I Will not let exam results decide my fate

[Kardan]

The poem isn't about school not being important, it's about the redundancy of most of the curriculum in the real world and the fact that some parents/teachers will happily justify it with the excuse of "it'll help you get a good degree and a better job". It's about the flawed testing system we have that essentially relies on memory capacity rather than actual relevant ability.

Yes some exams are important in a number of professional jobs like engineering and such, but when it comes to things that don't require knowledge of Pythagoras' theorem or pathetic fallacy, why are we still told that learning this is 'imperative to success' - it's not.

I really like spoken word poetry and some aspects of this piece certainly do ring true.

Very true, but for example, if kids were not taught Pythagoras' theorem at school, how would we get any engineers etc.

If you leave school at 16, take college courses specific to one thing, or even certain A-Levels, then some stuff you learnt at school will basically become redundant. But there are probably just as many things that will become useful to you later in life, but you just don't know you need them yet. Hindsight is very helpful here

To be on topic, I think exams are the way forward, whether the current exams/curriculum are the way forward is a different question

[LiquidLuck.]

This is what people who get nowhere in life say.. It's not about what you'll remember, it's about the knowledge you acquire and actually someday in your life you WILL use it, because if you don't know, people will think you are dumb.

You're not supposed to learn about survival in school btw, you're supposed to learn it at home. And people aren't evaluate the same way, if you don't think you have what it takes to get the right grades for the future you want, find a second way to get it, like a professional course. These courses are getting even more popular, and you can get far with them. They evaluate your qualities not as much with exams, but with things you do during the classes. And in normal classes, that is also evaluated, as well as work you do at home, and even if you make an effort to do it, you will get a good grade.

I think this music is just stupid, to be totally honest.

[Demi]

This is why society is going the way it is, with idiots like him allowing young children that 'hate' school follow him...
There is enough to worry about in schools, now I agree with some subjects not used but it isn't just you learning Pythagoras etc... It's what you gain from it, logical thinking, problem solving, ideas, LEARNING HOW TO WORK THINGS OUT AND THINK.

Sorry, idiots like him, were probably failures in school. Managed to get a good clip on YouTube on the radio. That's it, he will be popular for about a year. Then what? Success? Nah.

Over & OUT.

[buttons]

ew shut up people if he doesn't want to do exams and wants to try work his way up without them then ALL THE POWER TO HIM. not all successful people did well in exams and you can always go back to education. worry about ur own future. zZzZz.

[Adam]

ew shut up people if he doesn't want to do exams and wants to try work his way up without them then ALL THE POWER TO HIM. not all successful people did well in exams and you can always go back to education. worry about ur own future. zZzZz.

goes both ways, why can he preach to people saying that school is ****? that's freedom of speech.

[Zak]

I'm totally ok with people having this kind of "I don't care about my results" attitude, it's cute. Cya in KFC.

Lmao that's what I thought.

Exams are gay no doubt but I think they accurately measure a person's ability in a subject.. Exams ensure that you actually know what you're talking about.. and not using Google to help you (assignment work). I'm all for exams.

A lot of good jobs require degrees today, even my own. If I didn't have a degree.. I wouldn't have even got an interview (most companies work on a points system).

[buttons]

goes both ways, why can he preach to people saying that school is ****? that's freedom of speech.

yeah exactly im saying he can have his freedom of speech too
adam swear down all ur posts are ITS MY OPINION. im js if he doesn't want to do exams cool good for him no need to call him an idiot failure etc when there are people who have been successful without exams. school is ****, ive learnt more through experience, books and other people than anything in school. i do agree that we have to try our best at examscause that's wht employers look at it but don't agree that it shows who is better suited for a job than another

[Adam]

everything on this forum is my opinion. otherwise what would be the point.

[buttons]

yeh and u don't need to bring it up that it's your opinion whenever someone disagrees with u... We know its your opinion lol my opinion is why care about someone else's life/future and it's also my opinion that u can't predict someone will be be unsuccessful without exam results or that someone with exam results will be successful.

[Inseriousity.]

Schooling is a system. It won't be perfect and will always have its flaws and a system will never be able to cater for everyone. They just can't operate like that, people will slip through the net. I think there are many forms of intelligence and schooling heavily focuses on academic intelligence but there are plenty more and it's wrong to say that one is more worthwhile than another. However, to critique a system, I believe you also need to suggest alternatives. It's just lazy critique otherwise.

"Schools don't teach anything relevant. Do we really need to learn Pythagoras theorem?" okay fair enough, what do you want schools to teach then? What would your curriculum be? For example.