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Rich nations tend to overthink primary education (it's a little different post-secondary). Unmet education goals are blamed on quality of the building, local f
by macspoofing 9y ago
Rich nations tend to overthink primary education (it's a little different post-secondary).
Unmet education goals are blamed on quality of the building, local funding, teachers, school-boards, politicians, standardized tests, etc. Reality is you don't need iPads, you don't need graphical calculators, or slick modern buildings and pristine books. You just need parents that care. If a kid graduates from primary or secondary school and is functionally illiterate, it was the parents that failed them, not teachers, not the school, not the country.
- hi41 9y agoI agree with you but I think teachers are very important. Good teachers inspire students and help them learn things that they did not know they could.
- macspoofing 9y agoFor sure. This is a pro-teacher statement because teachers always carry the brunt of criticism when kids fail. It's not reasonable to expect teachers to raise kids. Obviously there are bad actors, but by and large teachers in America are good.