my high school classes may not have taught me anything of value whatsoever but they did give me a lifelong deep-seated hatred for the entire field of math, the English language, symbolism, poetry, the entire field of literary analysis, anything considered “high art”, and anything involving American history

“so you see kas, the spinning top is symbolic of-“

me, flashing back to The Canterbury Tales: never speak to me again

the best way to teach kids anything is to take away all of their rights and herd them like cattle in a heavily oppressive authoritarian system where their every movement and action is monitored and controlled and they have no choice over what subjects they learn or engage with or even how they learn or engage with those things. also their knowledge is repeatedly tested and monitored in a high-stress high-stakes environment so that they can be shamed over and over for their lack of understanding

also they taught me that if I ever try to analyze a piece of art I will be subjected to extreme criticism and scrutiny so it’s better to just never engage with art beyond the surface level