Nondestructive Criticisms

People can argue that education is not perfect. There is a lot of flaws in our education system. But, What can we do about it? Should we just point fingers and blame students? Should we blame the faculty for the low test scores? No, any rational person knows that pointing fingers gets people no where. This is a very touchy subject, especially since it's education we are talking about here. "Education is the most powerful which you can use to change the world." said Nelson Mandela. So, who should have the right to critique education? Teachers? Students? Or maybe even both?

I think that students should be able to critique education because we're are the ones who are being taught the education. We progress through education and if the education we're receiving has flaws or if doesn't quite get to students, then the idea will just fly in and out of our brains. The big picture won't really get to us. As William Butler Yeats once said, "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire". Students should be able to critique, but not critique just because we have a mouth. Instead of just putting down education, we should instead offer ideas and ways to make it better not just for our self's, but for the benefit of others as well. Should every student be allowed to say something? What about bad students? First of all, there is no such thing as bad students. Each student is different, so should students critique themselves?

I think that students should be able to critique themselves, If we critique ourselves, we would first of all point out our weaknesses. When we constructively criticize ourselves, we work on our own issues. And that means that we won't point out others that might have the same issues, because we feel the pain and know what others might be going through. Life is full of challenges and obstacles. When you know someone that is going through the same problem you once went through, you are more likely to help others out. You will seem credible to others and they will take your advice into consideration. I wouldn't take advice about school from someone who didn't go to school.