We discussed breaking the mold in class today. This included trying to see outside of the “packaging” that Percy talks about in his article. We especially seemed to focus on the education system in the USA. Education in our country has always been under fire for being one of the worst of developed nations. Many under countries outperform us in almost all subjects.

However, I do not think it is necessarily education that is the culprit. The problem comes with grades; how do we quantify learning in an accurate way? How can we reflect what we have learned in a way that accurately displays all the different facets of education?

For example, to tie this into nature, someone who has lived their whole life out in the wild is perfectly capable of surviving by themselves. Think Tarzan. Not the most eloquent fellow, and yet he still is educated in a way that most people are not and has the skills necessary to live on his own.

Based on our system of education and grading, Tarzan would be considered a dolt. Even though he can provide for himself and was relatively happy with his life which is one definition of success.