subjects

there was an article in the himalayan times. its about what you learnt in school. subjects which we were made to take meant more than the contents of the subjects itself. i realised how short sighted we were and our focus was a little bit wrong.

school teaches us about writing skills. essays we write meant more than marks we had to score to achieve good grades. its to train us to write resumes to impress your future employers and reports everyone can understand. imagine if you didn;t develop your writing skills and how much you;ll stand to lose.

school teaches us about attention to details. mathematics teaches you not only to solve mathematical problems, but it requires you to pay close attention to the methods you use and the numbers. making sure you don;t use the wrong value for the wrong formula.

there are many other things about it. this is merely a tip of the ice berg. this article really makes one wonder if we have been focusing on the wrong aspects of learning in school.

what do you think?