I watch them hurriedly picking out their books for the next class. Little cogs in the wheel rushing from class to class filling their heads with information without the ability to process that information. Little cookie cutters churning out identical unimaginative answers. Their idea of fun and frolic being an ‘educational field trip’. Spending their youth working towards the perfect resume to get accepted into a perfect college that will land them the perfect job. Never understanding that to expect perfect was the most outlandish idea of all.
The bell rings. I straighten my tie and morph into another perfect teacher.
Written for Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers, using words from The Daily Spur (picking), Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (outlandish), and Your Daily Word Prompt (frolic).
Yes, education could be about so much more
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Such a good story, despite its brevity! ❤
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Thank you
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Perfectly written.
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A dim view of the education system. One hopes it can be so much more than this., and teachers can be so much more too.
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