On education and I quote:
Descartes was right in his observation that book learning is not the sum of education. Education is much more than this.
THIS ---> refers to the stupid 5 chapters (That's close to 90 pages for you) that I'm reading now. Not that I am against reading. Reading is good. They expand the knowledge of one's mind through use of language on paper. Once, it would be difficult to get mass info. We might have to travel to different regions to listen to lecture on that topic. (That's about 3-4 centuries ago) And here I quote again
Reading is a sort of food. It is basis for our thinking and action. The books and essays we read and the repertoire we study are part of the traditions from which we draw nourishment and sustenance. We need to take in ideas and hear others speak and write just as we need to study the important repertoire in our fields of musical practice. For this reason, attending conferences, classes, seminars, and lessons, reading books and articles, searching the Internet, and watching and listening to mass media are all important means of gathering information.
BIG POINT NOTE: We also acquire knowledte in the classroom, studio, rehearsal space, or concert hall as we participate in musical and educational activities.
Get it??? During this bloody course, all we ever do is read books and books (not chapters hor.. Is books!!!), talk and talk, going round in circles squares triangles and back to circle again. Hey! My butt is getting squashed and bigger from all the sitting lez. Why arent there ACTIVITIES to allow application of whatever we haf read? Why are there so many chapters and books to read every week?
Education is sooooooo much more than this stupid shit!
I want movement!
I want discussions that stimulate my thinking. I dun wan to talk about what I have read for that entire 3 hours.
Give me something that allows me to apply what I have learnt.
Arent there many ways to touch on philosophies? Why does it haf to be sitting in a circle and let the air con blow me till I freeze in my +___+'' mode?
This philosophy course is USELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I repeat!!!
Education is so much more than this (book learning) !!!!!!!
PS: I can go on and on.. And with the analysis skills that I've learnt lately, I can go more in-depth. But I'm too tired. I'll edit some more when I have more powerful ideas. No promises though.
