I was very excited to receive these messages as they are extraordinary. I read some of them out to the twentysomethingyearolds that were whipping up a meal in my kitchen tonight and they were impressed and commented on the wisdom emanating from the young people.
The messages are also varied and candid
and are treasure!
Something to chew on and think about, they range from positive to negative, to both,
they raise issues and contradictions in the way we learn,
The messages present us with a snapshot of a cross-section of voices about the way young people think and feel about their educations.
Thankyou very much for sharing these messages and ideas with us.
Without school, we wouldn’t have any
educated people who could keep our system running. No doctors no scientists, no
lawyer. –Paul from Germany
"Everyone has something to learn. Everyone has something to teach." - Milo
I think learning is process of keep improving myself. Learning is for me not for anybody else. It's very important for me, if I can be a successful person depend on if I study hard or if I try myself best. – July
School. 13 years, 6 hours a day, 5 days a week. All for what? Potentially gaining a career? No guarantee though. _ Chantelle
I believe school is horrible, because we have to get up early. – Sara
Learning provides knowledge, and knowledge is power.
Tamati
School is like a castle that protects you, teachers are like the warrior that train you, we are the soldiers to protect yourself in the future – Jack.
I am not going to express my grandfathers age as 2 to the power of 3. Maths is becoming absurd. – Lola
Learning provides young children with a future.
Austin
School and i have a love hate relationship.
Vanessa
Education is a tool to prepare you for the
adult life that includes things as learning stuff like math and science but
also things as learning to be independent. Schools nowadays focus too much on
the math and science stuff and not enough on the rest, but that’s just my
opinion –Viktor from Denmark
Learning is about expanding
knowledge and gaining wisdom. – Ella
School is a necessary stage in life, yet somehow manages to suck the enjoyment out of everything you used to like. School puts everybody in the same box and assumes you work the same way as the other hundreds of kids in their care. It’s important and opens up opportunities, but it should find a more inclusive way of doing so. - Molly
I think learning is a necessary way to know something we don't understand.
When i was a kid, i didn't understand why the leaves are green and why people
will get old. From learning in school I know it's because of Chlorophyll and
Oxidation. It is why i think learning is important. :) Lynn
Education is a good idea but the system is boring- Aiden
School teaches us many important things
that’ll help us in the future, but it also teaches us many things we probably
won’t need. Like does everyone need to know how to find x? And why do I have to
stress about finding it even though I don’t care.
Kristen
School is linear and the sole purpose is to
make you one of the crowd, one of the many same faces. They do not promote us
to be unique enough as the Arts are looked down upon on an educational stand
point. Just look at how ATAR scoring works and how everything linear and boring
may be the key to running this world but Art is the key of finding yourself.
Adam , 15
School could be the gateway to a job behind a desk, moving numbers or
writing articles. Living a life with wealth and a big house. But is there
really happinesss in a life dominated by possessions? -Nick
I think education and learning is about learning
about the different courses that school can provide for you, so that you can
achieve many life goals and follow what you want to do once you have finished
school. - Ella
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About: Message in a Cup
Messages and stories of learning in Footscray are
collected and then written onto the insides of one hundred handmade blue cups.
The cups are placed in Footscray during BluScray events to be found by people
and taken home. The project gives voice to peoples experiences and
understandings of learning and shares these ideas with others in the city of
Footscray.
Message in a Cup is part of BluScray,
a program of blue-themed arts and cultural events held throughout 2016 to
celebrate Victoria University’s Centenary in collaboration with Maribyrnong
City Council for the Footscray University Town initiative. Message in a cup was
made by the artist Debbie Harman Qadri.
a very sincere thankyou to those people who
became involved in the project, it was nothing without you.
this project was brought to you by:
Maxienne, Greg,
Mick, Christopher, Greg, Alejandra, Jason, Lou, Dan, Nick, Rachel, Pauline,
Anon, Carl, Jamal, Candice, Aaron, Catherine, Larissa, Jo, Geoff, Jocelyn,
Danny, Jos, Bill, Brendan, Sasha, Rosie, Ethan, Kim, Jess, Kriti,
Neha, Gaurika, Raman, Angela and Shenel. Crystal, Mankirat and Sonia,
Dorothy, Marg, Tung, Davina, Marten, Lola, Adam,
Nick, Tamati, Molly, Ella, Dean, Viltor, Ella,
Chantelle, Milo, Vanessa, Lynn, Sara, Austin, July, Aiden, Jack, Kristen, Liz,
Kirsten, Ko, Ali, Sylvia, Raine, Bec, Ocore, Stjepan, Dan, Cathy, Rich, Iffat,
Salma, Erica, Carolyn, O.H., Kellie, Suzanne, Annie, Cathy, Marnie, Michelle,
Evie, Anne, Rhiannon, Pat, Mary, Liss, Neil, Gennivieve, Charlotte, Jacinta,
Hannes, Maureen, Carmen, and Debbie.
