Seeing My Little Brother Cry Made Me Realize This: Our Schools Have Failed Us
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Seeing My Little Brother Cry Made Me Realize This: Our Schools Have Failed Us

Inside A Child’s Brain by Uzy

My little brother comes to me after his Math exam and shows me his working on a problem. He says he isn’t sure if he got that question right, asking me to check his work. I don’t want to brag, but I am in college now, and for middle schoolers, I am a Math god. Using my ‘expertise,’ I went over his work; he had gotten the question wrong. Regrettably, I told him that, and he started crying.

I gave him water and consoled him, but he wouldn’t stop crying. I told him that it doesn’t matter; there will be more tests. I gave him one of those motivational speaker speeches to make him calm down. I have never seen him cry that heavily before, but he settled down, and we continued on with our day.

This incident left a heavy impact on my heart, and I could not stop thinking about it. I could not stop thinking about how messed up schools are these days. I believe that schools have failed to do their job. Instead of shaping our future, our children, they are ruining them. I can’t just sit by and watch children go through years of hell anymore. Enough is enough! I demand a change in the schooling system.

The Problem:

Instead of opening minds, fostering creativity, and birthing wisdom; schools are creating children with depression, anxiety, and stress. Now, I don’t believe that you shouldn’t go to school and grind, grind, grind. I would go as far as to say that schools are what makes humans different from animals. Schools control the future of the world, which is why the current school system makes me sad.

From a young age, a child is forced to carry a heavy burden on their back. A child has to get straight A’s, be likable, and follow a set of silly rules. All this enchains the child’s imagination and makes them into mindless bots. Knowledge has become secondary, and the goal now is to become the ‘perfect’ student. Schools are enchaining the dreams and creativity of children. A child’s dream is like a torch that lights up the world, and killing these dreams would make the world a dark place.

Schools need to become a place of learning; a place of freedom; a place of expression. I have had lots of inspirational teachers who changed my life. Alas, the school never supported them. One of my favourite teachers got fired for, well, being too famous. He had unusual teaching methods and won the respect of the students; that was his crime. If a school makes a child cry that, in my opinion, is a failed school. Schools need to become a source of smiles for children-not tears.

The Solution:

The schools I dream about only follow one syllabus: to leave a child with the best time of their life and the ability to think. These schools will teach science, math, and how to be a good human. A strict no drugs policy will not prevent children from doing drugs, but the ability to think will. A seed of wisdom needs to be sown in every child.

To make this happen, we need the best people in our communities to run our schools. The teachers are responsible for the future of the world. Throw the current syllabus out of the window. And design classes that produce artists, astronauts, and scientists. The world is heading to a scary place, and our future generation is our only hope. Otherwise, who knows, climate change or a nuclear war could be the end of us.