From a story at Freedom for Economic Education It’s said that sadness isn’t the opposite of happiness — boredom is. A fully schooled generation has created a generation of bored adult children.With this in mind, is it any surprise that children, adolescents, and young adults today are so unhappy? Is it any surprise that so many turn to extending their schooled lives into structured activities as long as possible? Is it any surprise that when people don’t know what to do, they simply go to graduate school? To understand this mass unhappiness and boredom with life — and the sudden uptick in quarter-life crises — look at where these young people have spent most of their … [Read more...]
Is School Creating a Generation of Unhappy People?
We came across this blog post at: Zak Slayback Give it a read and share your thoughts. Do you think he's right? It’s said that pain isn’t the opposite of happiness — boredom is. With this premise in mind, is it any surprise that children, adolescents, and young adults today are so unhappy? Is it any surprise that so many turn to extending their schooled lives into structured activities as long as possible? Is it any surprise that when people don’t know what to do, they simply go to graduate school? To understand this mass unhappiness and boredom with life — and the sudden uptick in quarter-life crises — look at where these young people have spent most of their lives. What … [Read more...]