The other night, I had a good conversation with my dear friend. We were talking about the country education system. It always sadden me whenever the education topic came up, because I've been so let down by it since a few years ago, and I'm not always so proud of it.
Thinking that since I had no choice but to got myself wrapped up in it, my own generation-to-be will also become the victims under it, if I'm not fully aware from now on.
It's not about regurgitating of facts in all school levels that bothers me, because the world education system seems to work that way. What is disheartened is how the government brings down the standard, way too low, like there's almost no value in it...And then you thought "I'll never bring up even a fairly wise child!"
It's not a matter of choice. In this country, we don't have much options and opportunities. Students procrastinate is a norm; last minute studies is a ritual in every semester; and we only hope for the mercy of educators not to fail us. Or else, even at higher school level, we look forward to the last few weeks of examination questions, literally. We grasp on and cram for examination questions, we only truly learn in the study week. The result is, we don't really gain much.
Whenever the dubious glory comes, I question myself if it's truly authentic. I believe in my degree of capability when I put my answers on the answer sheets. How deeply I learn and how much is retain in my memory to lay out my answers in the exam. I have more faith in myself than the grade tells me on the paper. You know it the moment they take down the standard when you know your inability to answer the question doesn't hold the candle to the flying colors that you never attempt to achieve. So the grade doesn't tell you much of how well you understand the subjects. It plainly implies how putrid the system is!
In the final analysis, the end-product - the workforce - is being said working quality is questionable, whether we're genuine college graduates. Fact is, the low quality products we are.
Since I have more faith in myself than the government tells me what grade I belong to, I'd rather take my babies and start a home school instead! It's not a trend, it's just an alternative.
So don't you try to flaunt at me how high grade you get, what a shame for you! Don't you even mention it!
