Society forces students to take classes in which some students might not have a slightest interest in, in the hopes of them becoming successful figures. It is more beneficial for students to take classes in which students are capable to succeed and grow rather then to to force students to sit in classes that give the students no benefits. Scott Adams writes in his article “How to Get a Real Education” about the inefficient school system, he says “is like training your cat to do your taxes”(98). Adams compares “training your cat to do your taxes” to B students in classrooms to show the readers the concept that sometimes students are not capable to do well in a class, and the time they spend in this class could be allocated better. To further his claim Adams uses himself as an example to show his readers that learning things that benefit him proved him well. He is also attracting students to find themselves thorough his lessons that came form his experience.
Not everyone is naturally inclined and is able to learn with ease subjects such as “Physics, Chemistry, Calculus and Classical literature” (98) but yet society forces B students to take those classes. Adams compares “teaching cats to do your taxes” with B students, in which he tries to explain to his readers that B students are wasting
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He says “By the time I graduated, I had mastered the strange art of transforming nothing into something” He talks about how taking chances and ultimately become his own person benefited him. It can be concluded from his tone that he did fairly well for himself and he didn’t belong to the brainy group. He writes about his successful career choice of entrepreneurship, to persuade readers that one can be successful by choosing a path that is more fit for them even if the path does not belong to the brainy