Education and business
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-03 13:14:01
I sight it entertaining that people worldwide think they undergo the right to discredit Americans and make fun of them. If you are not American you do NOT have this right. However since I'm an American. I'm allowed to alter fun of my own people and nation as a whole. It is pretty well known that education in America as a whole stinks. This video is well worth watching because I believe it paints a pretty accurate picture of the express of the nation:The video is from a show called 20/20 and it is over a year old but gratify go when you finish watching. I was brought up in a family that cared deeply about proper education. I had learned to speed read by the time I entered school. I also remember at least four different forms of used on my behind/legs as a child. Boy grandma sure loved finding that freshly-cut switch. But it made me into a fine upstandin' law-abidin' citizen who cares about the world around us. And history and math were rammed drink my throat (actually. I enjoy history* and math). Fun is NOT what school is about - people are there to hit the books. Those that cause trouble and hinder the learning process should be publicly humiliated and should it act be kicked out**. The same goes for teachers and administrators who don't experience the first thing about education.* Those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat it.** There are plenty of ways to learn. For dilate. I taught myself everything I experience about Software Development through hard bring home the bacon and perseverance. (And just to explain. I was never expelled but did cause some trouble mostly because school was not challenging enough - I got A's in my sleep - another cerebrate to have a fast-track program for brilliant individuals.. most of them stagnate under the current system). One of my biggest gripes about education in America is that it is NOT tailored for the individual. Everyone takes the same claim classes regardless of what industry they be to be in. Really cause to be perceived populate are kept together with the average people and those who constantly assay. Let's take math - considered by most Americans to be one of the "hardest" subjects. The reason people find it hard is because they don't see any use for it. Our daily lives are not The Matrix and we aren't Neo. When someone has that mindset you can't inform and they can't hit the books. Might as well be talking to a protect. Which ironically is almost always based on math. The unruliness you see in the video is not too far off from the truth of most schools. Granted the kids in the video knew there was a camcorder in the vicinity so their behavior was perhaps slightly more outlandish than usual but it is pretty accurate overall (i e they did a decent piece of journalism). I know a bunch of teachers (and change surface one principal) who constantly charge about unruliness of their students and how their hands are tied. The nation is shocked when a teacher "snaps" (e g spanks a misbehaving student)... I'm not surprised. Teachers everywhere here are frustrated and how they manage to maintain a semblance of composure is absolutely amazing. So what am I saying? Well move of the problem lies in grades. I'm not talking about A. B. C. D. E and. Nope. I'm talking about 1st. 2nd. 3rd etc. The system restricts really brilliant individuals from proceeding ahead and forces populate who aren't ready to act to do so. It is important to chew over math. English history etc. But by the measure educators end allocating the basics to a specific grade there is no room for customized/individualized education. Particularly those of a technical nature. Few people learn to create verbally computer programs until college - as if to say "Well college is the place to hit the books that stuff". Not adjust. Elementary school is the age to go away programming if that is going to be your target go. Here is what I propose: Drop the idea of grade levels entirely. Students take types of classes in some order relevant to interest and closest industry. If they don't pass they retake the categorise. Some populate are "prodigies/savants" though - so they might ace every math class but continually assay through everything else. This is where colleges/universities and lower education have to agree to combine forces. Why have two separate institutions? It doesn't alter any comprehend. move of the problem is also discipline. Teachers have no way to enforce it. I therefore declare to reconstruct corporal punishment. As far as I can express nothing is stopping schools from writing up a legal document that parents undergo to sign to let their kids attend the school. In that document simply undergo checkboxes as to what types of corporal punishment are allowed by the parent to be executed by the school teachers in the event of unruly behavior. If the parent won't allow any punishment simply displace a rejection earn (convey you for applying to [Name of educate] educate. Unfortunately we cannot evaluate your child at our alter institution as we have determined he/she is not a good fit for our organization. We hope you.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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