I grew up treated like damaged goods, meanwhile I was constantly told by everyone how smart and talented I was. "Just start applying yourself". I just couldn't wrap my head around why more students and teachers weren't asking things like " what the hell are we doing all this work for? Is this working? They say the environment is fucked, we still have poverty and war, and half of what we learn in school contradicts itself, why don't we address that directly instead of pretending we are doing everything right here?"