How would you change K-12 Schools in America?

[psikeyhackr]

Man my next door neighbors kids graduated from high school last summer and didn't grasp the concept of what a landlord was, and its scary because this kid is now an adult out of school. I'm not blaming this on the kids but they need to be taught the skills to be able to survive on their own, right now they are not getting that. Most of these kids couldn't balance a household budget if their lives depended on it.

It is really interesting that this country can't even make a national recommended reading list for kids classified by age and subject. But has any nation done that? It would probably mess with the socio-economic structure of the country. How can there be properly conducted class warfare if the lower classes are not kept ignorant?

It is like information is randomized so everybody has an equal opportunity to stumble around in the dark trying to figure out what the hell is going on. True education for EVERYBODY is not the objective. The majority of people must be kept losers.

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[Jackson]

It's time to stop the fads and political correctness and get back to teaching with qualified teachers. Longer school day, longer year.

K-3:

Only teach Reading, writing and Math. No computers. Each grade has a proficiency text at the semester and the end of the year. If the child does not pass the test at the end of the year, , summer school is available or repeating the grade is necessary.

At the end of the third grade, the children can read on the 3rd to 5th grade level and begin understanding literature, write with proficiency with proper grammar, and can handle all math up to and including simple algebra.

No buying books every three years for political correctnes, no social studies or science until the content areas begin in the fourth grade. Get the basics down. If a student can't read, they won't learn the content areas anyway.

Grades 4-6

Heavy on American history, science, geography, literature and computer insstruction. Current events and civics. Begin foreign languages

Grades 7-9

Biology, extending math geometry, algebra 2, calculus,, foreign languages, accounting classes, typing, personal finance classes, moral decisions classes, classics literature, civics and current affairs and history

10-12 Paths of Education

College Bound Education or Vocational Training ending with diplomas in Vocational Skills or College Preparatory Skills Mastered.

NEVER EVER PASS A STUDENT WHO HASN'T MASTERED THE MATERIAL.

 

[mdn2000]

I think a full day of school is bad, how come we can not teach kids in less time with all our advances.

 

[IanC]

I think a full day of school is bad, how come we can not teach kids in less time with all our advances.

competition works best. can you imagine how fast the top portion of the class would burn through the curriculum if they were allowed to? especially now that we have computers to keep track of where students are. I can easily imagine the top third or even top half completing the required work Feb. Leaving half the year for electives of any type.

and make no mistake, those are the students that we need to keep interested in education if we are going to take back the lead in innovation and productivity.