The True Flaw in Education

Societal norms have led those to who want to become successful in the world to have much more than a high school diploma. Although the basic idea is to heighten knowledge, it is a misconception to the core underlying reality; I remind you this is an opinion.

We begin with the thought of the process. Never in my youth had I not envisioned myself not moving forward in the world without progressing in school. Was this embedded by my parents, as most would arguably say as the underlying factor, for me it was not. I recall laying in bed reading the Harry Potter series at the age of ten (prior to the mass flooding of social media, although it did exist) wondering what it is I wanted to do to become rich and how I was going to get there; since I knew Harry's inheritance wasn't a likely circumstance, nor were magical powers. As time moved forward, and the priorities in which I had were faded, “reality” set. But, why is it that? Why is it that that the things that we love, we set aside for things that help us make money. Here is where I believe lies the problem with education, what it is that provides most happiness is not necessarily what pays. I believe that what we create mentally is the foundation to how our lives are paved. The saddening truth is a life worthwhile doesn't necessarily provide immediate satisfaction, but bills, family and the present do.

Inflation, political, and monetary opinions aside, why is it that the future and the dreams we have in our youth can not be obtainable? Why is there is there such differentiation among the job titles, types of degrees, where we went to school, and the job itself weigh so much? In an ideal world, the point of an education is to further our knowledge in what it is we are passionate about. With the volatility within the world I believe we are herded to believe that particular jobs are more important and reflected by salary, a sad thought.

The measurement of salary, my solution, would be that our success measured by community happiness and overall well-being, utilitarianism at its core. The next question is how…

Here’s a thought. How about doctors get paid based on life expectancy rates increasing, a cure to the cold before the cold, the decrease of diagnosed “depression.” Lawyers to get paid based on less court cases and more solutions before even making it to a court room. A politician to get paid by the community’s success in reducing city debt, a decrease in crimes, and more income based on increasing business owners. Note, the examples listed are the same jobs that are considered of “importance,” but what about counselors, teachers, motivational speakers, and bloggers? Why are these jobs so undervalued, or at least paid less? What is it that within our society that we deem these as less? Last I knew, my future was dependent based on the nurturing as a kid (parental), but between the ages 5-18 where the 8 hours with my teachers who set the foundation to who I am today. Although this time I provide no solution, the exposure to the thought is just as important.

In the end, we collectively set social expectations, norms, trends, and beliefs. Let's seek past what it is we have grown accustomed to and expand our thoughts to a meaningful and life beyond what it is that have been expected from us, and instead to create our own philosophies based on merit and the future we want, and will strive to have.

New Chapter, Forget it New Book

It's been a while since I've last posted, not that my mind hasn't been flooded with topics that I feel need to be entertained but more so to do with the influx of feelings and opinions without clarity as "life" happened.

So, this brings to question a pivotal moment that I encountered nearing, and even truer post graduation: what happens when life long milestones are met, and everything that we've been working for suddenly has been reached, where do we go now?

We all have different aspirations and finish lines in which we envision, arguably what nature and nurture allows, why is it that we restrict ourselves once these milestones are met. What was once a naive mind with intensions to optimize full potential and the true core of happiness, is set back by "life" and its realization that the mindset when initially outlined our timeline is intimidated and we fall average among conformability. The easy answer would be because it's easy, the harder one is one of which has taken this long to finally put the language restricted by words, to words. 

Humbled by life we must notice, that once lifelong milestones are met the feelings of accomplishment do not always directly reflect the triumph we assumed to linger as life challenges us with new summons, why do we question validity. Surely we reflect back to see quest that we had embarked and the lessons we've acquired along the way, but no true milestone is landmarked with just a single goal in mind, but a series of intended targets that we've subsequently preplanned with promise that the most advantageous route for the betterment of long term prosperity is possible.  

Referencing back to the naive mindset I've found the true core of the presence and purpose of whom we are intended to be, to what makes me, to what makes us happy. We must not forget the place we intended to be by the masked "assumed route" of what we are "supposed" to do rather than what it is we want to do. 

We must encounter life, if we truly are intending to optimize full potential, with the aim to be to travel towards the road we intended to travel originally; even if that means traveling the road less traveled. There's a world living to be ordinary, when we have the potential to embody a prodigious life. We need not to lessen standards in order to fit in, but appreciate the ability to even think to stand out. Although the likelihood of an original idea seems unfathomable, we must challenge ourselves towards a life worth living. Never shall we look back and regret something because it seemed out of the question, but even if failed, to live regret free and full of more life as we age than we did at youth. They say that a youthful mind, although can be looked on as naive to true ability, is the smartest mind because it questions everything and all it encompasses. But, if as we grow "wiser" we continuously question and leave an open mind, the question of fundamentals open new doors of opportunity we thought were shut out by "the real world," and only to find that what is real is what we create in our minds, and that can be endless.