What do you think the best way to educate Americas' children should be

[nitrousninja]

IMO if was at all possible one-on-one teaching would be optimal because there is an amount of trust and friendship that can develop whereas in the current situation its a ratio of at least 20-1 or more. Most normal children can't possibly expect to understand what is being taught in the general way that it is. there isn't enough time for the individual tutoring that should be available. Especially now that things that were being taught in sixth grade 10 years ago are now being taught to eighth graders. Something isn't right. I've also heard they made the SAT and ACT's a little easier as well but I can't confirm this. Shouldn't we be demanding more from our education system than that? I know that there are plenty of kids out there who do well and have the parents to promote it but not everyone else does. Everyone in here has a teacher that had a positive effect on them in some way or another that made them strive to do better or help with a problem. I know I did. The goal of the education system should be to lower the number of likely Jerry Springer guests.


I posted this per a discussion that I had at work with a few people and they, for the most part, agreed with me. I know this goes much more in depth but I'm strapped for time and just wanted to get the discussion going. I also realize the expense and unlikelyhood of my suggestion but I was thinking best case scenario.

 

[StageLeft]

So you want to hire one teacher in the country for every school child?

 

[pulse8]

I think education should be done generally in the classroom and then given special attention at home when they are doing their homework. I think the parents should get more involved and not leave it up to the public school system to teach everything to their children.

 

[y2kc]

<< What do you the best way to educate Americas' children is? >>



.....nevermind.

 

[Jzero]

<< I've also heard they made the SAT and ACT's a little easier as well but I can't confirm this. >>


Dunno about ACT, but the SAT was "recentered" such that the target mean score was reduced.

What we really should do is top trying to represent one's entire knowledge by a single number. GPAs and SAT scores demonstrate jack. We also need to move away from and education system based on rugurgitation and game-playing. It's not about learning the subject, it's about learning what the teacher wants.
Those who play the game and learn strategies or simply memorize without truly understanding are rewarded.
Those who call upon teachers to actually teach and help them to understand and internalize are punished.

 

[killface]

<< What do you the best way to educate Americas' children is? >>


^think?
First I would teach them to make sure they put all of the necessary words in a sentence

Actaully, I think home schooling is probably the best way to go. People get all weird about it, but it's very well supervised by the state, and those kids end up being little friggin geniuses.

Edit: damn y2k - you beat me to it while I was on the phone!

 

[gopunk]

killface - those kids end up being freaking geniuses because their parents are capable of teaching them. i do not consider all parents capable of teaching their own children, much less raise them.

there needs to be more attention given to gifted programs imho.

 

[Nefrodite]

<< What do you the best way to educate Americas' children is? >>


hehe yea i thought that was the joke too guess not.. scary!:Q

best way to educate children? smack em around give each teacher a nice thick rod hehe

 

[nitrousninja]

LOL I was already thinking about the content while writing the topic. I blame the internet and TV.

 

[StageLeft]

Anyway I think school should be more interesting. I always found it very very boring and so I never paid attention. I loathed school for the decade and a half I was in it. For example: Why do you make high school kids read a tale of two cities? Lets just admit that this is a boring book. The school system is plagued with antiquated techniques and boring material.

 

[killface]

<< killface - those kids end up being freaking geniuses because their parents are capable of teaching them. i do not consider all parents capable of teaching their own children, much less raise them.

there needs to be more attention given to gifted programs imho. >>


You can't just go out and get your kid home schooled. I didn't say it was for everyone, but in an ideal world, it works. There is an involved process you have to go through to make sure you are fit to home school your kids. The entire process is also well monitored by the state. It's not like they just leave you to screw up your kids by yourselves.

 

[SaintAshlar]

Having a class with many students has its benefits also. Not only do you learn from the teacher, but you learn from the questions and insights of others in the class that you may or may not have come up with on your own.

 

[Dood]

I think the BEST way is to employ government teachers. Unionize them. Reward them for "passing" students. Do not measure the teachers' performance in any way. And if this doesn't work, increase spending at the administrative level.

 

[gopunk]

The goal of the education system should be to lower the number of likely Jerry Springer guests.

well.... i was going to disagree with this, but then i realized you have a point. in general, i am against the idea of schools teaching children things their parents should be teaching them, but i guess it has to start somewhere. i really hope we can teach kids that they should NOT HAVE CHILDREN until they are capable of providing their child with attention and care. i'm sooo sick of hearing about all these people who have children, then have to do all this stuff to make ends meet. if they had just put off having children, they wouldn't be in such a situation...

 

[gopunk]

You can't just go out and get your kid home schooled. I didn't say it was for everyone, but in an ideal world, it works. There is an involved process you have to go through to make sure you are fit to home school your kids. The entire process is also well monitored by the state. It's not like they just leave you to screw up your kids by yourselves.

that's what i'm saying... home schooling is not the optimal solution for america's kids for the simple fact that it's not an ideal world.

 

[CStroman]

I think that at about 9th grade, students should be responsible for their own education.

 

[joe678]

<< best way to educate children? smack em around give each teacher a nice thick rod hehe >>



we dont need prayer in schools, we need the tossed salad man in schools...