Creativity is the new literacy, and I’ve got an anthem brewing over here… But what fires me up is that I’m not alone. So many of us are feeling this anthem right now. Times are changing. The old methods of memorization and rigid exams for a diverse student body is not working for today’s world. Those times were for the factory. But what now? The average US college student graduates with about $27,000 in debt. For what? Students in the arts graduate with the highest level of debt. For what? Student debt now outpaces credit card debt. For what?
The good news is, for those of us who came up through the traditional education system and always felt there was something off with that path, we are rapidly approaching a new era of freedom (wisdom) to learn about what excites you first…not “later” after you’ve been chewed up and spit out by the system.
Our attitudes around education and learning need to shift. It won’t happen overnight, but I applaud this spoken word piece.
I can’t think of any way that Chase could be more qualified to comment on the higher education system than as someone who has spent a good deal of time within it. Having a degree doesn’t automatically mean that one must think school is the best way to go. You should also consider reviewing the definition hypocrisy:
Hypocrisy is the state of pretending to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually have.
I don’t really think we have any reason to say that Chase is pretending in his beliefs on this matter.
Also, while you obviously believe very deeply that your structured college education is valuable and the degree you will no doubt receive will pave the road to future success beyond your wildest dreams, you must at the very least acknowledge that you could have very well learned EVERYTHING taught in college on your own with modern technology. The internet is a beautiful thing. There is zero NEED for college. All that this spoken word artist is trying to do is empower those who have been deemed “failures” by standardized testing and grading to realize that they are not bound to that stigma. I hope that somewhere in your studies you learn to think independently before venturing out into the world. Good day.
What he is saying is, one day money will not be important. There’s going to be a day that we are going to have to learn to survive off of things we have never learned before. Unlike me, I am a Native American Woman and our Native American Men were taught to hunt and provide for our nation. Us Native American Woman had our roles as well. We knew how to do all this before COLINIZATION and before the settlers came in. We were living perfectly fine and i am sure when money means nothing one day we will still know how to survive, its all written in the stars! So learn your survival skills now because the so called Dooms-day is real. We are running out of vital resources and the governments doing anything in their power to eliminate us. Quick thinking like a greedy human and start using you spiritual side, i promise you, it’ll all work out!
Yeah…It’s called Home School.
If you guys are offended by this video, you might not getting the point.
There is no The Same route for everyone.
It’s all Chase always says.
Some need college and strict education, some will need to drop off school.
That’s all those kids are saying.
One path is not wide enough for all of us.