nonintellectual education

In a way, nonintellectual education- nonacademic, if you will- is more important than one's academic education. Many people overlook this fact, but the thing is, nonacademic education is a sort of training in order to get an academic education. In preschool and kindergarten, sure there is an academic education, but it is more focused on how to behave and function in society. At a higher level, such as this english class, we are not just learning how to write sentences, but to become beneficial and impacting members of society. Physical education is important as well- keeping the body healthy is important to keeping the mind healthy. Though academic classes are certainly important- no one could move forward in the world without them- people need to learn to question what they have been "fed", to be active and participatory in all areas of life, and how to respond to GETTING an academic education- traits that many people in the world do not possess. Many people go to school and learn things to take the tests but do not retain them beyond that- there are many extremely ignorant society members, and the biggest mistake is when the ignorant society members attempt to teach others. Though many people may disagree with me, one of the worst things to try to teach a person is to obey and believe everything they are told. Instead people should be taught to question in a civilized manner, present their own ideas, and therefore become the driving force in moving the world forward instead of the hook that keeps the world behind.