smart ideas from books (mostly)
1. Chips and salsa is happiness.
2. Don’t seek school, seek education.
3. I love Scottsdale, Arizona in January.
4. On the mountain high or in the valley low, The King of Love my Shepherd is
5. No way around it. The last day of vacation is a melancholy day.
What is the point of learning anyway?
C.S. Lewis spoke about his at length…
But can you imagine having the foresight and understanding to examine questions like this as a child?
Good-grief.
In a couple of ways, I was still scared of my shadow at 18.
I made good grades through high school, struggled in my first two years of college, and got nearly straight A’s in my last two years.
I even did well in graduate school (until it came time to kiss the rings of the right people).
Mostly, I think that education – done right – teaches one how to think rigorisly – an enditement of modern education and American culture, no doubt.
Understand: Of the many eventual directions possible, education requires a foundation of substance.
As Musk saw it, “I just look at it as ‘What grades do I need to get where I want to go?’ There were compulsory subjects like Afrikaans, and I just didn’t see the point of learning that. It seemed ridiculous. I’d get a passing grade and that was fine. Things like physics and computers—I got the highest grade you can get in those. There needs to be a reason for a grade. I’d rather play video games, write software, and read books than try and get an A if there’s no point in getting an A. I can remember failing subjects in like fourth and fifth grade. Then, my mother’s boyfriend told me I’d be held back if I didn’t pass. I didn’t actually know you had to pass the subjects to move to the next grade. I got the best grades in class after that.”
-Ashley Vance, Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Amazon)
It reminds me of this:
