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[Redblade]

Well recently i looked thru some book saying school arent good and stuffs like this. This question immediately popped up in my head, so i would like to hear from you guys on whats your opinions

[Tetiel]

It all depends on the person and if they want to learn or not. If people do not have the proper motivation or interest, they will do poorly. If they actually have the will... they will learn a lot.

[Sweeney]

Everyone learns something from school, even if it's just how to interact with other children/people.

[Ives]

American public school sucks. 95% of them do, including above average ones. I went to one of the best 250 high schools in the nation, and it was horrible in educating, exception being a few good teachers. I've learned more from reading books and going to the library since I graduated.

Private schools and charter schools are far superior, and I think the US could use a lot more choice. We need to find a good system, and by ignoring the problems, we aren't helping.

[Cript]

IMO, it all starts with your parents. If your parents don't encourage learning before you go to school, you won't want to learn...My parents were great about encouraging and helping me learn...I attribute most of my educational success to that.

[Sean]

lol. Is this question serious? Of course schools teach you. How do you think you learned how to read, write, and interact with other children? How did you learn how to do math? School.

Srsleh.

[Bão]

Yeah in my opinion impossible to learn nothing from school.
I think it depends on so very many things including (but not limited to):
Internal motivation (Your own motivation)
External motivation (Motivation from parents, teachers, extended family and friends)
Home life
How many schools you've been to
What school you go/went to
Your friends, or lack thereof
Your own intelligence and what your strengths are when it comes to that intelligence (If you know all there is to know about Math but have no writing skills there's only so far you can go, especially in terms of entry requirements to university)
Your learning style vs the teachers teaching style
Your extra-curricular activities

I think it's a very individual thing and that school are great for the majority of children, but there's failings in schools that can't be rectified without more money being put in basically. Sometimes there's only so much you can do for a kid and they still won't thrive in a school setting. Other kids will do well despite all their obstacles.

I agree with you. If you're a person who tries to learn as much as you can, then you'll be someone who is well-mannered and educated as to someone who doesn't like to learn. Just because your school isn't good doesn't mean you can't be educated well. Just reading current events, books, and magazines helps with learning and having better skills from comprehension to critical thinking.