We Don't Need No Education

The famous words of a Pink Floyd song that show a rebellious anger from being oppressed and rejected from society. It might seem an extreme link to our 21st century schools, but something quite other than teaching is happening. 

You might have read my first article on what employers are actually looking for in an employee. This is directly linked to what students learn before setting off into the big wide world. This lack of free thinking or free will is 'educated' to them whilst they're young. 

Seems crazy doesn't it? Almost a conspiracy. But to understand where this is leading, there must be an understanding of the definition of education. The oxford dictionary states that education is defined as 'the act of process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.' Sounds great doesn't it. It is until you realise the 'mature life' we live in.

It might seem I'm a lunatic against education. I'm not, education is a very important part of life. We need to learn and acquire skills to get the most out of the life we lead. However, it is the preparing of the mature life where the education system goes wrong. This is where politics interrupts the development of the next generation.

I remember when I was in school learning an array of different subjects. Back then, it never occurred to me how much of the curriculum was political propaganda. In geography, I was told there was no such thing as an illegal immigrant. In history, I was told to be ashamed of the British Empire, although for all its bad it brought rule of law and democracy to all corners of the globe. In science I was told evolution was a theory, although the clear evidence suggests it is fact. You see where this is heading.

Schools are teaching children how too think instead of giving them the tools of free thinking. Education should be objective, not subjective. Teach them the facts, the opinions on every side, and allow them to piece their own vision together. Instead, schools are programming robots for the political gain of the establishment. 

Whilst knowing this, it's important to remember this isn't the teachers fault. The curriculum comes from the governing body. Education is directly given from the government and guess who your government answers to? The EU.

Now I won't go into too much detail of the political nature of the EU. However, their attempt to merge different countries together under one single banner would require the people to have the right ideology to accept this political cause. This socialist agenda is being taught in the schools. 

I remember studying business in school and there was a school trip to Brussels. A visit to meet MEPs who worked in the EU parliament 'educating' us on what the EU does for us. It was obvious propaganda looking back, but at the time I was taught to believe the EU was the reason of everything good that happens in the United Kingdom. 

So how did I manage to piece my own vision together? Well, I found the pieces they hid from me, namely through the internet. But now even the internet is being manipulated to portray one opinion, one agenda. Anyone remember when the BBC was objective, voicing all opinions? Try the BBC website now and it's evidently socialist. 

So how do we change the education system to better suit the 21st century? Sir Ken Robinson has the answer, and it can be shown in the video below. 

See how the education system is still built around a Victorian ideology. This is where it can all change. To allow free thinking to breath once more. Until that happens, we really are just another brick in the wall.