Day 63: i Gotz an Edumacation.

I was reading the paper today and a headline caught my eye.

"College Schmollege: Are Todays College Students Dumber?"

Its about a college professor compiling all the responses that, according to some, 

say that theres something wrong with America's education.

(click to read this amusing blog here)

That may be true, but I am not an analyst or an expert on the subject of America's education system.

Of course students need inspiring teachers to motivate them. 

However, I think its not all up to the teachers to drive the students.

Its something that the students themselves have to deal with on their own. 

Nobody can always push you around and make you study or succeed.

Of course its case by case, however, I don't think that one's grades should reflect on how intelligent or dumb someone is. Everyone is better at something than someone else. 

I feel that it all depends on how motivated they are to push themselves. Perhaps we shouldn't be categorized as dumb or intelligent, but rather either as motivated or lazy.

And I feel thats what people should really focus on. There are people that are probably so motivated, but don't get the work and the help they need to understand. While the people who do get all the answers right, are only like that because someone else is pushing them and not themselves.

Maybe the reason why people did better in college was because there weren't as many distractions back then...cellphones, video games, the internet?

But again, I am a student myself, so perhaps I sound really naive or ignorant because I'm not an expert on this topic. I am simply an observer.

And from personal experience, I know I can do better when i'm motivated and badly when i'm not.

So maybe its time to not immediately blame the teachers, professors or distractions for our failures.

but at ourselves.

(what do you think?)