I\u2019ve got 3 children in an English school in Madrid. I see what they\u2019re studying, and while it\u2019s a little better than what I studied at Nicol\u00e1s Avellaneda in Buenos Aires, it\u2019s not good enough. Sometimes when I help them with their homework, I think that education, just like food or medicine, should come with an expiration date.
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\nThere are just certain things that shouldn\u2019t be taught anymore, and many others that should be taught, but aren\u2019t. I\u2019d really like to know who is creating these curricula. The worst part is that it puts me in a very awkward situation as a parent. It\u2019s difficult for me to lie to my children when they tell me that what they\u2019re studying is boring or irrelevant.<\/p>\n
For a while I told them that what they were learning was important, but I just can\u2019t stand the hypocrisy anymore. Now, instead of questioning the judgment of those that design my children\u2019s classes, it seems that if they\u2019ve done one thing right, it\u2019s lowering the expectations of how interesting the working world will be as an adult.<\/p>\n
They train them to put up with being bored and the day-to-day routine. \u201cIs this boring you?\u201d I would ask them. \u201cIt\u2019s designed to be boring, so when you finally reach the real world, you won\u2019t be disappointed.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, I\u2019m simply not satisfied with that answer. It\u2019s such a shame that the curiosity of school children, such an important part of their primary and secondary education, is not being awoken.<\/p>\n