• mastod0n@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    School nearly managed to kill my curiosity.

    Nooo you can’t learn about this physics stuff, you haven’t learned the math yet.

    Yes, that’s a great question, hold it until next school year.

    No, I can’t explain that, it’s not part of the subject matter.

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      15 hours ago

      I had one really good high school science teacher. He pushed the school to start a class with the curriculum of “what do y’all wanna learn.” I have never cared more about learning than trying to wrap my head around special relativity and the constant speed of light, or building rube goldbergs on the lab tables in the back. Imagine: kids want to enjoy learning! Fucking WOW! (little bit of spite there at the end)

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      11 hours ago

      In my school, the teachers would stop to listen to me retell complete sci-fi bullshit from the Discovery chanel.

      They thought I was smart, because I liked watching that…haha…

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      10 hours ago

      Yeah, teachers should absolutely prioritize the kids that are a bit ahead over the majority of kids /s

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        2 hours ago

        I see your point but since I’m talking from my perspective, it would have done a lot if I wasn’t actively held back just because it didn’t fit my teachers’ schedule or whatever.