I wake up, I am taught, I learn.
But do I learn?
Each lesson I am taught is not taught to me,
Each fact I learn is not learnt, but it is instead
Lost in the abyss that is my mind,
Forever swirling around anonymously without
Any knowledge or recollection of what it's supposed to mean.
I am taught and I do not learn.
I am taught the mathematical formula, yet I am not taught how to apply it,
It isn't specific to me, and I cannot use it.
I do not learn from other people's methods and rules.
I similarly do not use others lungs to provide my own oxygen.
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Author:
KekoPeppy (
Offline) - Published: October 23rd, 2016 19:26
- Category: Sad
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Comments1
WELCOME KEKO ~ An elegantly penned "free verse" poem ~ whose content contains many truisms ! In School and College teaching often seems very abstract ~ AND ~ if it is not applicable (or applied) to our own personal experience it is gobble-de-gook and useless ! Pages of UNAPPLIED Mathematical Formula is all Greek to me too. Outside the classroom (in the University of Life) we learn and progress by our OWN mistakes ~ that is real learning. Perhaps "SCHOOLS" are a waste of time and money and in many (so called) Underdeveloped Countries Children lean to cope with Life & Love. in the home and the community. In the USA kids who are home schooled ~ often make more progress academically than those who attend expensive Private & Public US Schools and are more rounded and responsible Citizens. Thanks for sharing an interesting & challenging poem. Yours BRIAN.
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