022/365 another brick in the wall
Today’s Daily Shoot also became the theme of my 365 photo: "Let's have some fun on a Friday. Make a photo that goes with the title (or lyrics) of a song. Interpret away!"
Another ordinary day at school, in the familiar red-brick environment.
I am thinking what is the state and purpose of education today. I’m sure many students would still sign Pink Floyd’s message of not needing any education from back in 1979. At least not the same old, numbing and repetitive, factory style.
Aren’t schools still too often working like the meat grinder in the brilliant Gerald Scarfe animation of the song where kids are dropped only to spew out uniform minced meat at the other end? Is there any space for individual thinking, learning methods and goals, or chances for each individual to realize their full potential? Why does it seem that the spark, the passion, the joy and creativity are all buried and forgotten inside these walls? Can our students, in their bright pink and red coats, be themselves, and not just other bricks in the wall?
My other song title option for this picture was Paramore’s ‘Brick by boring brick’, but I chose the good old classic.
Kaarina Senior High School, Finland
022/365 another brick in the wall
Today’s Daily Shoot also became the theme of my 365 photo: "Let's have some fun on a Friday. Make a photo that goes with the title (or lyrics) of a song. Interpret away!"
Another ordinary day at school, in the familiar red-brick environment.
I am thinking what is the state and purpose of education today. I’m sure many students would still sign Pink Floyd’s message of not needing any education from back in 1979. At least not the same old, numbing and repetitive, factory style.
Aren’t schools still too often working like the meat grinder in the brilliant Gerald Scarfe animation of the song where kids are dropped only to spew out uniform minced meat at the other end? Is there any space for individual thinking, learning methods and goals, or chances for each individual to realize their full potential? Why does it seem that the spark, the passion, the joy and creativity are all buried and forgotten inside these walls? Can our students, in their bright pink and red coats, be themselves, and not just other bricks in the wall?
My other song title option for this picture was Paramore’s ‘Brick by boring brick’, but I chose the good old classic.
Kaarina Senior High School, Finland