post#21: Pushed into a mold

Throughout the story was merely a reflection of others. She talked about this as adapting. By adapting she would fit in and get along with others.  Yet if she did not adapt, she would stand out and be picked on. This reminded me of many discussions I’ve had in psychology classes. We talk about how human behavior is learned behavior. Our beliefs, values, attitudes, and judgments are nothing but a reflection of our upbringing and the people around us. It makes you wonder whether you believe in something or feel a certain way about something because you truly do or because someone told you to. For instance, why did we attend college? Because you wanted to? Or is it because our society says in order to be a productive member of society you have to have an education beyond high school? When deciding to go to college, did you thing about people who didn’t go to college and have lived a successful life? What about other countries where a college education is always valued? Did you think about a career you wanted and determined that college was the only way possible to get it? Did you think about all the people in that career that does not have a college education? There are too many questions to list about why people make the choice to go to college. However, the ultimate answer is you have to get a college education because without it you will go nowhere. Why? Well, there is no way someone who shelled out thousands of dollars for a college education, would give you a job without a degree; whether you are capable of doing the job or not. You will not be rewarded for going outside of the box. It is either fit in or stay out! If we were to sit and think about all the times we have been oppressed like birdie, we would all be have an asthma attack