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You don't learn anything in school. It's just a waste of time. You lug around books and all and do homework. They give too much homework. You shouldn't be doing homework. Nobody's interested in it. The teachers are stupid. They shouldn't have any women in there. They don't know how to teach. And they shouldn't make anyone go to school. You don't want to go, you don't go, that's all. It's ridiculous. I don't remember one thing I learned in school. I don't listen to weakies. My two and a half years in Erasmus High I wasted. I didn't like the whole thing. You have to mix with all those stupid kids. The teachers are even stupider than the kids. They talk down to the kids. Half of them are crazy. If they'd have let me, I would have quit before I was sixteen.

Bobby Fischer#43

CriticismLearningDissatisfactionEducationSchool

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About this quote

What does it mean?
Fischer launches into a rant against schooling, teachers, and homework, calling education useless.
In plain terms
He says school is a waste of time and teachers are stupid.
What can you take from it?
Dissatisfaction with school can lead to rejecting learning.

Where it applies

  • school reform
  • student experience
  • parental guidance

Putting it to work

  • Listen to student frustration to improve education

Questions to consider

  • Is traditional school failing students?
  • How do we make learning engaging?

Another view

Dismissing all school ignores the value of structured learning.

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