Different aspects of education including the “drill and kill” mentality have their time and place. As someone who was raised with strict parents and a catholic school education, I think that a large portion of that particular mentality is helpful in creating children that grow up to have a good work ethic. However, I also think that it can attribute to rebellious and divergent teens. Simply memorizing and repeating things until you learn them cannot prepare you for the future and all that you will need to make it in the real world. I think that the “drill and kill” mentality is much more prominent in high schools than in college education, but it is still quite an injustice to the children of the United States of all ages. Not to mention the students that are more “hands on learners” are set back by this way of teaching. The idea of “little scientists and critics” is great. It gives us hope for a new era. I think that inspiring more children to take their own thoughts to a new level by introducing critical thinking and creative thinking into their education is one step closer to having college graduates that are prepared to take the world by storm and inspire.
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