Congratulations Stuart on some of your finest artwork.The school buildings old and new really blend well with all the issues and social images you have set amongst them.Your old school motto is in your soul it seems forever ‘Per Ardua Ad Astra ‘- Reach for the Stars’ Mum and Dad
As someone who has quite only just finished their schooling life, I did get hit with the sudden “Oh jesus, what do I do now” feeling. Actually finding a job helped, as does setting some long-term goals. Pretty fitting that this was posted so soon after leaving.
As a life long learner, and professional educator, I applaud your very appropriate assessment of one of our biggest challenges – to keep learning, to keep growing, and consequently, to keep a peaceful and compassionate world alive.
True, true. I know far too many souls that have succumbed to the lures of everything from youtube to hedge funds. Haven’t learned a bloody thing in life except how to take videos of their cat or obsess over making more money.
For me personally its been 6 years since I left full time education and this cartoon struck home because it is so true. Either you set yourself goals in life, or you stagnate and regress. Your cartoon is very insightful. Well done.
Excellent! I am a teacher and this is exactly what I think needs to be learned by every student – the grading may one day cease but learning will never stop so you need to challenge yourself. I linked to this post.
I’m 5 years out of college. Designing and following a self-curriculum is very difficult, I have found. There are people around me my age that looks as if they will be doing the exact same thing 40 years from now–nothing but “hanging out.” Thanks for you cartoon, for it is encouraging.
Any sane person would choose to live in Huxley’s la-la land rather than Orwell’s unending nightmare, which would be something like living your whole life locked in a good-behavior cell block at Guantanamo Bay.
At least our own Brave New Lives include some pleasure and diversion! Actually it’s really not that bad here, and I’m certainly glad I’m not a Gamma. Can you believe they actually LIKE their moronic existence?
Absolutely wonderful. The joy of learning, for the sake of learning itself, should never be forgotten. I would love to get this in poster form. My wife is a teacher and this would be very appropriate for her classroom.
This is wonderful! It’s inspirational and so true. The one thing is… by setting your own goals now instead of being assigned them, when we accomplish them there’s a much greater appreciation
Great comic. It resonated with me. That desire to continue lifelong learning is why I created Curious Reef, a collaborative learning website. If you’re interested in continuing your learning, you may want to check it out.
Absolutely wonderful! This is exactly what the mission of Peer2Peer University (http://p2pu.org) is, to give people a bit of support, and community, to keep pushing themselves. Your drawings are so simple, yet so powerful. I second the person who wanted this as a poster… And I think I might include it in some of my presentations about open education, if that’s OK?
Just found out about this site through digg, it’s quite marvellous what you are doing.
any chance you’d make a poster out of this? I’m going to print one at a print shop for personal motivation; but I think it’d be a great way for us fans to support you if we could buy such products from you.
I never liked school except for university. I never liked the idea of being forced to learn subjects that do not interest you. Now I’m an adult and I love it. Being able to learn stuff you’re actually interested in, awesome. In my free time I work on a bunch of personal projects (not hard to do with a Comp Sci background). What challenges me is not being forced to learn.
They differ greatly from yours. Although I get where you’re coming from too, especially since I just enrolled in university and do believe people should try and be polymaths, basically.
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Thanks to my dad Paul for taking the reference photos of my old school Bundy High!
Congratulations Stuart on some of your finest artwork.The school buildings old and new really blend well with all the issues and social images you have set amongst them.Your old school motto is in your soul it seems forever ‘Per Ardua Ad Astra ‘- Reach for the Stars’ Mum and Dad
As someone who has quite only just finished their schooling life, I did get hit with the sudden “Oh jesus, what do I do now” feeling. Actually finding a job helped, as does setting some long-term goals. Pretty fitting that this was posted so soon after leaving.
As a life long learner, and professional educator, I applaud your very appropriate assessment of one of our biggest challenges – to keep learning, to keep growing, and consequently, to keep a peaceful and compassionate world alive.
True, true. I know far too many souls that have succumbed to the lures of everything from youtube to hedge funds. Haven’t learned a bloody thing in life except how to take videos of their cat or obsess over making more money.
As an earlier poster mentioned, marvellous and evocative artwork. I so look forward to yuor insightful, challenging and intelligent work.
You do great cartoons generally, but this one really resonated with me. I’m going to share it with everyone.
The first few panes evoked nostalgia towards YOUR school years. How did you do that?!?!
dude.
duuuude.
The last thing i hoped to stumble upon on LSD.
This. Thing. Ever.
And listening “stairway to heaven”…
I enjoy the breakfast club reference except you missed somebody :p
You cannot avoid the reference either since clearly that is what it is.
For me personally its been 6 years since I left full time education and this cartoon struck home because it is so true. Either you set yourself goals in life, or you stagnate and regress. Your cartoon is very insightful. Well done.
~That was a great eye opener~
well goody for you
Excellent! I am a teacher and this is exactly what I think needs to be learned by every student – the grading may one day cease but learning will never stop so you need to challenge yourself. I linked to this post.
I’m 5 years out of college. Designing and following a self-curriculum is very difficult, I have found. There are people around me my age that looks as if they will be doing the exact same thing 40 years from now–nothing but “hanging out.” Thanks for you cartoon, for it is encouraging.
Any sane person would choose to live in Huxley’s la-la land rather than Orwell’s unending nightmare, which would be something like living your whole life locked in a good-behavior cell block at Guantanamo Bay.
At least our own Brave New Lives include some pleasure and diversion! Actually it’s really not that bad here, and I’m certainly glad I’m not a Gamma. Can you believe they actually LIKE their moronic existence?
Quality drawing and incisive sentiment – many thanks!
Keep on keeping on…
Is there a way to get this in poster form?
This was great, I love this. I loved the one section where you used the students from The Breakfast Club! Good work, I enjoyed it!
Absolutely wonderful. The joy of learning, for the sake of learning itself, should never be forgotten. I would love to get this in poster form. My wife is a teacher and this would be very appropriate for her classroom.
this is lovely – i have shared it with my teacher friends, and my Deputy Principal in charge of professional learning would like to use it.
This is wonderful! It’s inspirational and so true. The one thing is… by setting your own goals now instead of being assigned them, when we accomplish them there’s a much greater appreciation
This is great, Stuart. I really enjoyed reading this (and not just because I recognise the buildings!).
Hey Stuart, I really loved this one. It made me realize that life doesn’t end when school ended. I cried
Posted your comic in my website, but it was so big I linked it back to your website. Haha.
Cheers!
Great comic. It resonated with me. That desire to continue lifelong learning is why I created Curious Reef, a collaborative learning website. If you’re interested in continuing your learning, you may want to check it out.
Absolutely wonderful! This is exactly what the mission of Peer2Peer University (http://p2pu.org) is, to give people a bit of support, and community, to keep pushing themselves. Your drawings are so simple, yet so powerful. I second the person who wanted this as a poster… And I think I might include it in some of my presentations about open education, if that’s OK?
Amazing work.
Stian
Just found out about this site through digg, it’s quite marvellous what you are doing.
any chance you’d make a poster out of this? I’m going to print one at a print shop for personal motivation; but I think it’d be a great way for us fans to support you if we could buy such products from you.
I never liked school except for university. I never liked the idea of being forced to learn subjects that do not interest you. Now I’m an adult and I love it. Being able to learn stuff you’re actually interested in, awesome. In my free time I work on a bunch of personal projects (not hard to do with a Comp Sci background). What challenges me is not being forced to learn.
Here, I made a cartoon reply about my personal experiences at school: http://joeydeveau.tumblr.com/post/1064189325/skool
They differ greatly from yours. Although I get where you’re coming from too, especially since I just enrolled in university and do believe people should try and be polymaths, basically.
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