Who says our educational system is not working. Those administrators know how to use math to game the system.
Thanks for another great lesson. Personally, I am in favor of making sure kiddos get a strong educational background, starting around age 13 or so, and at that point we should allow and begin teaching trades. Not everyone needs a college degree, or for that matter is capable of performing adequately in college. I know a lot of people who came across our southern border looking for a better opportunity and have gone on to make a great career in the trades, without a high school or college degree. They are very successful tax paying people.
We do need to rethink our education system. It is clearly, IMHO, failing a large number of students.
There's a lot to be said about what we need to do to reframe the education system. Because the current model of memorizing facts in the land of the "internet in everyone's pocket" kinda makes that an obsolete skill. I'm of the opinion that high school should be about providing students with tools. What are actionable things we can teach kids that revolve around maintaining their health? Physical and mental. Reading and writing are of paramount importance, (I actually think the current model does alright with these skills). How do we reframe challenge as an opportunity, how do we teach students the value of failure. These are some of the tools that are most important once you leave the concrete walls of high school. I agree that college is not the end all be all goal.
As a parent and someone also of the old school mentality, this is a frustrating topic. Sadly, it is also fairly well known even in relatively ‘good’ districts. But those have lots of people who can send their kids to private schools and the denominator gets smaller. Grades can only be inflated so much, which is why the new idea is to do away with them entirely. Some enough, you’ll pass as long as your registered at the school. Something has to give at some point and it will be ugly.
I think a lot of people are worried about what happens to the kids that fail, which are valid concerns. But getting rid of high expectations and accountability to "help" the bottom 25% is a sure way to hurt 100% of the kids.
Who says our educational system is not working. Those administrators know how to use math to game the system.
Thanks for another great lesson. Personally, I am in favor of making sure kiddos get a strong educational background, starting around age 13 or so, and at that point we should allow and begin teaching trades. Not everyone needs a college degree, or for that matter is capable of performing adequately in college. I know a lot of people who came across our southern border looking for a better opportunity and have gone on to make a great career in the trades, without a high school or college degree. They are very successful tax paying people.
We do need to rethink our education system. It is clearly, IMHO, failing a large number of students.
There's a lot to be said about what we need to do to reframe the education system. Because the current model of memorizing facts in the land of the "internet in everyone's pocket" kinda makes that an obsolete skill. I'm of the opinion that high school should be about providing students with tools. What are actionable things we can teach kids that revolve around maintaining their health? Physical and mental. Reading and writing are of paramount importance, (I actually think the current model does alright with these skills). How do we reframe challenge as an opportunity, how do we teach students the value of failure. These are some of the tools that are most important once you leave the concrete walls of high school. I agree that college is not the end all be all goal.
As a parent and someone also of the old school mentality, this is a frustrating topic. Sadly, it is also fairly well known even in relatively ‘good’ districts. But those have lots of people who can send their kids to private schools and the denominator gets smaller. Grades can only be inflated so much, which is why the new idea is to do away with them entirely. Some enough, you’ll pass as long as your registered at the school. Something has to give at some point and it will be ugly.
I think a lot of people are worried about what happens to the kids that fail, which are valid concerns. But getting rid of high expectations and accountability to "help" the bottom 25% is a sure way to hurt 100% of the kids.