but I do know, that the traditional classroom set-up is failing - over crowded - children have no common sense - no direction - rude - lack basic values - think more highly of Hollywood stars than they do about US history - and create false self-esteem online - only to discover that when they graduate - they aren’t so special and have no skills to be competitive in the global or national market.
This is the part that I don't get. Why subject children to failing, overcrowded schools that will not provide the education they need?
As I see it - the overcrowding is the result of low employment - or lack there of. Think about it. Say a city has 5 big factories, over time, and due in part to local and federal govt taxes/regulations - 3 of those factories shut down and leave. They end regular unemployment for those that come out of high school (majority of workers) - the support personnel (engineers, craftsman, skilled, college educated), and what ever taxes they were putting into the local economy (secondary employment: i.e WalMart, grocery, restaurants, etc.) - the schools housed their kids - but when a large segment went out of work - most choose to follow the work elsewhere - or move to places that had similar positions - the kids went with.
Now the school board has a huge loss of state funded revenue for public schools - and now have to shut 2 of the 5 elementary schools they have - move those students in already pressing classrooms uping the number per class - but those teachers from those schools are now out of work - plus the support personnel - so they must move to seek work for their skill set...
A ripple effect. But the national education people - realize that schools all across the nation - are dealing with the same issues - so - technology is introduced - plans are drawn up to move the majority of students into eLearning centers - cut back on teachers and staff - and overall save money - while on the surface - making offers like, “keep your laptop or iPad” — but where’s the education in the end???
Yes - looking at it at the beginning looks sweet - it’s following the road to the end is where you come up on the junk yard...these school systems are trying to survive - so students are pushed into overcrowding - while the school structure, buildings, and other maintenance issues are pushed to the side - they are trying to wait it out...for what - I have no idea...some magical fairy that will make everything okay...President Spicoli isn’t coming — he’s too busy buying pizza!
Does this make sense?