Your creativity and skills are being murderd

[Annik]

How so?

Your old job was one you didn't like, so it was something you studied for and did not like.
Your hobby, something your probably better at, or want to better at and like to do. You said you made your work out of your hobby. So you're doing what you like and probably are better at then your old job. So it's contradicting to not see what I mean to say with this thread.

I did train in my hobby. I realized in my second or third year of high school that graphic design was calling my name, although it's very unusual for someone to know what career they want to pursue that early. One of my best friends switched majors 3 times during her college career. You assume too much.

It's threads like these people just can't accept new ideas. The ones that do not understand what i'm trying to say are narrowminded in my opinion. I think they should focus more on peoples skills and creativity more. Since these are also a form of intelligence. It's just the fact that i'm not a proffecor that makes people think everything I say is up for ridicule. I know atleast one proffecor you should check out if you're interested. Check out Ken Robinson.

That isn't it at all. You can't see what is fundamentally wrong with letting someone in their school age ignore becoming proficient in a wide variety of topics before their truly decide what they want to do with their lives and it's not always the thing they are best at (reading and sciences was something I was good at, but I didn't want to make that into a career, although I do have a psych minor for personal enrichment). Education is important not only in getting a job, but in leading a full, satisfying life.



EDIT: Summer has the right idea. I'm actually in favor of education reform because the interest has revolutionized the world and we haven't adapted out schools to it yet. As my beloved psych professor would put it: We teach people what to think, not how to think. That is what really needs to change. We could produce a whole generation of critical thinkers.