Remember in high school, when you were slogging your way through isosceles triangles, Romeo and Juliet, and the intricacies of post-Civil War Reconstruction, and wondered aloud what bearing any of this could possibly have on your daily life once you left school?
British rapper Boyinaband (real name: David Brown) apparently wondered the same things when he was in school, and he's expertly put his frustrations into words, in a video entitled "Don't Stay In School." And in the two days since he published it, the video has gone viral: as of this post, it's earned over 241,000 views on YouTube.
"I wasn't taught how to get a job. But I can remember dissecting a frog."
"I was never taught the laws for the country I live in; but I know how Henry VIII killed his women."
"This video is getting a lot of attention now so I just want to clarify -- 'Don't Stay in School' isn't inferring students shouldn't stay in school, it's saying topics which aren't practically useful shouldn't stay in school. There are obviously a lot of benefits to getting an education, I'm just concerned that the topics are not prioritized well at all."
"The point of this song is to get people talking -- if you share it, use #DontStayInSchool so we can all get involved in the conversation."
[Image courtesy of Deviant Art]
