Not enough time is spent thinking about education
Spending over ½ a billion on the building and niceties of area where this money could probably be better spent.
Public schools need more help/attention than they get. From parents and nonparents.
WHY is there a reality TV show about this...
America
is POORLY rated on math and science skills bottom numbers. Out of 25
countries rated we were 21st and 24th. But we are confident!
Students
need to be challenged, made to do things they may not want to:
math/english/science are all “required courses” to a very limited level
but there are some things that should likely be added to this.
Physically active classes (PE or Gym, whatever you want to call it),
public speaking classes, and in this age of computers some level of
typing skill should be taught.
More
study involving hands on. Find ways to make the topics relevant. This
is likely an ongoing thing but teach something from multiple real world
angles whenever possible.
The
focus on teaching to standardized tests likely helps kill creativity. I
understand the need for “standardized testing” for reasons of mass
analysis but it is inadequate for a vast number of reasons. How can you
fairly judge people across the board without a balanced or standardized
system that applies to everyone. Even with the notion of standardized
tests that breaks down at a point. While a standardized test is great
for things like math or science - hard information based topics -
subjects like art, english or humanities in part defy standardization at
heart and to try to do so takes away from it. Seriously...standardizing
art...
What does it take to engage students. What criteria must be met for a student to achieve
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