are part of the traditional education system, you are learning exactly what those in power want you to learn. Therefore, you will be indoctrinated into that same system and preserve the status quo. Preserving the status quo is essential to the powerful because it ensures that they retain that power.

Well many professions require the skill set learned from school so what's your point? Engineers, doctors, lawyers, nurses, computer scientist aren't jobs that Joe Blow off the street with no formal education will ever be able to land.

[ImHuge07]

Schools today teach the reciting of knowledge, not the acquiring of knowledge. There is a big difference between the two. Students are taught not to be objective. Hell, I doubt many know the Five W's.

who , what , when , where , why

[KaTaNa111]

I very smart guy once said..

Don't let education get in the way of your learning

(Mark Twain)

mark twain was a dumbass! The Da Vinci Code Sucked!

[eol]

ok, ill make this as quick as a can
people who work for poeple in power( considered really smart by educational standards, get straight A's work hard), study their ass of in school and learn in school what mostly wont be used in real life, but their grades in school are an indicator to people in power as to how easily they are to control, and how much "dedication they will have to their job" along with their knowledge, so pretty much schools are just training camp for everyday poeple to be brainwashed and manipulated into working for the poeple in power that will do hardly any work, yet make millions off of the work that the poeple who goto school have done. Hell some of the richest poeple in america didnt graduate college becuase they realize the key to real success isnt in education but taking advantage of other peoples education

LMAO
You have a lot to learn. Are you a senior in high school right now?

[Geekedout4BB]

Well many professions require the skill set learned from school so what's your point? Engineers, doctors, lawyers, nurses, computer scientist aren't jobs that Joe Blow off the street with no formal education will ever be able to land.

General "education" is what's broken most, IMO.

[wingsofevil]

from what i've read so far in this thread it seems to me as though the government is lying to us and brainwashing us as we hear about the problem of our economy and gas prices. its all a big lie. their hiking up prices with everything so they can lower the deficit the U.S. has from the war in iraq. this reminds of me of nixon's term in office back in the 70's.