Learning

Learning. I love learning. That's why I loved going to school. To learn. I loved being that nerd that soaked up every little bit of information. Even the boring things seemed to hold somewhat of an interest. I loved it all. I read it all.

I'd go home and watch the History Channel and the Discovery Channel. I watched all of that. I was a smart little cookie.

And then things changed...stuff changed. Sometimes, some days school seems like a drag and it's something I don't want to do.

And I've come to the conclusion it's not because I'm being a bad student (although I'm not saying I'm the best student).

But school has changed. I'm not positive but at one point school was different. It wasn't about learning anymore. All I seem to do is be tested on everything and anything. And I hate it. It's come to the point where I truly feel like "getting an education" is not about learning anymore, rather it's about remembering enough to get you through a test and throwing it out and starting anew. Life sucks. And school systems suck.

There I said it.

Why can't we bring back the passion for teaching and more importantly learning? I don't think people realize how we have so much potential and so many chances to learn. And we don't take the chances. And when we've become "learn-ed people", we seem more ignorant. Why do we stop trying to learn? And it's not like we even teach others what we know? It's horrible what we do. We're all ignorant and the key to knowledge is in our pockets but we don't reach into them and take the key out.

And that's our mistake.

Just a penny for your thoughts today.