My Thoughts on Education Affecting Literature Appreciation

People often ask how my minds works. Here's some insight: be cautious, CONTAINS RADICAL INDIVIDUALISM!!!

 

As of late, it seems as if I have taken a break

From this happy medium where I can forget

All of the formulas and formalities of schooling.

This is, however, quite the contrary,

For, as of late, I have felt quite drained

Of any creativity or feeling of art.

So,

Although I am still in the Iron Maiden

And the sharp spikes of knowledge are slowly piercing me

Draining all creativity and energy out of me,

I have somehow found a small pocket of inspiration

That no spike has yet penetrated and let leak out of my body.

So, before it is lost, I should say

That it seems that school has the deviant intent

Of crushing any sense of individualism or creativity out of one’s soul.

These teachers, these purgers of innocence,

Seem to boil everything down to equations,

Lifeless letters and signs of reduction.

Even literature, a form of free expression

Is crammed into needless form and extensive analyzed nonsense.

So not only are we punished, but so are the writers, the artists

Of these masterpieces that we meticulously butcher and dissect

Like beautiful animals, once free and happy,

Now dead on cold desk as pens slice the pages open,

Underlining one sentence that someone found important, like an organ,

To be used and manipulated upon be the sick scientists of analysis.

These writers, whose works, for years, were cherished and pure,

Will now be pushed aside by generations

Who now see reading more as work than pleasure.

It is truly sad that education kills uniqueness,

Forcing all to a mold of conformity that society has deemed right,

And it is also sad that all of us

Dutifully (and also law-inducingly) have to be purged

And join the monotony of society.

Author's Note

So, what's on your mind? How do you see education's effect on students? Be free, please.

Reviews

[Ryan Dulac]

The way they teach really does kill creativity! I hate all of their suggestions for my writing! They complain I'm too fancy and have to use simple words. They sacrifice all style for clarity and dumbing down writing.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Some education is good, like math, science and english, my problem lies within history... you think back to grade school they tell us bout Christopher Columbus discovering America then later on you find out that wasn't really true, if they didn't want to tell us at a young age then why say anything, so a lie actually so why believe anything else they say. I really think the history books are made many times to make the US look good. Now i said English was good but I have to say though when it came to reading books or poetry they tried more to brainwash you to their theories on what was meant instead of allowing students to think for themselves. I could go on but won't.

[CLUTZ]

Odly enough I've been listening and reading a lot on the internet and in books about school and creativity, a lot of very smart people have stood up to say that school and the world in general have been trying to make creative people and kids as a whole fit the mold they deem worthy of this country. It is quite sad to see so many great people criticized because of what they love to do. You can be a doctor or a lawyer but you can't be a writer or an artist "those just aren't respectable jobs" it's ignorance at it's greatest. They don't see what they are doing to kids and their creativity. Maybe they won't grow up to be the next Van Gogh or Stephen King, but at least they are having fun just creating what they want. You are right in what you say and hopefully the rest of the people in this country and others will see it that way soon.

[Legion]

Sheep herded not for their wool, but for their individualism. Processed into conformity and used to support the herders. But that is a bit animalistic I suppose. What do I know, I'm a pig. Great write.