As I had not had the best time in high school I often thought to myself: can it not be different around here? People have been studying in the same way for a century right now, in almost the exact same way. Why do teachers teach the way they do? Why do we have to learn geography and not creative writing, yoga or design? And are students really more motivated to learn by forcing them to study in a certain separated level of education? Time has changed, but the schooling system has not which influences the quality of education and the happiness of the children to a great extent.
At schools cliques exist because pupils are all insecure individuals who are all trying to fit into a comfortable group of people that they can relate to. Everyone is different, so lots of different cliques arise. These cliques originate from out the way a school is built up, because schools also divide children into different levels of education . Children are used to being divided in different groups that distinguish them from each other, so it is a natural habit to prosecute in class.
On too many schools children are still pigeonholed by each other because of the current normal schooling system. A lot of children cannot cope with the current system because they feel like they do not fit in. But the fact is that all people are different and unique, so it is actually really illogical that we have such a one-sided system. Luckily more and more people realize this and there are more and more schools who are trying to find the right way to pay attention to all the children individually and make them respect each other and themselves. All children are different and that is how they should be treated. School could mean so much more than just education only. Or even better, education and school would get a way broader meaning. Can you imagine?
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