Businesses would struggle with educational rights

There are so many obstacles to the restoration of educational rights. Among them is how the modern workforce has been set up. Almost every business out there is built on top of the flawed belief that the schools must control the educational process.


Look at any job application. What will you see? The employer will ask about the applicant's schooling history. This will generally be misrepresented as education.

Most jobs are well defined before anyone is hired. There are certain specific attributes that employers are looking for in a candidate. Schooling is used to help determine the fit.

What if someone learns outside of the schools? The specific strengths of such an individual are harder to lock down. They can be unreliable in fitting every single demand. In exchange, such an individual is almost certain to excel in areas that an employer isn't looking.

Most employers view their staff as exchangeable pieces. If something happens to one employee, they can always find someone similar as a replacement. By contrast, putting education above schooling can complicate things. Businesses would do best by adapting to the individuals they hire to utilize their unique strengths. This, as well as the lack of the easy filter provided by the schools, adds to the difficulty of utilizing true education in hiring decisions.

I truly believe that education is hindered by our schools. Unfortunately, businesses are looking for cheap ways to simplify the hiring process. As long as employers are specifically looking for products of the schools to fill rigid roles, independent learners will suffer. This is because independent learners will not outperform college graduates at being college graduates. Similarly, they will never outperform high school graduates at being high school graduates. Nobody will outperform a product of the schools at being a schooling-certified mindless drone.

The rate at which society is progressing has slowed substantially over the years. Forcing everybody to fit a single mold is part of the problem. Part of this is because the schools have to aim low to assure the attainability of a diploma or degree. Another issue is the neglect of strengths. Yet another problem is the focus of measurable performance that guarantees that certain unmeasurable skills such as independent thought and creativity are neglected.

Education is a fundamental human right that can lead to a more progressive society and a higher quality of life. Unfortunately, employers have displaced education in favor of schooling. This is a difficult trend to reverse, but it needs to happen.