If you really think about how we live and what our standards are, we are pretty weird. For example, why is it so socially acceptable to be bad at math, yet so unacceptable to be bad at English? Yes, a lot of us have been speaking English our whole lives, but we have been doing math since we were little too, so why is it so different?
Take this scenario for example; you go to a restaurant with friends or family, when calculating the tip it is okay to ask for assistance yet, if you ask to be read the menu, it would be beyond weird.
Not only is the fact that we are more tolerant to the people who are not good at math a little odd, but we also favor athletics over an education.
The kids who work hard and do well in school are automatically labeled "nerd" and will rarely be considered popular. On the other hand, athletes (particularly football players) run the school and are praised whether they are smart, or failing classes.
These are just a few of the odd things that are part of our societies norms, yet the list goes on and on. So instead of doing any of the homework that you have, why not sit down and contemplate society?
Not only is the fact that we are more tolerant to the people who are not good at math a little odd, but we also favor athletics over an education.
The kids who work hard and do well in school are automatically labeled "nerd" and will rarely be considered popular. On the other hand, athletes (particularly football players) run the school and are praised whether they are smart, or failing classes.
These are just a few of the odd things that are part of our societies norms, yet the list goes on and on. So instead of doing any of the homework that you have, why not sit down and contemplate society?
Incredible insight on the society we live in today. I have heard this point before, but not in such a well thought out form. you are an incredible writer. Interesting phenomenons that go unnoticed in our schools today.
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