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Everyone has a different perspective of education. Some view it as a source of great knowledge. Some on the other hand like me, view it as a waste of time as it has nothing of particular interest. There are good parts and bad parts to education, but mainly I am unhappy with what I am doing in school. The only good part would be always meeting new people with all sorts of background and interests. For bad parts I find there are more than good parts, such as how schools kill creativity as explained in the video TED presentation by Ken Robinson. Another thing I dislike about the education system is the financial issue which affects almost everybody. Also I believe that social support is important to be happy in education such as being encouraged to do what you like. Afraid of being wrong is a huge negative emotion I feel toward education as it limits almost all my decisions. In this blog I will express why I am unhappy in education as a whole                 I’ll start off with the good part of education such meeting people. Humans by nature are social animals. We like to communicate, play, and do a lot of other things of explicit nature. This is the only thing that makes me happy in education as everyday in school; I see and meet different people. Each and every single person is different with their own unique characteristics such as some are creative, funny, and charismatic just to name a few. It is for this reason I like going to school to see fresh faces everyday.                          A bad part about education is how schools make creative classes such as, music, art, or dance much less important than say an academic class. Ken Robinson states “there isn’t a education system on the planet that teaches dance every day to children the way we teach them mathematics” (9:00 Ken Robinson) Meaning in every system creative classes are placed bottom as they are not as important as say mathematics or science. When I was in junior high I wanted to take drama class as an elective but my parents urged to pick computers as they assumed it would help me in the future. They automatically assume other creative classes were of no use to me as I would never be actor because the chances of becoming one are so slim.                                                                 I also dislike how a financial issue affects almost everyone in some way in education. Financial aid could pay for almost everything in one’s education but the catch would be you are required to take courses that you may not find in your best interest. I am affected by financial issues by the fact I don’t even want to be in college but I have no choice as this is the only way my parents will support me until I graduate and get a job. For me I think financial issue is the biggest factor in education as it limits the choices people can make in their education or can’t even afford to get education.                                               When I was in junior high I began to love movies and T.V. Shows. I was amazed as to how the actors could be so convincing as if you were right there with them. So I told my parents I didn’t want to go to college and instead go to an acting school. Without hesitation they told me to forget about it, and that it was one in a million chances that anyone can even make it big. They told me to just focus on practical things, such as math if I wanted to be an accountant or computers so I can be a programmer. None of these things are what I wanted at all, but yet I’m still in school unhappy as one can be.                         Being wrong is one of the worst things that can happen when you’re an adult. As I’m afraid to take risks for I know what the consequences will be I do not think I can be happy in education. Ken Robinson says in his video” If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you will never come up with anything original. We stigmatize mistakes. Mistakes are the worst thing you can make” (5:30 Ken Robinson) I agree with what he means very much because I feel as long as I don’t take a chance I’ll always be miserable in the current state I am in education.                                                                                                                               In the long run I am still unhappy in education for many reasons. Some would be financially because I can’t support myself yet to choose a career that is best suited for me. Another would be I have no social support to even learn what I’m interested in. Also I find there isn’t enough value of creative classes versus the academic classes so even if there is a class that I am interested in it would not be treated as important. While I do enjoy the company of others when in school, but mainly I am still unhappy as I am not doing what I am interested in. I think I will be unhappy in school until I gain the courage to get a job to support myself and really choose what I’m truly interested in.