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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
That's naive.
I'm sorry, but it is. The American high school system is not set up for learning. If you want to learn--and you certainly should--then read a book. Seek out people who are experts in what you want to know. But for God's sake, don't go to a public high school.
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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus
I don't quite get your meaning. I learned a lot in public school.
Or have things changed that much in the last few years?
Though I have completely forgotten how to make a pipe out of a piece of tinfoil.
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Things have changed a lot. Standardized testing out the wazoo and funding based thereon saw to that. But I disagree with Clodfobble. They are totally set up for learning. Rote learning to pass standardized tests. Not to help people acquire the skill of learning independently. Unless you are lucky like us and have an alternative public school option.