If exams and middle school are harmful, and kids don’t get enough recess, maybe we should slot in a Lord of the Flies period from ages 11-14.  5 Things It Turns Out You Were Right to Hate About School  #2. Competition in School Hinders Learning The only students who enjoy being ranked are those at the top, and the valedictorian is the only student not imagining a swarm of flying dicks choking him to death on graduation day. [But it turns out] high achievers spend more time “finangling the system” than they spend gaining knowledge.  Read More

If exams and middle school are harmful, and kids don’t get enough recess, maybe we should slot in a Lord of the Flies period from ages 11-14. 

5 Things It Turns Out You Were Right to Hate About School 

#2. Competition in School Hinders Learning

The only students who enjoy being ranked are those at the top, and the valedictorian is the only student not imagining a swarm of flying dicks choking him to death on graduation day.

[But it turns out] high achievers spend more time “finangling the system” than they spend gaining knowledge. 

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