I could not agree more! If anything has to change in this country, it is the ‘education system’. That lousy 9% the Feds spend on ‘local education’ has caused more damage that anything imaginable. Just look at all the requirements and mandatory rules they have set up. I would like one state to start the ball rolling and tell the Feds to stick their money up where the sun don’t shine. I am sure some of the states could do it with no great loss in what they already provide for their own education system. Sure,it will take some adjusting, and I don’t mean in free breakfasts and lunches. We need to test teachers for competency. If we can pre-test students to see if they can do college work, then we sure as Hell can put together a general education test, and a test for the specialty the teacher claims. If they don’t have a grasp of the material they are supposed to pass on to students, what the heck are they doing there? Our colleges have let the graduates down, and the teachers let the kids down daily. If a child cannot learn to read and comprehend, learn basic math, and for God’s sake, know the King’s English to a reasonable degree, how can they progress, let alone be prepared for a job in the real world? Science and technology are still specializations, and those so inclined can pursue these paths, once they learn the basics. If we don’t spend the time to educate our children about this young country they will be lost and will never comprehend how we fit in this world. We have so much going for us and it is not to be taken for granted. This gravitation toward the government doing everything for everyone is pulling us down faster than we can resist it, and without individuals that can think for themselves, what are our prospects?
The feds are enforcing a system, not the education of the students.
Meanwhile, a high school diploma means little. I wish for a HS diploma to mean that the person worked for their education and had to study and learn....not that they put up with low-level classes for four years.
Maybe we should have two types of HS diplomas:
a. scholar
b. laborer - non heuristic
LOL!! Imagine what that would do!
===This gravitation toward the government doing everything for everyone is pulling us down faster than we can resist it, and without individuals that can think for themselves, what are our prospects?===
Good point! The only advantage it gives is to those who understand why underachieving puts you in a life of serfdom.