How The Simpsons Exposes the Problem With the School System

[@Made2Express]

Hey guys, if you have a different opinion that’s cool! It creates discussion. However, I do ask that you keep the comments respectful as that’s one the most important lessons to take away from this video. I also want to make a point that my messages in my videos can easily be misinterpreted. Don’t take “grades don’t mean anything” too literally. Celebrate your hard work, obviously if they get you somewhere then it counts for something. Just don’t let them define your self worth.

[@Cr1ms0nRav3n]

The issues with the education system and college are a lot deeper than just obsessing over grades. But great video nonetheless. Wasn’t it a Rockefeller who began the education system in America and has a very ominous and infamous quote about wanting a nation of workers not thinkers? The elites don’t want free thinkers, they want obedient slaves to keep turning the cogs in their machine, called the United States corporation with its unconstitutional federal reserve, IRS taxing us into oblivion and endless wars. Everything from our birth certificate to our zip code, is designed to mark us like a commodity. The founding of America and the constitutional republic was meant to break free from this mental, spiritual and physical slavery. But after we won the war for our independence, we’ve been infiltrated by Marxist’s and communists for decades, undoing and eroding our values from within because as Lincoln once said, America will never be taken from the outside by force with a war. The royal elites and banking families consider themselves a race above humans, been that way for thousands of years and America has always been an affront to that belief. They and their secret societies and handshakes developed and created communism and its many forms, to sell it to suckers gullible enough to buy into it so they can create that chasm between the haves and have nots again. The Pharaohs and their slaves(they have an obsession with ancient Egypt too btw, that’s why pyramids and the eye of ra are everywhere, from Katy Perry music videos to the dollar Bill printed by the Fed Reserve). We are owned the moment we are born. Jordan Maxwell and Santos Bonacci go deep into this look them up I’m sure their videos are still on KZbin. Movies like Office Space along with a slew of others in the 90s painting this picture of corporate America and how working a high paying job in some booth or working your ass off 40+ hours a week only to earn enough to go back out and do it again day in and day out until you’re physically unable to and retire with whatever scraps you’ve accumulated over the years, is NOT how humans beings are supposed to live on this earth. Money is an ancient Sumerian invention used by its priest class to enslave it’s common folk and seperate them into classes. The priest class are today’s bankers and elite families. If you understand that, then you know something is definitely wrong here. You feel it the moment you’re forced into school and have ridiculous expectations placed on you as a child. It’s a botched backwards system designed to imprison us into servitude and slavery, with enough distractions like consumerism and modern day bread and circuses like sports and travel destinations to make us think we are actually free and this is how it should be. It isn’t. Michael Tellinger dives deep into the origins of money and what it’s true function is. Look him up as well. That’s 3 names so far who’s videos you should watch. I encourage you to do so.

[@jasontodd6464]

I like this message. Grades shouldn't be the only thing that defines us, or the only thing that defines our intelligence for that matter.

[@jeremyhall2727]

96% of that stuff you will never use. It's nice to know but you likely will never use it.

[@MrManniG]

To be honest: my parents where not obsessive about my grades but more aboit my development in the way that I would get a somewhat decent job

[@LordBloodySoul]

I wish my parents would understand English better, because I would love to show them this. During the time where my little sister went to school, they pressured her a lot. Down to the max where she constantly got sick and ill health-ed from just anxiety. Because she didn't want to fail their expectations and due to teachers telling her that these grades are what matters to society. Screw Society on that one. My Dad never learned IT, but works and repairs computers better than an actual IT studied Employee. My big sister advanced in Architecture, but nowadays works in Expense Management for one of the biggest Household Hardware Companies in Germany. I learned Web Design and schooled myself in Retail. Now I work in a Print Shop that develops Website Banners, T-Shirts, Concert Flyers and Car Prints. And the four languages I can speak and understand, I taught most of this myself. I was just about average in school on everything that wasn't Art related. Heck I even learned how to play 7 different instruments without ever knowing how to read Note Sheets. To anyone thinking that these Numbers and letters on your school degree mean anything of value. No, they don't. If you got a talent and you can show it in any way, do so. School degrees are just there for the governments of your countries to evaluate the average IQ quota, which is just another can of BS in the school system.

[@Ashikawahong]

The saddest part is: Everytime I get a bad grade I feel horrible. Everytime I get a good grade I feel... indifferent. Even though I usually work my ass off for it.

[@mkrocket6056]

yeah becouse that is expected from you, you get no reward for it, you have no use for it but it s bad if you don t know it ... that mentality of teachers and parents can be sometimes like wtf ... it takes 5 minutes to understand that teachers and parents are often wrong about school but it s ego, traditions, mentality, expectations and stuff that keeps teachers and parents blind ... i personally don t understand how THEY can t understand it

[@neprosne2356]

same

[@kaitlyncortez3216]

I got a really bad score on my math research paper, and I had a mental breakdown while blaming myself for not knowing how to improve it despite never getting any meaningful feedback from my teacher despite asking him for help. He basically refused to read my rough draft and just skimmed it.

[@mkrocket6056]

@@kaitlyncortez3216 @Kaitlyn Cortez I feel you .. but it s okey .. in the end nothing has a purpose so don t even bother being sad :D i know exactly that feel and it s terrible but I am over it, You just have to realize that it doesn t mean anything ... you don t have to be good at math, you don t need to blame yourself, it really is okey ... nobody's perfect, that teacher is probably not the best person either ... school is not your life, grades don t change your future ... you can have completed 5 schools and still be an idiot ... also educating system is bad and bla bla bla ... just keep calm and f*** school 👌

[@za3739]

That's called loss aversion, we all do it. It's kinda like when you lose 5 bucks in a vending machine and you find 5 bucks on the ground later, but you still feel bitter about the vending machine.

[@Marz560]

When Bart said “This is as good as I can do, and I still failed” a tear rolled down my eye. That hit me hard.

[@azz658]

Same here

[@Error-mn4el]

gotta love it when you do your best to study, you think you did pretty well on the test, you fuck it up anyway and then you get told to maybe study more....

[@machy8515]

Honestly my life in a nutshell.

[@tonov451]

Fuck the education system

[@koolcat6893]

@@Error-mn4el relatable

[@SonaDrawzStuffYT]

I'm no longer in school, and I can tell you right now, for the 12 years I was in school I don't remember a damn thing I was taught after the 4th grade. Because it was useless to me, and hardly anything I learned in school aside from basic math is anything I actually use at all. You can't expect kids to want to learn when they KNOW majority of what they are learning is completely useless.

[@kawaiistar7107]

I'm sorry to bother you but Hi I love your youtube channel :))

[@lamb6276]

Mostly History,History is useless 99% of the time

[@azriel_c453]

@@lamb6276 unless ya wanna be a historian

[@lamb6276]

Yeah good point

[@azriel_c453]

@@lamb6276 lol

[@wesleydavis3387]

I had a math teacher in college, Greek guy. He always complained that the American School system was "too much testing, not enough teaching".

[@mihaionyx4603]

He is the only teacher who knows how to teach in America nowadays

[@ForceOfWill100]

This was my experience exactly. I got good grades primarily because my parents and older brother valued education, and taught me tons of things from an early age. Despite not paying attention in class, and never really studying until high school, I always did well and made honors. In the eyes of the school, this made me "smart", but I never really felt that I was "smarter" than anyone as much as I felt that I was simply given advantages that others did not have. Combine this with the Pygmalion effect of reinforcement, and those deemed "failures" underperform while those deemed "gifted" receive more guidance and over-perform.

[@davidhansen2155]

SOMEBODY GIVE THAT TEACHER AN AWARD FOR POINTING OUT ALL OF AMERICAS EDUCATION SYSTEM PROBLEMS

[@itz_violet21]

I'm greek too lol

[@kaywilliams1592]

Is he wrong tho

[@k0lds0up5]

I feel that many students nowadays, myself included, are more concerned about getting a decent grade than actually learning. I nearly failed my first semester in my math class during my senior year. I have literally never been more anxious in my entire life, and literally no one cared except one of my teachers. She was cool. I like her.

[@Bumbledette]

I almost failed high school because of my math grades, i just dont click with it and i hated that about myself, my math teacher passed me with a D- so i could graduate i will forever love jim for that

[@omarsstuff9819]

I failed the 1st semester in middle school

[@Lolo_Antonio-FryEmUpFan]

Welp no me I always tried to learn like if I for real understand and never could get good grades

[@kirito-kun4178]

I am failing and sometimes I just wish for everything to end. I want to be a rock if that's possible. A rock with no emotions or problems. I am so anxious about school I would do anything for it to stop.

[@haveagoodmourning]

@@kirito-kun4178 please stay alive

[@comradesam3382]

Teacher: "Class, why do you think students cheat on tests" *the class, all of whom cheat in one way or another*:"Because in 10 years my employer will only see what grade I got, not what I know" A 70 year old joke from my country, still holds up

[@alexursu4403]

70 ? Wow. School is even worse than I thought.

[@comradesam3382]

@@alexursu4403 well ex communist county, dont know how it is in other places

[@alexursu4403]

@@comradesam3382 Well it's the same deal here.

[@EvanNeedsTherapy]

Cheating is seen as a bad thing, that people who aren’t smart do so they can get good grades despite not being smart. Smart kids cheat because it saves them time energy and strain and gives them a better shot at a future than working their assess off learning useless information. Ive been telling myself this since I was like 12. I’ve been cheating that long and my parents are convinced I’m the reincarnation of Albert Einstein. This is how you know the system is fucked and needs to change.

[@lunarmy1336]

@@EvanNeedsTherapy while since being told my whole life that "cheating is wrong" and "you are stupid if you need to cheat" and since when I was younger the work was easier and cheating was unnecessary I started to fall behind and my grades got lower and I started to think I was just stupid and couldn't do anything right and that I was a disappointment so thank you school for teaching me that the work I give you isn't enough and that its always my fault and not the schools for being bad at teaching me🙃

[@kokinsnifer]

I almost cried when Bart started crying and this shows everyone that school is bad for someones (not everyones) mental health, for example I have anger issues and I can't focus well so when I have to focus and try I just get frustrated and start crying, people just keep saying that school is good for you but it just gives little kids stress, in my opinion kids shouldn't stress that much to the point where they start crying, yelling, hitting themselves and even having suicidal thoughts, like schools have to understand us and just chill

[@7826p]

Dont forget the destruction of self esteem, due to the tought of getting a bad grade it means you are a "failure" and that sucks,i tell by my experience.

[@Joe-pm8de]

yeah, yeah.

[@quinnholloway5400]

I hit myself a lot when ever I lost focused or got behind on notes And everytime I failed a test or got a bad grade on a assignment, I hated myself and even in college, let myself complete fall apart all because of a bad grade

[@L_Ratio_Bozo_]

When Bart cried, I cried too. I hate school so much, it gives me so much stress. Waking up is hard, smiling too. But when it's weekend I get so excited. School messed me up so much and still does, it feels like I have never time.

[@spoons7649]

*When you cry over a fictional character who looks like a broom*

[@Deutschen_mann]

If a student is stressed or literally crying over a bad grade, then something is really fucked up about this system

[@rgn87654]

No, it means you care. I remember working hard in college one semester, and then the next I barely showed up. I pretended not to care until I got my report card and it made me cry to see that because I couldn't be bothered going to school, I failed.

[@RandomFurry07]

or the student cares a bit too much about a letter or numbers

[@hexmech1893]

Yeah, you’re gonna have a hard time explaining that in Asia. Their suicide rates are sky diving high because of the pressure to conform.

[@1qulitxys635]

@@RandomFurry07 because school makes you. the entire point of the video

[@janet6421]

@@1qulitxys635 It's not just school. Life makes you do things that aren't fun but are necessary. Get a job. It's not fun but I need to buy food. Bart, like many students, only focused when he learned that there were consequences to failing again. It is much easier and more effective to study a little each day than cram the night before. Kids need to learn to start early and work consistently when they are young. This way, they will get a job young and they are less likely to be living in their parent's basement playing video games until they are 30 without ever holding a job.

[@jarbies004]

my school got rid of Ds because they want a "if you arent passing, your failing" mentallity. it completelly screws with our gpas and our over all morale

[@bayza7955]

Mine added E's lol. They're still an F but a "nice" F according to teachers.

[@auggiemain]

My school did that too, and we get an automatic fail if we miss one assignment now.

[@Fionacle]

Bro wtf??? Why would they do that wtff

[@STOPSYPHER]

@@bayza7955 idk man getting a fucking E would hurt quite a bit

[@STOPSYPHER]

@@auggiemain is that for online school??

[@ilikechez5775]

The moment when someone's crying because of a single math problem, you know something's wrong

[@jvstvorothii]

i cried over two pages of math problems, something *is* wrong.

[@kiralonely1307]

I've had a time in 6th grade where I straight up started bawling because I was so exhausted that merely existing was like super painful and I couldn't think anymore no matter how hard I tried and I couldn't work anymore, I felt super dissociated from the world around me and just was so out of it, despite needing it done before school the next day. And struggling to get out the words past hyperventilating because I knew I couldn't stop, but my brain wasn't letting me work anymore. To be fair, I barely slept back then due to not wanting to sleep, since sleep meant waking up, often without dreams in between the two, and waking up meant school. Sometimes I'd lay there crying and wishing I'd never wake up. I was 12 at the time of the latter story. And very much suicidal, as well as hitting myself, despite being a "good" kid in terms of grades. I had to start homeshchooling from 9-12, I'm 17 now. I have not fully recovered from the trauma that school gave me. Not to mention the trauma from other schools, one event happening at the ripe time of 2nd grade, aka I was 6-7. Fun.

[@buddyyyy]

I still cry over physics and calculus problems in college :(

[@SamantaP]

I'm in yr 8 and i cry about math or get mad about it because its the only subject i suck at.

[@emiyuu5112]

I'm in 10th grade and i always tear up when i can't complete chemistry homework. I used to cry over math homework too, but when my class got better math teacher this year it stopped. The teachers is very resonable, whenever someone says that they don't understand, she just responds with honest "that's great!" and then explain this to them until they get it. In contrary, my chemistry teacher just responds with "we had this in 9th grade" or "look into the books", and gets mad when students are struggling with questions. I think it kinda shows that how teacher acts matters deeply.

[@tumbke]

I remember a classmate having the same outburst in class. “I’m just dumb! Stupid! Worthless!”... imagine this is what a 12 year old was saying right before lunchtime ended.

[@newslenderarts]

That's horrible

[@billymays5396]

Probably the same thing.

[@goldedrag111]

I hate the whole school system.

[@BigpurrEli]

Crazy story i was just like that 12 year old, i kept getting my tests back and same result so i was like i have no purpose, no point of being here, and I’ll never achieve anything as an adult so i tried to kill my self 30 minutes later and i was saved by my English teacher

[@newslenderarts]

@@BigpurrEli are you ok?did you tell anyone about why you did it

[@storyduckleaderonyoutube3158]

You know the school system is bad when students are happy when they get sick

[@d.g.6147]

If you think those kids are happy they're out, you should see their teachers. They're probably uncorking champagne.

[@lockerbuddy2039]

I have seen students unironically hype about breaking a leg or arm as it means they don't have to do school. The fact that a kid's life could possibly be permanently affected by an injury but most kids are like "^^ At least no school for a week or two!" is brutal and disturbing.

[@sxmmiie991]

this is normal for me and I'm very concerned of myself. I cannot rid of those feelings that kick in constantly. I'm extremely weak at this language subject and honestly every night before sleep I just hope to myself I'll get serious sickness by next morning. I don't even know how I manage to cope 8 hours of school. And it sucks because I am so good at other things but I cannot showcase them because my whole life worthiness is based on lame tests and grades

[@Unfunnyfunyname]

@@lockerbuddy2039 i once licked everything that i found to get sick and skip school i dint get sick sadly who knows what got in my body

[@Wynnie1121]

It's amazing how schools see students saying "fuck school" and "this was hell" and think that they've done nothing wrong

[@Wynnie1121]

@Brennan Walsh fr man. I constantly say that my school board (and the whole school system) is incompetent and I will stand by that no matter what.

[@gameplaysh6135]

@@Wynnie1121 Totally agree They don't care for you at all. They make you do things completely irrelevant to anything and if you fail to do it They make sure you feel as bad as possible.

[@Wynnie1121]

@@gameplaysh6135 for real

[@gameaccount7142]

Not dimissing your point entirely but after a work out everyone thinks its hell aswell however they know its for the best. Its worth considering

[@MK-ophelia]

@@gameaccount7142 You serious? Working out may be for the best or whatever, but that's 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺. School is basically hell, yes, and for children no less. And it's not voluntary. You think it's normal or right to have kids suffering from depression because of grades, bullies, all kinds of school related things? Just a thought.

[@any3-official]

The worst part is when you study so hard for a test and you got a bad grade, and even your parents dont believe you even tried. :/

[@midgetwaffles8635]

It's the worst feeling in the world. Just.. pure stress, anger and frustration. Every single time my parents lecture me about homework, they just say "Just try. Make an effort." Nothing is more painful than hearing those words after sulking over a single math problem for hours on end.

[@passmethesaltplease4175]

Unless you frequently do bad things. They seriously affect your thinking and learning

[@amongusztav655]

That's why I used to study in front of them

[@cadentv4811]

@@amongusztav655 I would do that but they always just sit there and distract me and always have the TV on and my little sister is always making weird noises or screaming or trying to argue with me for no reason, it sucks

[@cadentv4811]

Also I am still virtual to clarify

[@maxmustermann-zx9yq]

imagine having a rating system A-F and not introducing S,SS,SSS ranks

[@charliekahn4205]

Yeah, the ± system doesn't make sense. Either introduce more letters or don't bother.

[@_DMNO_]

@@charliekahn4205 None of my schools have ever used + or - , it has only been a number 0-100.

[@maxargentum5001]

SMOOOOOKIN' SEXY STYLE!!

[@komasan]

Yokai watch reference? Maybe?

[@ducktoastthing3238]

@@_DMNO_ same here!

[@mr.mediocregamer9653]

I failed so much in school as a kid. Years later it turned out it wasn't my fault. The teachers were teaching the subject by just having us read from a book then test us on what we "learned." What no teacher or parent ever taught me was how to "study" effectively. Once someone who I met in the military showed me his techniques I went from thinking I was stupid to thinking I was smart. I quit the military, went to college and university and made mostly "A's" in all my courses. I'm going to be sure to pass on these techniques to my son when he starts school.

[@OneSlavBoi]

share? Got my exam period coming up in uni and i still dont know and PRSTQ or whatever just seems like suuuuuuuch a slog

[@mr.mediocregamer9653]

@@OneSlavBoi anything not math or science related you start by reading the material, and for every name of a person you find in the reading you also answer (Who (their name) what (what they did or are known for) where (where they were when they did this notable thing and why, why did they do this notable thing) Then you learn to write the whole story out in paragraph form over and over until you can recite it without trouble. Do this for EVERY name you come across in your reading. For science and math it all comes down to repatirion. Make flash cards for scientific names or principles and flip through them until you can define every term without thought. Math is harder, it's just write the formula over and over until you memorized it then do practice equations to really solidify your learning. Finally, try to find practice exams online that can give you insight on the kinds of questions you'll be asked. Good luck!

[@OneSlavBoi]

@@mr.mediocregamer9653 Lovely advice thanks.

[@mr.mediocregamer9653]

@@OneSlavBoi I hope some helps. Good luck!

[@Movietuff]

Your teachers were really messed up if they didn't give you proper help to do better in the future. Shame on them.

[@hiszpanskainkwizycja3138]

This. This is 1000% better than any school psychiatrist could ever do.

[@squarehead6452]

Proves he's an amazing writer

[@nikokrol7773]

Ło panie hiszpańskiej ekspedycji ja się nie spodziewałem.

[@drummerboyhaki3016]

@@nikokrol7773 tf u on about

[@hiszpanskainkwizycja3138]

@@drummerboyhaki3016 You see my nick name translates into Spanish Inquisition

[@drummerboyhaki3016]

@@hiszpanskainkwizycja3138 too much work bro😩

[@Solarized666]

I get yelled at for not caring about my grades. I mean they ”define if I’m gonna have a good and steady future” but I think my mental health right at the moment is more important than numbers. I’m not gonna have a future if I’m 15 years old and already ready to jump off a roof.

[@loserghost356]

i wish i could tell my dad this. he keeps talking about my future, but i cant have one if im dead.

[@user-it2kq4ty9q]

mood

[@Dargonhuman]

For real. I wish someone had told me when I was in school that some random letter wasn't nearly as important as the school system made it out to be, maybe I'd have been more motivated to pursue my passions and interests and not be stuck in a dead end job. My below average grades (in subjects I had zero interest in) made me feel like I wasn't good enough for anything and would never succeed so I never bothered to try for fear of failing.

[@Solarized666]

@@Dargonhuman God I feel you so much. I also have really low numbers on subjects that I have no interest in. Sometimes the teacher is the problem, I’ve had many teachers yell at me for not doing great. Like ok sorry that anyone can’t be a A+ student Karen.

[@Solarized666]

@@PrincessAva_Official I know it’s tough. But don’t give up, I’m sure you’re gonna have a amazing life with/out your mother. Don’t give up. I believe in you. You’re amazing and contact me if you ever want to in instagram @_sheep_sauce_

[@noelleholiday61]

I hate the questions like "Others excel but you struggle, why is that" Because how the hell are you supposed to respond to that? Its the "What do you think you did" of the education system.

[@mattheec4408]

yea man i dont remember where but theres a place where they let the kids play most of the time and bearly get any homework and the same for the teens AND THE GET GREAT GRADES AND THEY CHOOSE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO i wish i was there but i dont remember where

[@biggie395]

They act like we aren’t all different individuals they expect us to all be the same it’s disgusting we are not obligated to reach someones expectations

[@unwithering5313]

@@mattheec4408 I think that's Finland.

[@pileof_bones8270]

That question always hit hard for me.

[@lilpeelypat3773]

It like sting do you know what you got wrong as soon as you get the assignment or test back and you don't know what you did wrong.

[@jasonvoorhees9523]

*"If you judge a fish by his ability to climb a tree the fish would think he cant do anything" -Einstein*

[@TexTheGuyFr]

@Mafilovy 🦋 who knows he could mean if someone said that it means your are or smthing (dont r/woosh me or smthing)

[@Noidonteatbabiesstopasking]

‘Every Einstein quote is fake’ -Einstein

[@victzegopterix2]

Mudskipper: "I'm going to be the best fish ever!" Also mudskipper: _Tries their best and even ended up climbing trees. But since they're not a monkey, they still get an F._

[@porkedbeans5744]

@@Noidonteatbabiesstopasking oh no it’s a paradox

[@DinosaurNick]

Wait that means the quote saying it's fake is fake making it not fake but also fa-@@Noidonteatbabiesstopasking

[@cursedkai2627]

as someone who is autistic, this hit hard. the autism ties into the fact I would be downgraded for things that weren't my fault. I only found out I was autistic later in my life. All that time of not understanding analytical writing and being shouted at for not making eye contact or not understanding implicit instructions made sense. I try to remember what was said in this video when I'm given a bad grade for something. It helps get rid of the feeling of inferiority I got from my undiagnosed years.

[@gameplaysh6135]

I have asperger syndrome and didn't even know it until I turned 18 and dropped out of school. I got lucky in a sense that no one questioned why I can't keep eye contact when talking to someone.

[@Lolo_Antonio-FryEmUpFan]

Same

[@jordanramsey3848]

I can relate

[@doodlemoo]

This is unrelated but scaramouchee

[@cursedkai2627]

@@doodlemoo he is best harbinger boi

[@katd3250]

My old teacher actually started to protest about how bad the school system really is. She's the only teacher that had actually protested about it in my old school.

[@SoulWingz]

A lot of teachers hate the school system, but have been forced to accepted the fact that it is the way that it is. Actually gettoup and protesting (protesting in general) is really hard

[@evankazmierczak8388]

Legend

[@arnoldthehistorian5280]

One time my teacher when we were learning about money in 5th grade she said “Now we will learn something that will be important in you life” I agree

[@user-dx3qk8dk7r]

that’s a good teacher.

[@haydo3537]

My English teacher hates the school system as well, she asked us to write an essay about how the school system is bad and how can we fix it, wich was really cool

[@ezmoney4598]

I can’t believe it but I’m actually jealous of Bart. His parents are still nice to him when he gets bad grades.

[@fierce4453]

Yep u can study 10 days get bad grades your parents know u study your ass off but they say bs

[@phoenix0814]

My mum when I was in elementary or primary school got so angry when I didn't get a good score in a spelling test

[@possums154]

Yeah honestly I envy him in that regard

[@fierce4453]

@@phoenix0814 yeah my mom once have me a bruise 4 getting 20/40 on a spelling in gr 1

[@randomalienok6654]

Yeah, it's actually pretty sad not many people have parents like that.

[@Sprite_Is__Cool]

As someone who was always an A and B student, I agree with this so much. I remember when I got an F and I was so scared because I always did well in school. I’m an advanced student and it’s generally difficult because everyone (ex. teachers, parents, classmates, etc.) excepts something that’s extraordinary from you. But when you give them something that doesn’t meet their expectations, you get called a failure and people question how you’re advanced. It really sucks because then, you get all these high expectations of yourself because you were always given the upper hand just because you were “brighter” and “smarter” than everyone else. And when you don’t reach those expectations, you beat yourself up for it because you’re not used to failure. The education system doesn’t care about your health or mental health, they only care about your grade and that is what’s harming students. The system doesn’t care and that’s the issue. If you bring it up they will look at you like you’re crazy and just say, “Oh, don’t be silly. Just study more. Do your homework.” But that won’t help. To sum it up, the education system needs to change for the better, not for the worst.

[@forestria_gaming]

I was once a A and B student but during the pandemic, I branched into coding and politics. I studied science and history. In middle school, I got low grades because I didn‘t need notes. I felt sadder than I have ever felt. I still feel the same way. Like I failed my life

[@Sprite_Is__Cool]

@@forestria_gaming That's also how I feel as well, I was disappointed in myself when I ended every quarter with A's and B's, it was like no matter how much work I did, I'd still get a B. And since my parents really care about school, I get scared and nervous whenever my grade drops to a C or lower, it really sucks being the "smart one" in the family.

[@TheBlockerNator]

I'm sure you're boss would react the same way if you mess something up too.

[@neonfroot]

Thebiggest irony is that adults use academia as a moral compass fpr kids yet adults cannot even remember what they learned in school, not do they tolerate academic discussiom. Adults dont respect academia excpet as a tool to keep kids out of their hair. Also, most academically gifted smyouths emd up stuck in dead end jobs and worldly-deprived, which makes them fall behind in maturation

[@Kehwanna]

It took me halfway through college to realize that grades and testing (the way we go about it currently) are counterproductive to learning. I have learned so much more under laid-back teachers and professors than hardass ones. I learned so much just from teaching myself outside of school going at my own pace. The whole world just needs to overhaul how we go about education as well as how we perceive intelligence, the individual, and competence. I know plenty of people, myself included, that learn how to speak languages to the point of fluency or getting close to it just by interacting and various methods that you can't find in the class room, plus you won't get an F for failing to speak coherently with someone in another language as you learn. Speaking of languages, how many of us been to a language class that had students that already speak the language in it just because it's an easy A? That shows that schools have students too focused on a grade rather than learning out of intrinsic interest.

[@Cake-Goku]

I like how this episode is 3 decades old and its more relevant now than ever

[@robkies]

*That's because school system didn't change in 100 years*

[@vereinigtekonigreicheoster35]

@@robkies nearly 200 now

[@KynMites]

Someone online said, "the simpsons doesn't predict anything we just haven't fixed any of the problems since the show came out."

[@anisomniac5931]

@@KynMites Very true.

[@ausdorian3252]

Someone should call this Meme Effect

[@sullyt727]

To quote my friend who took Spanish for all 4 years in High School, and then two more years in College, he said "I don't know how to speak f*cking Spanish, I know how to pass a class."

[@bobfunkmeiser9506]

Exactly how my Spanish experience is going

[@thebepisman8924]

Taking my last year of French rn and the only things I have retained are how to say hello, goodbye, and I don’t know. Fun fact: everyone in my class the past few years has needed to use google translate many times to pass the damned thing.

[@obamnaprismus]

I never learnt english in school, fuck that, I learnt from internet, I literally never learnt how to speak english in school

[@obamnaprismus]

@@thebepisman8924 I got one thing to say, and it is simple: you could learn french in literally less than a year with proper education and ways to teach it, but according to what I've seen, the way people are actually taught, it disappoints me

[@naritruwireve1381]

HA that's relatable. Had French classes for 6 years and the only thing I'm confident about is bonjour. I don't remember anyyything I learned

[@amyperez8490]

The school system is so bad, I used to be a student with straight A’s because I grew up believing if I didn’t have an A it would be the end for me but I had no life, all I cared about were my grades, I shut myself away in my room everyday after school to study for a test in each class everyday. Honestly it affected my mental health really bad.

[@LAM_G80085]

Same happened to me Studied like a mad man my whole life but the hectic college life broke me to the point i dont care anymore and now i have no talents or any social skills and my parents dont like me anymore

[@Possiblylunar]

I'm still a middle school student so I can't really say much but I don't really have to study too hard for a test and my parents are still happy if I have a B- or higher. I feel sorry for those of you who are struggling with depression because of school.

[@CC-bh1ql]

@@LAM_G80085 relatable

[@Nastara]

@@Possiblylunar you’re awesome and empathetic. I’m glad you got to see this video while you’re still in school !

[@newleaf626]

I can also relate cuz I also studied like a madlad even though I hated it cause I won't be able to handle the stress of having bad grades but got to the point of not caring anymore, I'm still in middle school so I tried to improve my social skills rather than my grades cause people like you guys who shares their experiences from school and life makes me learn and open a new perspective about life

[@mushroomsoup2866]

Thing is, Bart is actually real smart. Dude learnt French and Mandarin in like, a week each.

[@Mangaka_Mk]

And he learned fluent Spanish in one plane ride to Brazil. Then he finds out that Brazil doesn’t speak much Spanish.

[@matheusmariani3108]

​@@Mangaka_MkAy caramba que mujer tonta! Note: I am Brazilian, and I find that episode hilarious

[@acedelta12]

He ain't smart according to the school

[@mushroomsoup2866]

@@acedelta12 yea thats what the entire video is about my guy

[@spencerlane415]

Well it is just a cartoon

[@Dededevastating]

I hate that people call this "learning". Things you learn usually stick with you for the rest of your life, like drawing for example. You study stuff for a test and then forget about it.

[@MK-tb9wd]

Well kids do learn some things, just not those schools are expecting. Everyone remembers how school made them feel

[@_marshP]

True, I don't even remember most of 2019

[@think_about_it_twice9252]

Exactly, I forgot everything we learned the last 3 years in biology and music after the test.

[@foolsington6755]

who the hell will ever need prime and composite numbers

[@wafflesthearttoad6916]

Yup, a good example of this is dance and music. People with dementia can remember a dance or a song even when they can’t remember anything else. Heck my grandma remembered how to do a scale but couldn’t remember anything she learned in science class.

[@toganium4175]

I always hated the idea of Bart growing up to be an unemployed failure, which is shown in some episodes that take place in the future, but that’s a good representation of how flawed the school system is. I know some people that did poorly in school and are now unemployed.

[@Tinwibss]

I remember a lot of episodes set in the future point to the idea of bart eventually moving to a career in law, with him eventually ending up Chief Justice of the supreme court, that being said i haven't seen new episodes in like a decade so maybe they stopped building on that.

[@veronicapiccinini7956]

Need I remind you, that there are many cases where the class child prodigy will be unemployed anyway?

[@eriklazo5499]

@@veronicapiccinini7956 that is true they might be the best at school but at they end there a nobody living of past glorys

[@ultimaterecoil1136]

@@veronicapiccinini7956 tbh you are better off as a dropout then a prodigy. The biggest mistake anyone can make is thinking you have to go to college or it’s even the best option. If you aren’t being anything like a doctor a diploma is practically useless. Someone who is a dropout but is still willing to work would be looking for opportunities for areas that don’t require book smarts but hard work and being likeable. Prodigies who never had to study go to college eventually fail because they legitimately don’t know how to study ( because this is the first time they have had to) and fail and then they have student loans and have no idea what to do next.

[@tieflingcorpse9817]

yes. like I heard a story about someone who did bad in most if not all of their classes but they were a genius at languages, they could've helped companies translate stuff but since he didnt pass school he can't

[@Finn_7117]

My digital arts teacher took this episode’s moral to heart and he doesn’t have tests or assignments or anything like that. He only grades on the effort you put in the class and has a motto “freedom with responsibility”

[@nato_potato3505]

Thats a good teacher

[@Stormer_ThunderingGamer]

@@nato_potato3505 yeah agree

[@BardockSkywalker]

Now THAT'S A Damn Good Teacher

[@ceros1901]

Where is your school so I can sign tf up

[@theblaze5530]

*Where is your school I wanna know*

[@magentapurpleyap5566]

This is a perfect representation of ADHD. I feel like most school systems needs to aknowledge that everyone is different and needs specific programs to strive.

[@suspense_comix3237]

Then why isn't Bart in some class for kids with special needs like ADHD?

[@spoopyvirgil4944]

@@suspense_comix3237 Undiagnosed ADHD makes it a bitch to get into special needs classes. But even then, the special needs classes are usually.. crappy.

[@noseinyosneakers]

I remember as a 3d grader I was always getting in trouble because I didn’t tolerate the way they tried to shame me to do work. I would refuse to do it all the time. The only thing that really motivated me to do work was the fear of repeating the grade.

[@ethanpease5936]

Funny enough, that's what an IEP (Individualized Education Program) is.

[@spoopyvirgil4944]

@@ethanpease5936 Usually, when in place however, there's a lot of teachers who blatantly ignore details from it. An example I remember hearing about was a college professor of all people ignoring a dyslexic student's IEP requirement to use technology for note taking.

[@LunaMinuna]

Schools is legit all about grades now and it’s sad how they enforce it

[@theirishpotato6588]

I agree.

[@joandarc441]

Same here too in the Philippines to test our mind

[@mikadosannoji553]

damn dude you're in every comment section

[@potaterjim]

It's because the schools themselves get rated on the grades

[@pwhqngl0evzeg7z37]

I suspect this is an inevitable result of any evaluation system, and as academic grading is likely necessary, there probably isn't a way to change this. I don't think the significance of grades will ever change, but peoples' reactions to them could, but this for the moment is a task for the individual (family).

[@Kj16V]

The irony is: Bart is always labelled as "low intellect" by the Simpsons creators, but he's actually extremely bright and gifted - just not academically. He successfully pulls advanced pranks all the time, he's a gifted skateboarder, he's learnt several martial arts with minimal training, became a musician of equal skill to his sister and even learnt conversational Spanish on a 12 hour flight to Brazil (then, on finding out that Brazilians speak Portuguese, "unlearnt" it by hitting himself in the head 😂). All the marks of a gifted polymath.

[@theforbiddenpotato8032]

i have never realized that

[@itsDjjayyArt]

damn what episode he learns martial arts

[@Kj16V]

@@itsDjjayyArt The one where he becomes a ninja to hang door adverts, lol!

[@crackyz3329]

and when he was 10 he rap battled in front of a huge crowd with no prior practice

[@WetSquidy5]

And he has also learnt French and Japanese

[@gagahbudiwiratama710]

Schools : "i'm gonna pretend i didn't see that"

[@ErenYeager-oi6hu]

I mean, they don’t see this at all...

[@wastelandlegocheem]

For fucking real

[@Thank-u-so-much-for-everything]

or we gonna just pretend we see that.........but taking no action 😆

[@jayfranco2383]

The biggest reason why most of the children are obsessed with keeping up with the whole school was out of fear they'll be left behind,many parents would always traumatize they're child of how being the only oldest of a school you're classmates have left would be a shame and embarrassing

[@nayR5]

Conversation a kid had with my teacher: “How is this useful” “It is” “When will I ever use this information” “You will” “Okay but when” “You will” “But when” “You will” “But when” “YOU WILL”

[@Dargonhuman]

Yea, like 95% of that "important, useful" crap they shoved into my brain I haven't used in the 21 years since I graduated. Meanwhile, random "useless" information I've learned from KZbin videos and other "entertainment" sites have been far more useful and relevant to my daily life.

[@user-fx5wv2rq3s]

I remember whispering "How will writing a diary everyday when you don't want to write is gonna help?" In 4th grade and one of the students heard it and shouted it. I was so embarrassed 🗿🔫

[@somethingstuffguy4159]

I once asked about a certain topic and how it was useful The best my teacher could come up with was: "Well, you might use it in a trivia quiz or as a conversation piece"

[@s.l.8731]

Yep, I wanted to ask my teachers this, but I knew they didn't have the answer for me

[@redstonecat1232]

Some of these things you will use quite often, the problem is there aren't enough licensed teachers, so you get some pretty dumb ones.

[@eyelove_owlcity]

I'll never forget this episode. It touched my heart in a way no other tv show episodes has ever done.

[@Scott-nn7vq]

CYRUS?! Your here?!

[@arturocastroverde3349]

@justanormaldude back in the golden age of the show

[@jamesvikingofscotland5827]

What is the Persian King doing here? And what am I doing here?

[@amanekaze]

Guys I know you know him but at least treat him like a human being. We all came to coincidence place so it's not that bad

[@carltoncoleman454]

Bart's Nightmare NES video game (1991) was based off of a grading scheme of collecting papers from levels played which resulted in a grade based on the players score at the end. That was inspired by this episode.

[@MidnightUmbra]

"They are trained early on to be a perfect robot, and cant speak for themselves" Coming from the former "gifted" kid this is absolutely true There are other factors, but my constant expectation to do good and the reward of getting attention has given me the problem with speaking for myself, and problems going my own path The School System messes up most kids whether they know it or not. You can be so successful in life by just finishing high school with okay grades, and nobody is taught that its okay

[@dog8438]

Being a "gifted" student is great as a kid, you realize that it kind of hurts you mentally once you grow up. I always felt like I had to live up to unrealistic expectations I inadvertently set up for myself, and I'd beat myself up when I didn't meet them. Plus, people would always make a big deal when I wasn't "perfect", which hurts a lot.

[@MidnightUmbra]

@@dog8438 this exactly, and sometimes it can even cause an ego that gets bruised when you fail. Im still working on this problem, and while im still young its a toxic mindset nobody should have

[@Hxnnibe3]

My high school math teacher on the first day was actually encouraging us to chat to eachother while working because it was SO silent, 80% of that class went to the same middle school where we were always punished for speaking out of turn/during work periods and we humiliated when getting a question wrong so we all learned to just shut up and never raise our hands, it's really bad

[@toothpasteman3400]

that my fellow students is tied to history back during the industrial revolution big companies didn't want children who could think for themselves (keep in mind child labor laws didn't exist) so they lobbied the government they conditioned children to be dismissed by a bell eat by a bell and such and only repeat the actions they were taught

[@fordpines4519]

I used to be "gifted". All A's. The letter A doesnt mean jack sh*t. Then multiplication came and I was stumped. I still am stumped. My parents would say, "you should know this by now" and "we need to practice more". No help was given to me whatsoever. Then quarantine came and all they cared about was the assignment coming to them. If you had an assignment and didnt turn it in, it would slowly drain your grade, which was stupid. Then, I just snapped. Mental health down the gutter along with good grades while assignments piled up. I then didnt care about school, I cared more about my mental health. And you know what really pisses me off? They told us to stay positive and get good exercise, eat healthy, get enough sleep, and to take a little time for ourselves. Jesus christ, I had to cram a bunch of subjects and sh*t to get back up in the good graces of my teachers, do work for my grandpa, deal with a pregnant mom, and my evil ass stepmom and used to be alcoholic dad. I f*cking hate school so godamn much.

[@OneTwoFive0]

Worst part is that I struggle to stay focused In school and I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was younger, however relating to family issues some people in my family think that “you need to focus more” is a good enough response to me failing my classes.

[@sober_katz]

idk if i have adhd but i do know i've had a short attention span for a long time. i can barely focus in most of my classes and it's stressing me out about my grades.

[@waldennn.]

School isn’t really about learning really, it’s just about deadlines at this point, because of most hard working jobs that the schools pretty much force on you have deadlines. It’s just school all over again.

[@hotrightnow8932]

well the system was created to make people into obediant workers

[@mckinzibrown9701]

So much! So many teachers teach us these formulas and starters for answers and the idea is supposed to be repetition, but I remember getting bad grades for not doing the same formula but getting the same answers. Not just for math; in english she made us start every response and essay the same way and would mark us off if we shortened it or did it a different way

[@Zanroff]

School was actually about education once upon a time. The internet has really made schools obsolete in a lot of ways.

[@edl533]

It's about fulfilling a state/federally-mandated quota of who can pass the most students...

[@BigForAHedgehog]

It's more about memory :/

[@paytondev]

The school system is terrible. Kids are literally killing themselves because of a letter, and when they hold memorial assemblies they know why that kid ended their life and choose to do nothing about it. The US school system sucks.

[@spoonerismstuff]

It might seem like a joke, but I legit get some sort of ptsd when looking at 60s in everyday life. It just makes me sad and anxious looking at them

[@cosmicspacething3474]

I almost committed suicide myself because of my adhd keeping me from doing all my work. I feel like some pressure is needed to be better, but not so much that people fucking break under it like I did

[@crackheadradar7803]

@demonic builds that’s an even worse school

[@pexie7755]

British system: *allow us to introduce ourselves*

[@Wixiced]

@@spoonerismstuff i have the same reaction but with anything that mentions the school subject math i start to experience difficulty breathing and memories of my mom yelling at me for not understanding a question or being to slow to answer the question and i get stressed but school also made me lose interest in my passions, hobbies and the subjects i actually enjoy.

[@dreamcookie5742]

"People are harming themselves because of an alphabet letter" that hits too close too home for me...

[@--Ave--]

:(

[@dreamcookie5742]

@@--Ave-- :3

[@hollowaychris77]

You ok?

[@carolinewald3109]

You good?

[@ireallydontcare-_-1995]

Are you okay bud?

[@maicey_t.]

This episode made me cry when I first watched it a few years back. High school was really hard for me. It broke my heart to see Bart trying so hard and still failing, because, DANG, I knew what that was like. To have your very best efforts still not be good enough is the worst feeling in the world. I wanted to hug this kid so badly, which was an unexpected reaction for me watching The Simpsons.

[@lysolflavoredpoptarts]

In 8th grade, most of my teachers have started going on a “point-less,” or non-grade-based, system. For english, the grades we see on our online gradebook are only a progress report, like how many assignments you’ve completed. Our teacher gives us feedback on our writing instead, so that we can improve. On the first day of school, we read an article about how grades are horrible for mental health. It’s so cool, and so helpful. I just wish more schools would do what mine do

[@PredictableEnigma]

This is a great idea. I am one of the fortunate people that always does well on tests despite not studying much because I am good at reading the context clues in the question. But that doesn't make me smart or make me good at learning, and I get super overwhelmed by lots of assignments at once. Spelling, grammar, writing, and languages were my lowest scoring classes. I feel like if the teachers taught improvements instead of teaching to get good grades, I might be better and more confident with speaking and writing. I only remember a handful of things I learned in school tbh.

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa1261]

oh my god

[@liguow]

Good school

[@kabigan8479]

@@PredictableEnigma same

[@kabigan8479]

You're so lucky to have that

[@gridlock1637]

I also hate teachers that say "I want you to care about this topic". Like, how am I supposed to care about this one cool thing I learned when I'm forced to focus on 100 different things for a test next week?

[@prettyshinyspaghetti8332]

That's college. I graduated 2 years ago and that shit annoyed me

[@naritruwireve1381]

and don't forget quizzes, projects, presentations, essays. Pretty much everything

[@seaworld5653]

Like I've learned more things in video games and sports than in school, teamwork, history, measurements and timing all come from them

[@publicenemy123]

When Bart said “I’m dumb” I almost started crying it hit that close

[@avanishdutta2658]

Actually he is not, but those letters make him think so. I believe that everyone is different and unique. Even Bart can be so.

[@beanoptodon]

It reminded me of what I said to my parents when they screamed at me for failing a test lol

[@beanoptodon]

Except... They kept screaming, instead of feeling bad for me.

[@sprite8344]

Its because most people follow others advices in doing things like for example if you want to become humourous you go ahead and search a video on How to cut jokes or be funny etc . But you won't be able to achieve your goal because that's not your way of doing things that's just someone else's way. If you want to be good at something you have to look for your own way of doing it cause that way your brain starts to learn to do things instead of putting up with something you're forced to do

[@REDACTEDFILE]

@@beanoptodon same bro... they were like "ur not smart? Kinda cringe" like dude help me I'm 6

[@samuraialfredo]

I was a teacher up until recently and I would always tell my students, I'm looking for progression not perfection. Furthermore, I would tell them that I only gave them homework and tests because it was a school requirement, but it didn't mean much to me because what they do in the real world is what really shows me they've learned.

[@UltraFG5488]

My math teacher is like this too. She never tells us the class average because it's doesn't represent you or your grades. What she does is show a bar graph of how many people got within a certain range I. For example we would see something like 2 people got 90 and over, 8 people got in between 80 and 90, 6 people got in between 70 and 80 etc. In November she gave us our test back and showed the graph. She showed us that more people were getting in the higher grades and told us that all of us are improving as the graph shows.

[@lockerbuddy2039]

Teachers that focus on acknowledging you are trying and understanding are godsends. Had a few who even used their lunch breaks to allow students to stay and get extra tutoring. It helped a lotta kids like me who had ADHD/autism or who just needed different ways of being told the information. The fact that they used their only breaktime of the day to still help teach is something that sticks with me. I don't think all teachers are great, I'd say in my experience, around 60% of them just didn't care, 10-20% seemed to outright hate the kids half the time and had 0 patience for any mild distraction or any failure whatsoever. But that portion that actively tried to mix up the class, was charming, caring, encouraging? Those teachers were something else.

[@n3onaltacc]

School would be a lot better if people didn’t feel as pressured as they did about grades. If school took away the value of grades and instead decided to help/educate people based on their interests the world would simply be a better place. But of course school can’t go through every single student and teach them stuff about what they like/want to learn, so they take the easy route and “teach” everyone the same thing and get annoyed when someone doesn’t do it the same exact way they do it.

[@dhgmrz17]

The thing is after your learn basic reading, writing, math and history you really don't need much else like the school system acts as if you need. You don't need everyone to learn chemistry, biology, algebra, music theory, art, theater, etc. You are pretty much set with knowledge needed before you even get into middle school to do anything you want to pursue. If you want to pursue biology for example you will learn the required things anyways because without that knowledge you would reach a ceiling quite quickly. For me I hated math and felt algebra and geometry to be useless at the time, until I started pursuing programing and video game development and realized alot of that is pretty useful to know when pursuing those things. Schools actively discourage you from pursuing what you want, even if yours interests may unknowingly line up with the material they are teaching.

[@redstonecat1232]

The problem is that standardized testing and a lack of teachers means that schools have to follow a simple formula, where all they can do is hope they get a good grade from the state.

[@CandyCat182]

@@dhgmrz17 ive been an artist for pretty much my whole life and i love making art. its a great passion of mine but when im forced to make art i feel fucking miserable.

[@dhgmrz17]

@@CandyCat182 You hit the nail on the head, pretty sure that's the same reason why I think so many people come out of school and don't see reading as a form of entertainment, since from the very beginning we are forced to read only certain books that schools deem worthy of being read.

[@bakustop9606]

Me: Hey, I like chemistry, astronomy, world languages and aviation, can i learn some cool stuff about that? Schools: best I can do is Shakespearean poetry

[@cavejohnson4306]

It’s really interesting that I can talk to a 70 year old about school and we both had similar complaints.

[@badass6300]

well the education system is from the 1850s-1860s, so yeah.

[@ludicrousspeed6422]

It's because the school system has been badly structured for over 70 years.

[@sierralorraine7003]

Just shows how much the government actually cares about the people 😊

[@LankyWx]

My moms told me “School isn’t about the education anymore, it’s a game now. You play the game, and you will be fine” EDIT: I call my mom (singular) “moms”, like people call there father “pops”. I have only one mother lmao

[@stupidsushi6839]

yes, you really do have smart moms

[@nickmorgan3913]

Much smarter than my mom, who asked me: Goddamnit Nicholas, what the f***, why do you have an C- in english? When I was 12

[@skeletor4436]

Very smart mother

[@davybones7912]

you have a GALAXYBRAIN moms

[@thehaloscrolls391]

Worst. Game. Ever

[@jtteope1178]

10% of school is learning 40% of school is testing, quizzing, and grading And 50% of school is getting stressed, studying, crying on a bad grade, and getting depressed

[@fathimathnabeela6247]

That adds up to 110% tho…

[@Mik3y_14shorts]

Math left the chat...​@@fathimathnabeela6247

[@VampireBloodlustt]

1000% hellish

[@sabergalaxy4503]

@@fathimathnabeela6247💀

[@cheeselord8153]

My college has banished grades, and rather rate you by pass, outstanding and fail which is given by the amount of work and understanding you have. If you can show that you understand what the class was about, you can pass even if you weren't perfect. You also got unlimited tries on assignments and tests since as long as you pass in the end, it shows that you pass understanding the stuff. It really is a great place

[@catherineparr714]

sorry to sound like a stalker, but where is your college bc i wanna go there.

[@crusher5599]

Same.

[@briandworaczyk9999]

What collage do you go to?

[@7826p]

Bro u in heaven or what?

[@vboi5697]

Not trying to sound like one of THOSE people, but what college are you talking about?

[@niamhha9014]

Teachers at assembly: everyone is unique and that’s what makes us amazing! Teachers in class: why can’t all of you be quiet but know when to answer questions I’ve asked you? Why can’t all of you study every night and also eat well, exercise and rest? Why can’t you pass a test on a topic you were taught last week?

[@SRosenberg203]

It sounds like the reason you can't pass a test is because you were talking in class instead of participating. This video makes a lot of good points, but there's an awful lot of entitlement that I can see among American students today. Yes, school should engage your curiosity and make you want to learn about and discover new things rather than make you memorize a list of facts from a book, but is it really our job to *also* keep you entertained 100% of the time? There are certain things people have to know how to do, to be functional adults in society. If more people paid attention in American History class, they probably wouldn't have been induced into trying to overthrow the government a month ago. What expectation do you actually have of teachers, if you don't think they should be able to ask you questions or assign you homework or test whether you have mastered the unit's skills and content?

[@magatsu6811]

@@SRosenberg203 It was not actually overthrowing, it was protesting and occupation of the building. That was Antifa causing trouble at the event, with several members getting arrested after the 'riots' as the media claims. Other than that, though some of what you say is true, much of what school is quickly becomes more memory practice and information downloading rather than figuring things out all on your own.

[@SRosenberg203]

@@magatsu6811 Illegally entering the Capitol building with the goal of obstructing the lawfully elected government from performing their Constitutionally mandated duty to certify the electoral votes is, in fact, a Felony. These insurrectionists (all of whom have a clear history of hardcore Trump support expressed in their digital profiles so far) wouldn't have such hilarious Surprised Pikachu faces when the FBI comes for them, if they had been paying more attention in school. They might have learned that you don't get to push past barriers and shatter windows to force your way into a building to stop American voters from having their will recognized, when you are butthurt because your guy lost.

[@SRosenberg203]

@@magatsu6811 In terms of your point on education; teachers are often handcuffed by the districts. I would love to use ONLY primary sources for analysis in my classes, and never even crack a textbook, but if I did so my students wouldn't be able to pass the NY State Regents tests that they have to pass in order to graduate. I would absolutely LOVE for that not the be the sole benchmark by which they are judged, but that decision isn't left up to classroom teachers.

[@-NO_]

@@SRosenberg203 that is quite sad.

[@PelemusMcSoy]

"It's okay to celebrate progress." This is a message I need to take with me. I've been in the working world for 8 years now, and while I was grateful for the chance to go to college and meet new people, I've found that aside from a basic understanding of accounting principles, I believe the work I've done doesn't need a college degree to do. Studying and test taking doesn't mean anything if you can't get your hands dirty and actually do these tasks.

[@moddymadeye]

With the exception of medical fields, nothing needs a college degree.

[@data-0151]

I'm a foreigner in Germany for almost 4 years now. For a long time, all I ever got for german was bad grades, and I mean really bad, a 5 or 6 is basically an F in America, and that's mostly what I got. When I finally moved to a different school that had a let's say "easier" learning system I finally got a 4. I showed it to my parents proudly telling them how nice it is that I'm finally making progress. They didn't care. They even got kind of angry that I even showed it to them, they told me to show them stuff like 3 and 2s instead. Nice one schooling system.

[@a.murillo4113]

I still remember some people laughing at me for celebrating my math grade going from a D to a -C :(

[@sandshark2]

College degrees have become more of a fake quality control for the job market. Most jobs dont need a college degree, but having one makes others think youre better, therefore companies seek out the best, and so require degrees that arent useful or needed in the specified job. They used to be an optional addition to your education for becoming a doctor, physicist, or any higher education position, but accounting and office work is the new factory job as it went from a highly-skilled job to an everyday one. However the job market and school system havent adjusted

[@isaacharvey451]

I was diagnosed with brain cancer 2 weeks before my 10th birthday, and epilepsy when I was 16. This video hits hard. I had to drop out of college towards the end of my freshman year, mainly because my epilepsy prescription's side effects were too much to deal with along with what I perceived (and still perceive) as letters and numbers. Where I work now, there is little of what I was forced to learn in school, particularly high school, that has been relevant.

[@HobbesHobbiton]

I got my _first ever_ grade below a B last quarter in my stats class, and lost my $3000 scholarships because of it. I find it absolutely ridiculous that I am being held to the standards of these scholarships _(3.0 GPA & 12 Credit minimum)_ that were *designed for normal schooling,* _not_ for students who are trying to _survive_ a worldwide pandemic and economic collapse! ...Just more proof that colleges aren't much better than public schools.. 🤔

[@_DMNO_]

That is why I made up my mind that once I'm finished with highschool, I'm just gonna wander the States for a while. Pack a bag and just walk off in one direction to see how far it takes me. My entire life I had thought that going to college was the most important thing but last year taught me it doesn't even matter.

[@HobbesHobbiton]

@@_DMNO_ I mean, having a degree can be a valuable asset. A sad truth about our country is that even in professions where a college degree is not required, a person with one will usually land the job over somebody who doesn't. This is especially true for people of color, having that degree can be a clutch asset for getting a good job! But yeah, best of luck to you! I'm kinda envious of your plans, right now I'm stuck taking online courses. x_x

[@_DMNO_]

@@HobbesHobbiton For me the only ways I could ever see myself going these past few years is to the military or just trying to experience life where it matters to me. I don't really care about money, its too temporary and fragile in this world. Happiness is all I really want. Best of luck to you in your pursuits my friend. I know you can push through all of it better than I can haha.

[@aliteral_watermelonz3940]

Heyyyy my GPA dropped by 1.7 too

[@moddymadeye]

@@HobbesHobbiton You said it, "it can be a valuable asset", but it's not mandatory. I have one, but I know that all my abilities and knowledge (which have landed me good jobs and contracts, even teaching at some colleges) didn't come out of my journey through college, but out of working my ass off learning them on my own. And that little piece of paper is just that, paper, something to keep society of my back, but was a total waste of time, money and effort.

[@migaish_]

One thing that makes Bart Gets an F hit harder, is learning that in America an F is less than 59%. In Australia and the UK, an F is 30% or lower. 50% is about a C or a D (especially for the year/grade Bart is in). So yeah, Bart probably got at least 50% of the questions right and still failed

[@takamikeigo7985]

Ours is 75% or lower 💀

[@1911dawg]

@@takamikeigo7985 Oof that sucks… in my school it’s 60 or lower

[@takamikeigo7985]

@@1911dawg Dang, why is ours higher 💀 but hey, ours both suck. Wish it was lower

[@1911dawg]

@@takamikeigo7985 Yeah… they think setting our expectations high will help up when in reality we forget what we learned the next day

[@Dumbass782]

My school is below 70% is failing

[@taylorhillard4868]

Something I wish I knew when I was a kid: School is not a measure of your intelligence, it is a test of your obedience.

[@kayd9405]

The US school system was based on the Prussian school model and introduced by Henry Ford. It was a model used to prepare children to factory work and Ford saw an opportunity in that. The Prussian model was influenced itself by Martin Luthers idea to use a system set up by the state to indoctrinate and keep people in religion.

[@trinabellsz]

yeah, same especially for me. My parents always wanted me to get high grades, if I don't they're disappointed and started scolding me and telling me that I'm not gonna be successful. As a 10th grader now, I'm mentally tired and mostly procrastinate on schoolworks. Not just our school forced us to learn by ourselves using modules but also the lack of my interest in learning. I love to learn but learning from school is sooooo boring now. Like most of the things doesn't even apply in real life, it's just full of "space filllers". I don't care about my parents getting disappointed at me, I only can give them what I can. But my grades is still acceptable tho but not as high as my parents standards.

[@trinabellsz]

@Brennan Walsh I agree with you. My friend also told me that grades doesn't matter, only matter is that you learn something

[@wastelandlegocheem]

Yeah. I used to hate myself and cry when j realized I got an f or d in middle school. I fell asleep in class. Not because i stayed up late! I just didn't find it interesting. History of random countries is boring as HELL. Amerocan hostory was a bit better for me, but then again, the teacher was also pretty funny.

[@rosearachnid879]

If only school cut out the crap I don’t need to know. However much the US wants it nobody NEEDS to learn about Chinese philosophy for 3 MONTHS(please help me it’s still only week 1 of an entire quarter on Chinese philosophy) Edit: Also, I forgot to mention, schools need to take into account the needs of the people they are meant to teach. If class goes into a subject and everybody collectively groans, you can probably find a class that’s more useful. And in addition, the zero-tolerance policy is the worst idea ever implemented into school. Even tornado drills(which possibly caused chronic knee problems for me)can’t top the mental trauma of the zero-tolerance policy’s ability to mentally manipulate victims into thinking they either deserved it or it’s their fault they got bullied. I once wrote a fake lawsuit against a teacher in class and got sent to the office. I was... kinda expecting that. But what’s really awful and messed up is that I got one of my classmates to sign their signature as witness/judge(I don’t remember), and they tried to PUNISH HIM TOO. I had to literally grab a pencil and scribble out his name before somebody could stop me to help him out of something he didn’t deserve.

[@UNNAMEDSHOW]

This video made me cry Throughout school I always got bad grades and always got told I was wasting my potential But knowing that there is someone out there who believes that that doesnt matter and it's okay that I'm not doing well in school makes me happy

[@HoneyballLP]

So my teacher told me that I am dumb, have not talent in art and will never be good at anything. Well she can eat my books, my paintings and all my creative success. I even managed to learn English with my writing disability. And now, with over 30... they found out I have ADHD. Well tell me something new... so many kids have to suffer, because of such teachers or parents or... both... D:

[@blaghgames5050]

that sucks the school system is pretty inefficient

[@oceanman6375]

Wow I never got disrespected like that by my teachers, only by my parents. Tbh teachers saying that to someone is worse than when its the parent

[@alexanderavila8488]

@@oceanman6375 i have a narc mom so it was mostly her who did it

[@Trex6767]

I feel you. I had an English teacher tell me the only contribution I’d make to society is to sign up for the army and peel potatoes. I failed her class. I went on to graduate high school with a 3.0 gpa. I went to trade school and now work as a Toyota master tech. I have a house and all my vehicles are paid off. I ran into that same teacher later on and gave her a piece of my mind. I’ll never let some English teacher keep me down. The irony was the math teachers I had loved me and thought I was bright. Every other class I excelled in, just writing a paper and reading boring literature isn’t my thing.

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

Yup, I wasn't diagnosed with ADHD until after graduating high school and dropping out of college. Honestly it would've helped massively to know what was wrong with me when I was younger instead of thinking I was just bad at taking tests and could never finish them.

[@torchtoaflame7908]

As someone who always found school as something generally easy, (an overachiever of sorts) I came to the realization that I had no real identity outside of it. Now in the pursuit to figuring out who I really am, i learned that you will never truly break away from the generational curse of American schooling systems until you have the courage to let everyone down.

[@jabber7604]

rip u

[@bubbingo]

They say if you fail then u have no career. Then how does this happen to someone who sounds like someone with As and Bs ( no offense )

[@torchtoaflame7908]

@@bubbingo All A’s* and to “fail” doesn’t have to be in a monetary sense of gaining a career that makes a lot of money like the typical lawyer, doctor, etc. It’s simply about choosing a life for yourself even if everyone else disapproves.

[@fade2008]

I can relate to this... sometimes I suffer from an identity crisis. No matter what happens as I grow up, my past isn't going to change, and I'm not prepared enough for anything. I feel like everyday I'm wasting more of my time instead of looking for what I actually enjoy, but I learned to hold my own hand and make do with whatever (also lucky enough to have friends and a good family) . Unfortunately, this isn't the case for everybody which makes me so downhearted

[@toniconge7003]

@@bubbingo They're lying. When you go to a job interview they don't check "what was on your report card in middle school". They ask "do you have the skills required for this job." For A LOT of desk jobs that's simple as "I know how to use a computer, I can commute to this location and I'm free from 9am to 5pm weekdays" This is how my friend ended up as a Veterinary Technician after flunking out of college because she hated the educational system so much.

[@tatsuostatic8567]

I hated school throughout my entire life, being a special ed student made me feel like a failure in everything. My father didn't care about my education and mother was never satisfied with my grades. I was never surrounded by people who will cheer or celebrate my achievements and I hate looking back because it hurts & meaning nothing. I find it hard to see any progress within myself and I probably remain the same

[@thebigbrain99]

This point in life is where you block everyone out. That's one of the moments you get to truly shine without any negativity. When you do that, you become more confident in your decisions and no body can touch you. I wish you the best log luck in life. Also, keep your head up. 😉

[@Eclecticgirl17]

You know what? You've made real progress! And how do I know? Because I didn't see any progress in me too. I thought I stuck in one place and always compared myself with others that seemed to get better at subjects in school, that are more mature than me and are overall more successful (at least in my eyes). But I think I'm starting to understand that I shouldn't compare myself with them. Maybe it seems as if they are really successful but perhaps they see their life break apart in areas I don't know about. And if I look at myself one year ago, I actually see that I have improved in some areas of my life. Maybe just a little, but it's still progress! I'm sure it may not seem like it now, but if you look further back, you'll see that you've grown. And remember, you don't have to do anything to deserve love and respect, especially from yourself. You are enough!

[@hackedtro1177]

Hey man respect I’ve been through the same situation

[@IndianaJonesTDH]

Listen lad from a kid who had adhd and AP austism I can understand bruh I was force into special ed class I was pretty much superior in everything or in other words higher on the change of being average, but just block them off seek something for me is religion and German Empire and some other stuff but look for something you dare show the world something that will make you have unbreakable pride in be bonded by iron and blood my lad have a internal passion and harden yourself a little find your sacred place trust me on this

[@Ponakalaranjit456]

@@IndianaJonesTDH You misspelled Autism ?

[@mittenmitty2623]

I started to tear up a little about how relatable this is. I feel so stupid but I just can’t bring myself to care about certain subjects, I want to do good and make my parents proud but it’s so hard

[@Going1outof10]

I envy Bart in the fact that he doesn't fear bringing in bad bad grades to his folks. It feels like a death sentence for me every single time I do it though.

[@ylvavarynkottir2265]

Same. I remember one time back in Highschool, i got a 68% on an AP Phys Test. At my school (public, texas) anything below a 70% was failing. My parents flipped the fuck out. My mom literally began tearing all folders and notebooks out of my backpack and throwing them at me while screaming. That experience still sticks with me. It gets better tho, I'm in college now and everything is way less stressful. I think being able to focus on my major (re: the classes i actually like) is very liberating. I truly enjoy the learning now, it doesn't feel like a stressful chore. Bio majors ftw 😂

[@anotherrandomguy8871]

I swear grade solely exist just to bring smoke back home with you and your parents.

[@Photom101]

@Plagued Man damn, some parents need to chill

[@noursama_the_old]

My mother is understanding but I feel Awful whenever I get a bad grade because my mother suffered a lot bc of my dad and us and I feel like I am not being thankful for my mother's hard work

[@Cr4z3d]

@Plagued Man Jesus...that's straight up abuse.

[@SillyLilDawg]

My mom’s friend was apparently the smartest dude in whole school, all A’s in high school and college but then he grew up and now he’s in the worst stage of his life, like he gave up his own dream for school and to make his school life perfect and now he’s a bum askin for money and workin at multiple places just to eat a scrap of food, and honestly it’s sad and scary to see what’s become of him.

[@starcoin5653]

I hate making it sound like I’m really smarter than everyone and I don’t mean to because grades don’t mean shit about your intelligence but I found out late into my life that I don’t get satisfaction from A’s anymore and I just wanted to move on with my life, it just sucks

[@bayza7955]

@@starcoin5653 I feel the same. I feel like whenever I finish another college course with a 4.0 I'm checking off a box, and immediately moving onto the next one. It doesn't matter, it's just one step to get to whatever is on the second floor. I wish I knew why I was climbing the stairs too, my god.

[@SteelPanda220]

Wow, so grades really don’t mean anything.

[@JohnSmith-wz9cx]

@@starcoin5653 yeah, I get that. I get 4s in everything. It’s not about how smart you are though. All of the work is boring and repetitive. Really all the mark means is that you can do the same pointless tasks successfully multiple times, while taking up and wasting hours of your day.

[@coconutoil1614]

What is the point of surviving the current problems in life anyways if you are blind to what path you are headed to? Just something i heard (i think) or i came up with during a project This is why setting a goal is always good but every variable in life changes You cannot automatically secure a job just because you passed the 3rd quarter of grade 10 highschool. Having a goal is good because it will motivate you to grind in your life but it doesnt mean that if you did a certain thing in the present, it will guarantee your ambitions or vision in the future. Basic knowledge, Logic, and experience beats memorizing sentences and formulas. Im at the 4th section of highschool and what i've observed was the kids at the 1st section are often attached to near-perfect grades and will cry if they score 94/100 on a math exam. They are egotistical and their lives revolves around memorizing and having no childhood nor real life experiences. Basically, they are the best at school but ignorant in life. The lower section of our school are full of incompetent but wise people. They know their goals in life but are lazy as hell. Often Genuine and insightful people. Mmhmmmmmm.....

[@KnellMortem]

Teachers: “You won’t have a calculator with you everyday.” Smart Phones: “The square root of 69 is shut the hell up.”

[@charmaine7781]

They don't let students use smartphones where I live

[@GogiRegion]

Another thing is that it’s just handy to carry around a calculator. People should know how to do things without one, but even without smartphones there’s literally NOTHING stopping you from carrying a small calculator around with you everywhere. Especially if you have a bag of some kind or very large pockets.

[@gabrielabatista6016]

Honestly, my math and geometry teachers stopped saying that when I was around middle school because at that point EVERYONE had a smartphone so they do, in fact, have a calculator with them all the time and saying otherwise would simply ask to be roasted; they just push us to learn the formulas now so that we know what information to put on the calculator and stuff, specially since we are on online school

[@duelponzac]

teachers: you guys need to get in touch with the new-a-days tech; also teachers: thow shalt port a calculator - a daily-use machine - during exams.

[@noriii]

@@charmaine7781 that’s not what they meant lol

[@scottbrockway6958]

The schooling system gave me my anxiety. I was diagnosed with extreme anxiety and it ruined me for everything. The grading, students and even teachers pressured me into getting a A or be stupid.

[@cosmicspacething3474]

Also I think Lisa getting so obsessed over a B+ while not as relatable is still completely understandable and another good reason why the system is trash, even the smart kids get overstressed about grades

[@munchii935]

I used to have straight a’s but after awhile my mental health went down, I got a b in math. And I can’t stress enough the amount of spiraling depression that put me through. And the more I thought about it the less I tried and my math grade went down to an f. My others grades dropped and I began thinking I was trash and stupid. I have a cry counter on the last page of my math notebook, the teacher found it and sent me to the counselor to talk about it. So honestly I can relate to that and it’s quite sad.

[@tristantheoofer2]

me. i used to be one of em bc i already knew everything i was being taught (i was bored as fuck so i ended up "dIsTrAcTiNg" the class alot lul) so yeh. also io have autism

[@sonnyfox60]

It’s relatable to me. Your future depends on your GCSE and A-Level results (idk what it is in America) so when you get a slightly lower score it crushes you as if this continues it could effect your whole life trajectory.

[@tristantheoofer2]

@@sonnyfox60 tbh as long as i have a decent grade im fine

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

I always get pissed off when I see friends getting sad about a B when I’m working so damn hard to change from being a “D & F student” who used to be lucky to even get a C

[@pannedtoast4821]

if i show this to my parents they will say something like "ThIs iS wAhT tHe mEdEiA SaYs So ThEy CaN bRaINwAsH yOu"

[@magsl5673]

OMG YES. i told my parents how the school system sucks and they said, "is this people in TikTak gettin to ya brain?"

[@idontownagoldfish]

they dismiss it as "teenager angwy and angsty"

[@sidewalk__]

@@idontownagoldfish yep

[@godofwar234regi5]

It's why modern parents are complete failures.

[@Tier82nd]

Same

[@avanns]

Life: You're not old enough to make decisions for yourself. School: lol this silly letter will probably decide how the rest of your life will play out and you have to make sure it's good even though your brain is mid-development and easily distractable and you yourself are young, stupid and don't really know how to decide your priorities/importance

[@SpectrumAssociates]

Also Schools: And we don't care if you commit suicide, give me money

[@ohachiro1146]

@@SpectrumAssociates ?????? Public schools are free, what schools are getting money from kids committing suicide?

[@ohachiro1146]

Grades are really only important for getting into a college, al lot of jobs don’t rally care about the grade itself, just whether you passed the class or not. In even then, many jobs don’t even care about your schooling at all. It is important to have some degree of concern about your grades, but not the amount that the people around you like the school and your parents make it up to be.

[@remyhavoc4463]

@@ohachiro1146 "a lot of jobs don't really care about the grade itself"

[@th3radlad_727]

@@ohachiro1146 public schools are paid by the government, you think that they’re so kind and do this shit without pay? No

[@CidZero]

I absolutely understood this episode. I was having trouble with school when this was on the air... and I felt like Bart. It's extremely hard to focus on studying despite the fact you try. Books? Yeah I suck at reading and reading books to make book reports shouldn't be a thing anymore.

[@CidZero]

Also, I had to repeat the 6th grade. It sucked, but I was in a class that taught both 6 and 7 grade knowledge. It was hard to keep up.

[@jamesmcdonnell2455]

"I suck at math and math tests shouldn't be a thing anymore."

[@sunniboi7105]

We have a teacher that tells us to buy a 30$ book every few months and read it in 3 weeks, then make a 2-page report on it. This has happened thrice, never has she ever collected the reports

[@Tuss36]

I think encouraging thinking deeper on things is a good thing to teach, and books are a good avenue to do so as they're a more static thing to examine. I know I didn't like needing to take notes after movies on what happened. I was busy watching the movie, I didn't know what I was supposed to remember! Anyway, if reading didn't click I think that's more an issue on how reading was approached. I know there's a condition some have that makes it so they can't envision things in their mind, which can potentially mean reading isn't as engaging as it is for others since you flat out can't imagine what the words are describing, so understandably you wouldn't get much out of it. Or maybe you're dyslexic so it's just plain physically difficult for you to read. In either case adults are likely to assume you just don't want to bother with school work than consider anything else as potentially why you struggle with this specific task. Not to mention teachers being unable to provide appropriate substitutes. Maybe you'd be more engaged if the story was done up as a play, so you could still see and examine the character interactions without needing to imagine or read them happening. But that's a lot to ask for just one or two student's needs, and who's to say the play itself would even be engaging! Not an enviable position, though one that should regardless still be given tools to fix such problems.

[@jaelie8398]

Students all over the country, including me: "Pressure from the school system is giving us anxiety and depression" Students all over the country, including me: "School has failed to teach us life skills. We want to learn how to do taxes, fill out a checkbook, apply for credit cards, buy a house, and pay bills" Students all over the country, including me: "The school system needs to bring back classes like welding and home ec. so we can learn to take care of ourselves." School system: "We are aware of the negative influence rappers have on you poor kids"

[@devilslayerthesaintofkille1317]

And that is why this country is fucked, students aren't treated like individuals, they are just numbers for society.

[@thesladesterb3vt3co7h]

@@devilslayerthesaintofkille1317 True words right there!!

[@eloisanzara237]

@@devilslayerthesaintofkille1317 I believe that’s what it has always been throughout history.

[@casual_crusader717]

Welding is actually in my high school and I've been taken it only because I like it and I can make a good life out of it

[@derpfluidvariant0916]

The highschool where I live has both welding, woodshop, and a class where you have to take a mechanical baby that will cry and stuff and if you don't take care of it in time you lose points on your grade. In middle school we also learned how to budget, how to handle social interactions and maintain friendships. We learned about the different things basic insurances cover on elementary. Idk what's happening at y'all's schools, but the public schools over here teach applicable life skills throughout your life.

[@Kladyos]

I got several "C" grades in my college writing class, but then I started emulating my professor's favorite author and my grades suddenly went up to "A". Sometimes it really is the teachers' fault.

[@yeah2853]

Truly

[@Tacospaceman]

Genius strategy

[@PIutonium94]

yeah. so my drama teacher hated me, and no matter how hard i tried, how many sleepless nights of rehersing, she would still beat me down till i was nothing. i gathered up all my evidence of this and got her fired. turned out she did this to other students depending on their looks, guess she thought i was ugly

[@IAmBuddythedecibwave]

That makes me extremely angry....

[@mariomario9209]

@@PIutonium94 yeah drama teachers are super bs

[@wolvesrfun]

I'ma be honest, childhood depression is the only reason I got straight A's throughout high school. I didn't know shit about myself, not what I liked to do, not what my sexuality was, not even my own emotions, so it was easy to work yourself to death when you're basically a robot. I never had extracurriculars, friends, or clubs, so I spent all my time on homework or other school-related tasks. My only purpose was to do this work. I have such a big memory gap from elementary school to junior year of high school too, and I feel as if I've been robbed of a childhood. I can't blame anyone for not wanting to sacrifice their humanity and childhood for an A.

[@yaboiaintshit4045]

I feel you, although I fell off later on, I hope you can heal from that, take care, take your time, you’re amazing as you’re ✨✨✨

[@heffthehecked]

i swear to goddd i feel like i ghost wrote this! dude same here, you're not alone. i got straight a's pretty easily before because it was all i thought i was good for.

[@patrykkozubik6051]

It's rare I ever give a comment a thumbs up, but you deserve it. Keep spittin out the truth! :)

[@tiredtardigrade5271]

And if you start to actually get out of that shell, you instantly start drowning in school. You now feel the sadness and fear when you didn't feel it before. You start to want to feel no emotions again, but it would have to be at an extreme instead of what it was before. You feel like you wasted yourself, as you were in gifted classes and getting good grades but now aren't getting all A's. You could just be getting a few B's but still feel horrible...

[@localforestwitch7215]

Although you may already are, try nowadays to be in tuned with your inner child, give yourself the childhood you never had, meet people, go on walks, go to places you enjoy, Hell, buy toys, trust me, as somebody slightly in tuned with their inner childhood and never had a very good/had a childhood it makes a difference, I hope it'll help nowadays

[@3Xc01A]

Watching this video gave me some hope I desperately needed

[@thegrinningreaper8016]

I feel that society also puts people down who don’t know much about “common knowledge” which is utterly ridiculous. We’ve been put into this placement as kids that if we don’t know everything off the tip of our tongue or remember every math equation or subject in school were seen as “stupid” “disabled” or a “failure”. I’ve probably been harassed almost all my life just because I didn’t know a random fact about history or a math question at the top of my head.

[@YourMum-jc4df]

What's worse is when you ask questions, showing you want to learn. But you're just made fun of for not knowing in the first place 🙄

[@s.l.8731]

Yeah, that was my 6th grade math class. A class full of people who were absolute crap. (other than a few of my friends of course)

[@redstonecat1232]

I mean... upper level like geometry and beyond for math is quite useless unless you aspire to be an aerospace engineer, (me) but algebra and below is stuff that you might need in your day to day lives. (I am not accounting for algebra 2 cause geometry comes before algebra 2 at my school, and I have not taken it yet. In 8th grade I'll update this)

[@mrinsanity6063]

@@redstonecat1232 what are u using algebra for

[@tuluppampam]

@@mrinsanity6063 pretty much every single math problem is algebra

[@DumbassUsername]

*school isnt about knowing, it's all about remembering*

[@mikeymladi9279]

That's actually true..

[@sexyyeyo]

Yes? But don't you need to remember that? You remember grammar didn't you? You remember how to multiply didn't you? You even remember things that you didn't know you remember because you use them every day and you don't eve notice.

[@DumbassUsername]

@@sexyyeyo "remembering" and "knowing" represent relatively different characteristics of memory as well as reflect different ways of using memory. ... Knowing simply reflects the familiarity of an item without recollection. Knowing utilizes semantic memory that requires perceptually based, data-driven processing. There is a difference between both of them and in school knowing and remembering are two totally different things. We have to know a certain thing, for example, you should know what 1+1 is, not remember it. it depends on the type of perspective you take it into. You can say "you remember how to multiply?" or "you know how to multiply?" taking that into perspective both ways have a different meaning to it. knowing is something you already have known and remembering is remembering something that you have learned or saw in the past. One thing I saw from reddit was this: "Remembering is the knowledge you gained from past personal experiences. Knowledge does not have to be from personal experiences." remembering implies explicit recall of a fact or event, knowing does not.

[@sexyyeyo]

@@DumbassUsername And where did you learn that?School?

[@DumbassUsername]

@@sexyyeyo can you please stop with this stupid argument, we all know I am clearly right

[@Chopper7272]

When Bart broke down like that I wanted to cry because that’s how most students do actually feel

[@brandontaylor6677]

That was me back in school. I have ADHD and I had so much failure and verbal criticism that I have anxiety over any sort of mistake no matter how small. By the time I got into high school, learning sort of just eased its way to me. It wasn't easy, but I made great progress. More so than in elementary school

[@gymusen]

Relatable, I cried during a class because I literally couldn't handle any more of everything

[@photofreak56]

Hell that was me so many fucking times. School is honestly bullshit in so many ways but one of the worst is when you're struggling because you don't fit in the system. I have dyslexia its fucked my life in so many ways but it screwed me over in school so many times.

[@danielmonarrez6029]

What i can tell most people usee their books have my ways to study some acomplishment that who work have worked have jobs sucess books gave out the answers as grown ups some are working and retake courses pays tuition

[@FlorianFlorian573]

That’s why I am happy that my issues don’t stem from school being hell, because I got lucky enough to breeze through it.

[@kingproplayzreacts]

"Sure this test is 70% of my grade but it's 0% of my future"- Prince Ea

[@titaniumcranium3755]

It's sad that whenever we say school is rigged and hard and I'm not even learning, our parents just say you're lazy.

[@angeliqueclarkson1158]

Its almost a hardwired response to accuse children of laziness for almost any reason when it comes to disliking am aspect about school. It is inherently assumed you have no integrity and only are looking to create less work, and not because it genuinely makes you feel less than.

[@Nayo987]

Oh my god man u have no idea how. Much that pisses me off. But anyway if u want to have an unbreakable argument against school just check out the sociological concept of an individualistic vs systemic point of view of the world

[@CTOACN]

Your parents really suck...my mom actually does care for me yes she still wants me to do school and all but that is because she knows it's important to and that we can't do anything about it

[@torqueandrikotoone]

My parents are the same way. I use technology to talk to people because i haven't seen any of my friends in a year and they only care if i pass. If i am feeling lonely when i do something, i fail misably. If i get a F, I lose all my devices to talk to people, making me do worse.

[@titaniumcranium3755]

@@torqueandrikotoone exactly. I feel the pain

[@scriblespider]

Honestly, it's not rare for me to burst out crying over a math problem I don't understand, and the fact that I'll forget it in a few years.

[@boogienights77]

I've cried trying to figure out math problems before.

[@scriblespider]

Most of the time the best you can do is drink a glass of water and try to calm down, try taking a walk or exercising for a few minutes, and get back to the thing you're trying to do.

[@farateq]

same, i broke down earlier today because i could barely remember anything for a performance task i was supposed to do. i listened to the teacher, yet i can only remember few stuff, what the heck is wrong with me? what’s with my brain, why won’t it let me do a single thing unless it leads me to screw up? sorry i just needed to let that out

[@scriblespider]

@@farateq it's completely fine if you don't remember, do you have any recordings of your session with your teacher? Do you have any classmates to help you remember the details?

[@Jazz-un1ni]

In my 6th grade class I legit had a mental breakdown over questions I dont know. The best teacher I ever had was 1 year ago my 5th grade teacher is a great dude. He knows memes he even made us cringe when he did the woah. I really miss him. Very friendly, hes the only year I will probably remember and made me like school. 6th grade sucks. Whenever I get a bad grade I have breakdowns easily. I feel like I'm stressed everyday trying to keep up. And also SCHOOL SUCKS

[@Blavin]

I feel like most of the time you aren’t learning, but just memorizing until you forget that topic.

[@wolfenden9805]

Trust me that's was my situation during my final exams. It finished about a month ago. And i feel quite relieved that it was over

[@zalangueth4983]

If you can remember what you learnt is an important lesson, however in school... we aren't learning anything important

[@milkman2040]

Its like eating food you hate the most and puking it afterwards

[@kingjulian1202]

Some time ago I heard the quote "Don't let your education influence your learning", I think it's really good at showing that education is a systematic form of instilling knowledge into students and learning is an enjoyable thing, everyone learns, may it just be the information of what's next in your schedule, exploring a new country in your holidays etc. I can really understand how students can hate schools (as a student myself). I personally enjoy school a lot, like I had to work really hard to get into my current school, and I will continue to work hard to get into a good university. I think that if you have a general thirst for knowledge of the world, most subjects that teach you common-knowledge are your friends.

[@haze969]

As a A student, I can say to you guys: not even "good" students are spared from all this shit. I literally CRIED last year when the school year finally ended, cause it was my last, and I was so fucking relieved.

[@haze969]

About being a student with good grades: it's literally expected that you ace tests and shit. I had a teacher question me about a B. A motherfucking B, as if it was a bad grade. And it WAS, for ME, because I was a A student. Getting something under A- or B+ ruined my whole trimester, and I always did extra work to try to keep it at least at A-. Every time I got """"bad"""" grades (cause they weren't bad at all) I felt like I wasn't as smart as I thought, every time I didn't understand a subject right away I felt like all these years I was fooling myself, I wasn't smart enough. The pressure was terrible, and now it's focused on me going to college.

[@--Ave--]

@@haze969 :( life will get better

[@haze969]

@@--Ave-- thanks, I really apreciate it ❤️

[@--Ave--]

:)

[@thevoiidspeaks]

I feel you. Here in Brazil we're graded from 0-10. I'm extremely good at english, and normally always get 10s. Once, I got like a 9.5 or something and i cried because I thought my dad was gonna be mad. I cried abt losing 5 points. 5. Miserable. Points. And now I'm a 7th grader, doing online school and wanting to unalive myself bc I don't understand certain things. It doesn't help that if I get less than an 8, my mom takes away my internet, which is literally the only thing keeping me alive and sane. So yeah 😀 (nice pfp btw 👀)

[@random_me666]

As a junior, I've gotten so sick of of the school system, I take grades with a grain of salt. Of course I still try on my classes, but not to a obessive extent It's not healthy.

[@ironhorsehistorian9871]

Bro I feel you. I lived through Junior year and had it not been for all of my amazing friends, I would’ve snapped. My Junior year we had a big research paper and I had never done one before. I worked hard on it and thought it was pretty good. I turned it in a day early and everything seemed golden. Then 2 days later, my teacher seemed pissed. She had several essays to hand back, and a sinking feeling started to enter me. I got mine back and felt I was gonna puke. A 60 because instead of 5 sources, I had 4. I had LITERALLY everything else and she gave me a 60!?! And she said if it wasn’t turned back in corrected, it’d be counted late. Now I started to get panicky, angry, and very stressed as the day went by. Me and a friend were going to go to a teacher to reprint the essay, but the teacher wasn’t their. That was the last straw and had an autism meltdown in the arms of a friend. After about half an hour, I pulled myself together and a special friend of mine gave me a hug and all my stress was gone. I turned in the essay and got a 70 or 75 after words. My reason for getting panicky is because I was struggling in Junior English with a new grading policy where only certain assignments mattered which screwed me over more times than I can count. (Who the hell though the new grading policy was a good idea!?) had I not gone virtual at the end of the school year, I’d would’ve been close to failing English. Thank Christ I’m a senior now.

[@ironhorsehistorian9871]

@Kristopher Bailey here in Texas we have STAAR tests and they suck big time

[@Sakura_Truffle]

As a senior, I got to agree about hating the school system. Before my junior year I set a goal for myself to get at the lowest an 80 average in my classes (besides my math classes bc that’s my hardest subject) but then last year caught me off guard and honestly if it wasn’t for the pandemic and it closing schools and teachers trying to figure out what to do the last quarter and regents exams would’ve kicked my ass frankly. Now bc of that and being an all virtual student the amount of effort I put into school isn’t as good as it used to be and all I care about is passing (as long as it’s higher than a 68 idc) and still stress at the end of a quarter about grades (especially for classes I need to pass or that I don’t do so hot in bc I don’t submit every assignment) I could go into a rabbit hole like rant about my true feelings of high school but I’ll save the effort and eyes of everyone who reads this from going rant mode

[@rac1equalsbestgame853]

i used to. Now I do just enough to pass and stay in my vocational school, I care less if I get a B or an A

[@t.warren1363]

@Kristopher Bailey I hated Regents. They literally don’t matter and weren’t reflective of my academic progress. Try your best and just get by them quickly.-Source: A dude with an Advanced Regents Diploma

[@SpookyGhostHippy]

When Bart started crying about his grades I got really upset remembering how different teachers treated me because I sucked at school this video really made me feel better

[@zeroirl4789]

Me before knowing about America's school system: wtf are grades me now: yea I don't have them

[@gamerstheater1187]

I thought that was a fake cry to get close to the teacher

[@hitoshishinsou1192]

one of my teachers made fun of me for my bad handwriting and when i didn’t like her she got mad when i got a better teacher i was starting to get better grades

[@monstagrrr4449]

Same

[@YourAllShort]

For me it’s the opposite, my teachers expect me to get good grades and so do my parents so I can’t even be happy about a B because. “Try to raise it up to an A” or “it’s going to bring down ur gpa” and now I have to worry about the fn collage that’s watching my transcript and if I do bad then they might drop me and I have less chances in life and it’s just so fn stressful and honestly makes me want to say f it all but I can’t. Bc if I do bad in school u can’t get a job that pays well most of the time. And it sucks

[@Qbxyz-_l]

What's worse that some one with Autism, ADHD, or any other disorders may flunk the school system because of their disadvantages, but then again special classes exist, but unfortunately, some states in the US, can't handle the meltdown, especially at elementary schools which can lead to brutal punishments. The brutal punishments are either physical, or mental consequences, which most of them are outdated.

[@tbnrrenagade9507]

Special classes in the us exist so that they can say they’re doing something

[@allahu-s2h]

​@@tbnrrenagade9507special classes do nothing to actually help, they just use you as a janitor for the school

[@CaptainBuilder707]

according to school, im justa fucking autistic failure

[@thefrogreading2798]

Fun fact: our education system was modeled after factory work. Thats why the dont care if you actually have learned, they just need you to regurgitate information without really thinking

[@nicholastosoni707]

And learn how to sit still at a desk for hours upon hours upon hours on end doing the same thing over and over and over.

[@ARCHIVED9610]

i want digital art teaching in school dang it, not about blizzards. I live in Michigan, sure, but why the heck do I have to study them when I can read them ON MY OWN

[@jharris3110]

Interesting, cause I work in a factory and it's mostly standing in one spot for hours. Other than memorizing certain things there's a bit of basic math involved and that's about it.

[@gabrielam.7681]

@@jharris3110 both my parents used to work in a fish factory for years because they dropped out of college and couldn't find any other jobs, from the stories I heard as a kid it's hell. Doing the same fine, repeated movements, standing on one spot, aching muscles yet still supervisors screaming at you to hurry the hell up for 12 hours on end, all for a terrible salary that ensures you are given no opportunity to quit because there's simply nothing to back you up financially. I don't think people realise how big an opportunity the education system is before they whine about it, sure it has it's flaws and it could be better but it's the biggest chance you have of avoiding the closest thing this earth has to hell, so seriously, think twice before taking it for granted, and definitely think twice before ripping into it like it's the biggest thing to ever wrong you.

[@davidkonevky7372]

@@gabrielam.7681 And think that all of those things you've described are the things that we are training our children to do, completely disheartening

[@kwispee5169]

I got a history teacher that’s let’s his classes take notes over literally everything in the test, and let’s us use those notes however we want.

[@anonymouscausewhynot]

You have a nice history teacher.

[@tristantheoofer2]

nearly every teacher i have

[@phlaryx7145]

Good fuckin teacher right there^ you should be able to use resources to help you with tasks. That’s how real life works. If I don’t know something I look it up. Why should I have to do everything from memory. Real life doesn’t forbid you from looking up things or asking someone for help.

[@tristantheoofer2]

@@phlaryx7145 teh dont look shit up is so engraved in meh head dat i forget that i can look things up at all

[@farateq]

that’s a cool history teacher

[@drazixu574]

Considering I didn’t learn how to read properly until I was twelve with a school system that didn’t want to wait up and teach a kid with dyslexia how to read, this hits hard. Thank goodness my parents took me out of school and took me to a tutor, I owe that tutor everything.

[@grandstarstudiosFORMER-YT]

:( lucky you

[@squigg7107]

Man, that’s awful. What’s a school even for if they won’t even make the effort to teach a kid to read?

[@kucak7835]

@@squigg7107 True!

[@derrickdaniels3955]

I didn't learn how to read until I was in 3rd grade and couldn't tell clock time until I in was 5th and I had to have my literacy teacher teach me.

[@mestune5043]

@@grandstarstudiosFORMER-YT Come on man. I know you mean he was lucky to get a tutor. But, you can't call someone who has dyslexia lucky. Plus, you can feel the appreciation from his post.

[@DoubleHCreations]

I love this episode because it showcases that Bart is an actual kid with actual relatable problems, and not just a prankster. Edit: oh my, that’s a lot of likes…wasn’t expecting that

[@acedelta12]

Bart is a prankster with a heart Also enjoy your 200th like

[@DoubleHCreations]

Thank you

[@celestial_boon8078]

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

[@actic555]

Said by Einstein the fraud

[@ΒίκτωρΚιρόσκα]

"Sun Tzu said that!"

[@volareviaa]

fish can’t climb

[@celestial_boon8078]

@@volareviaa That's the point. Everyone has things they can do and things they can't. If you judge someone on things they can't do instead of things they can do then they will feel terrible. The fish is good at swimming, the spider is good at climbing. Switch their positions and they will both feel stupid

[@cy-bernet-ix]

@@celestial_boon8078 big brain

[@zzeroo3476]

This guy literally said everything every kid was thinking but didn’t want to say or couldn’t find the right words for it

[@0w0v0id]

literally

[@nostalgiameadows23]

Fr. Round of applause for him 👏👏👏

[@Satirelmao]

FACTS. I can’t even say that to my mom without crying cuz I’m scared that Imma get yelled at or lectured about how my grades should be better. Like...you can just tell me to fix my grades and expect me to be like: 🧑‍💻🚶‍♂️

[@magnumdoinks5595]

thatsroughbuddy ._. I agree. AP Physics is really fucking me up, and I’m doing very poorly in that class. I try and try, and try again, but to no avail. It’s infuriating, because I want to pass the class, but I just can’t. And whenever I’m asked about how I’m doing in the class, out of the sheer thought about not wanting to start a conversation about school and then leading into a lecture, I lie, and just say that I’m doing fine. But I’m not, no not at all. I can’t get the help I’m looking for, I’m stuck in the ground and I’ve tried my best, but there’s just no way for me. I am fucked.

[@cy-bernet-ix]

we need to link this video to everyone

[@flamevell3258]

"There's a difference between people who are smart, and people who score better." - Prince EA

[@ryderr4702]

Prince *EA* There everywhere.......

[@johnnysinsgaming1568]

EVERYWHERE

[@youngjohnboxing3368]

One of the few things hes said that wasnt bullshit

[@crippledcow2235]

lol don't take anything else Prince EA seriously, this is one of the few things he's said is true.

[@johnnysinsgaming1568]

@@crippledcow2235 i agree

[@smittywerbenjagermanjenson1095]

You and your dad at 9:30pm, and you're 10 years old "WHAT IS 8 X 6" as there are teardrop marks on your math homework page

[@jojobinea4431]

Bart hitting himself while trying to focus hits way too close to home...

[@messiyer13]

Le ADHD has arrived (for me)

[@kakashi6957]

@BROTHERHOOD WHAT IFS yeah I was in that situation but for like an hour or more if I’m lucky I forget

[@fatbone999]

I know. Even though I get good grades I have to beat myself up to do it. It has caused so much anxiety and pain over the most trivial of things.

[@MarioGreco]

All that scene taught me was that that type of behaviour to gain sympathy from people was okay. It’s not. Re-watching that scene only makes me sad.

[@IceePhoenix]

Agreed, I used to do the same thing all the time

[@lxnelyboo6665]

I have a teacher in Language Arts, I thank her for helping us with our writing, she never judged our writing but red it and gave her opinion, she knows that everyone has their own style, she always said that never worry about a mere number as it represents something you can improve and doesn't represent who you'll be as a person.

[@nilzerYT]

That is a great teacher.

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

I’m not trying to be rude, but just to avoid further criticism, it’s not “red” when talking about reading something, it’s “Read” as in “to read”, I made the same mistake until one of my teachers, lovely woman, helped me figure out this English shit 😂☺️

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

@Tajgames I may have been wrong, you may be wrong, who cares! We’re just sharing experiences with each other and not being rude ☺️

[@ypob2007]

@@cewla3348 actually, rules were made to be followed, but who makes the rules? Why did they make that specific rule? Hey Vsauce, michael here, and today we will learn what to do with the teacher who said “sorry, it’s the rules” to you thirty years ago and made you get one less point on the exam because of a single grammatical mistake that was actually just a typo-

[@Renbruh]

i cannot take you seriously with that pfp

[@Stathio]

What hits especially hard is that Bart clearly has ADHD- it's literally not his fault at all, and this episode really highlights how a legit disability is being completely overlooked and not accommodated for at all- everyone who's supposed to be helping him just assumes he's not trying hard enough- when we can clearly see Bart trying his absolute hardest (at the expense of his mental health, even) at every step along the way. That really hits hard.

[@inkubator320]

I have ADHD and my teachers don’t even accommodate to it

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

This episode is from the early 90s. Learning disabilities weren't taken seriously back in those days

[@darkyboode3239]

I don’t have ADHD, but I do have ASD, and there’s a similar thing with a poor attention span.

[@TheYamiJK]

The ep is a product of its time for sure. Learning disabilities in the education system scarcely got acknowledgement until the 00's rolled round unless it was something blatantly obvious and severe, in which case your options were severely limited. Being a parent trying to get help or even having you child examined to get it officially on paper was a miracle and for most, not worth the hassle because for the most part, they weren't considered to be real and just an excuse.

[@zamasu8422]

True