Throughout my school years, I never really learned about the atrocities committed by Canada against natives, nor about their consequences. Our classes did not discuss capitalism and communism, or how society actually functions. It also failed my generation to develop skills that are useful. There is a lack of basic skills among the younger generations, including writing, reading comprehension, and even cooking.

Many young adults can’t cook, so they rely on fast food and services such as “skip the dishes”.

My region of Canada speaks french, and most young people cannot even write a sentence without making several mistakes, including me. (I don’t live in Quebec!!!)

A lot of people these days don’t read books because they don’t understand what they’re reading or don’t have an interest in a particular topic. Books about the social sciences for example, not shitty books like Harry Potter. Unfortunately, many won’t be reading “theory” anytime soon.

It’s evident that the capitalist education system failed us.

A survey showed that the youth in America want to be streamers/youtubers when they are older, while Chinese kids want to be astronauts. The kids in China won’t be astronauts but at least they have an interest in science. Wtf are the American kids going to do when they realize their dream of becoming a streamer or famous is almost impossible.

The desire to be successful is still present in the younger generations; however, due to the failings of the education system, their dreams are drastically different from those of China. There are certainly other factors that have contributed, but I think our education failed to ignite a passion.

It’s likely that the educational system didn’t provide the students with any kind of meaningful experience, leading them to find fulfillment in video games instead. Because games are all they know and are their only interest, they want to become streamers.

This is a serious matter…We are raising a generation of gamers!

Aside from that, China did something to prevent young people from becoming addicted to video games. When I was 16, I became addicted to the mmorpg world of warcraft. My country should have taken action because I needed a lot of help, and my parents didn’t do anything, even in the beginning they paid for my subscription.

My education did not allow me to find my true interests, such as writing, that I later discovered on my own. Creative writing classes probably would have prevented me from becoming addicted to mmorpgs.

It bothers me that people think we should be afraid of the government using its authority to accomplish something that will be beneficial in the long run. Preventing the youth from becoming addicted to the online world, for example.

We will need to re-educate our young generations, not really by force, but by doing whatever is humanly possible with our power to give them a better education. I also think our youth should keep going to school until they’re at least 20 so they’re prepared for the realities of life. There are so many things we can learn and skills we can develop. Our current system is failing our future generations.