作者：Arjun Waliaabbr.
在19世纪后期之前，教育是在私立机构或通过家庭教育进行的私人实践。1902年，当约翰·D·洛克菲勒与弗洛德里克·盖茨——洛克菲勒的商业和个人顾问，也是他的好朋友——共同创建了普通教育委员会，一切都发生了变化。
普通教育委员会负责资助美国公立学校系统，并在1902年提供了超过一亿美元的资金。此后，他们继续以较小的数额提供支持。董事会负责创建美国公立学校的系统，并在一个多世纪以来一直被作为全球典范。
“我想要一个工人国家，而不是思想家。” —— 约翰·D·洛克菲勒
让我们考虑一下。在我们出生之后不久就被一所学校录取，接下来的大概13年里的大部分时间都在那里度过，每天8小时。
我们被告知世界是如何根据政府制定的课程指导方针运作，而教师应该遵循这些指导方针。我们这样做，所以我们可以赚取一张纸，以便继续“高等教育”，再获得另一张纸，使我们有资格获得某种类型的工作。
现代教育确实有其益处，但许多人似乎认为消极的影响远大于积极因素。当然，我们确实在学习，但我们没有被教会如何质疑我们周围的世界，或者质疑我们正在被教授的材料。
此外，世界正在快速变化，所有学科领域都不断出现新的信息。尽管有这样的事实，孩子们仍然学习相同的，几十年来他们教过多年的材料，并质疑某些“事实”或信息并不总是受到欢迎。
我们是在灌输孩子吗？我们的孩子在学校里真正学到了什么，它有多重要？
然后我们还有其他问题，比如有特殊需要的孩子，有天赋的孩子，或者孩子被贴ADHD的标签等等。
注：ADHD为“注意力不集中症”缩写。（ attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ）
原文：
Prior to the late 1800’s, education was a private practice which took place in private institutions or through home schooling. That all changed in 1902 when John D. Rockefeller created the general education board in conjunction with Frederick T. Gates, Rockefeller’s business and personal adviser and good friend. The general education board was responsible for funding the American public school system, and provided over one hundred million dollars in 1902; they continued their support in a lesser capacity beyond that date. The board was responsible for the creation of the American public school system and has been used as a model globally for more than a century.
“I want a nation of workers, not thinkers.”
—— John D. Rockefeller
Let’s think about this for a minute. Not long after the day we are born we are enrolled into a school, spending the majority of our days there for approximately thirteen years, eight hours a day. We are told how the world functions according to the curriculum guidelines set forth by the government, which teachers are supposed to follow. We do this so we can earn a piece of paper in order to move on to ‘higher education’ to get another piece of paper that qualifies us for some type of job.
Modern day education does indeed have its benefits, but many seem to believe that the negatives far outweigh the positives. Sure, we are indeed learning, but we are not (as the video below emphasizes) necessarily taught how to question the world around us or the very material we’re being taught. Furthermore, the world is changing at a rapid pace and new information is constantly emerging in all subject areas. Despite this fact, children are left learning the same, decades old material that they’ve been taught for years, and questioning certain ‘facts’ or information is not always welcomed.
Are we indoctrinating our children? What are our children really learning in school, and how valuable is it?
Then we have other issues like children with special needs, gifted children, or children being labelled with ADHD, among other things.
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