Why the educational system needs to change

I have been studying for quite a few years now. I have seen a lot of things here, I have talked with people about it and I have come to the conclusion that this is not the way future students should have to learn.

First of all, whe learn a lot of unnecessary stuff. Surem lots of people say the same thing, but that is because they have got a valid point. In my opinion, we should have more freedom when deciding which subjects we want to do and which we want to pass on. Sure, there would have to be some staples (maths, basic science, history...) but we could learn what we actually enjoy (or hate the least).

Following up with the generic argument from before, here's another one: The workload teachers give us is just obscene. Homewok, projects, exams, just and endless array of stuff that causes problems to us students, such as: stress, sadness, not being able to do what you enjoy, lack of sleep, etc. A quick Google search shows that if you write: "School makes me..." it autocompletes to "depressed", "sad", "want to cry" and the like. I would really want homework and the aforementioned things toned down a little bit.

All in all, educational problems fall into one of two categories: unnecessary learning and excessive workload. Fixing them, while difficult, would ensure the betterment of students in most regards (happiness, motivation, etc.)

"The teenage years are the most important years of your life"

When I hear the phrase in the title, I kinda cringe a little bit. People who say that are mostly teenagers with no concept of future.

Let's say you live for 80 years. Well, your adult years occupy about 75% of them (60 years). Sure, puberty is the time to learn the useful stuff in life and grow as a person, but it's in adultood where you put everything in practice and yur life actually depends on it. Besides, you can still learn and grow in your adult life.

I think people use that phrase because it's in the teenage years where you usuallystart having a lot of fun and freedom: you meet up with friends more often, you start going to parties, etc. And I get it, I'm having a lot of fun, but we must understand that the future will not be like this. There are way more important and enjoyable things happening in the near future.

In conclusion, although puberty let's us discover freedom and have a lot of fun, adulthood takes up most of your life and makes you the person you will be for the rest of your life.

A holiday I enjoyed

Last summer I travelled to Galicia (Crazy, right? It's not like I always go there) by car with my family, except for my sister, 'cause she thought having the whole house for her would be fun.

We stayed in our house in the town of Queirugas, where there's absolutely nothing, except for a random guy that sells bread, true story. Good thing we're ten minutes away from the city of Verín, where there's ACTUAL PEOPLE, HOLY HELL.

When we go to Galicia, our main objective is to meet up with our family there and spend time with them. And let me tell you, I spent a whole lot of time with my cousins. Why? One day I was just mirin' my biceps when all of a sudden my cousin asks if I wanna meet up with her friends. My initial reaction was: 'Eh, sure', but after spending some time with them, I realized that they were pretty cool lads, and somehow, I got along pretty well, so I started hanging out everyday, and damn if it was fun, dear Lord. This also led to me being the closest I've ever been to my cousins.

Coming back home was heartbreaking, but mark my words, I'm going back. You best believe I am.

My favourite photo

My favorite photo has got to be the one you're seeing right now. It's of my cousin (Iván) and I doing... something. I took while I was on holiday in Galicia last Summer with my family. Super fun time, let me tell you.

Some context: This was my last day there, and we wanted to take as many photos as we could. We're basically best friemds, y'know. Out of all the pics we took, this has got to be one of the funniest ones: it truly shows what we are like (Idiots). I'm pretty sure I placed the camera and timer while Mery watched our stupidity unfold. She knew we were gonna be annoying that day so she wanted to stay far away from us.

I absolutely adore this photo. This was the best summer of my life and the year where Iván and I were the closest we've ever been. I keep it on my phone but damn if I should print it.

About me:

What's up? My name's Rubén and you shall call me that. I'm 16 years old but give 3 more months and I'll be 17. I live in our glorious Spain, specifically in Catalonia.


You really wanna know about me? Oh well. Basically, I'm studying technology at A levels, and it's kinda hellish. I'm living with my parents and our house is pretty nice, I guess.

I have extremely brow hair and some weird-ass eyes. As in, they're either brown or green depending on how they're feeling. I also have a pretty muscular physique (I'm two barn-doors wide).

I try being funny and positive. Yeah, ok, I fail at both, but I try. I'm also pretty chill... most of the time.

My hobbies are pretty generic: I like playing videogames, working out 24/7, reading and listening to head-bopping music, when I'm not doing homework, of course.