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It doesn't make sense to me that all kids get the same education at the same pace even though they have different abilities. If someone learns slower, maybe the

It doesn't make sense to me that all kids get the same education at the same pace even though they have different abilities. If someone learns slower, maybe they need more hours at school to learn the same material as someone who learns faster. And maybe they even need to skip some unimportant subjects to find that time. It would be great if every individual student somehow got a tailored program (impractical with conventional teaching, I know) so they could all reach a sufficient standard of education. Some geniuses might not even have to go to school if they can just flip through the book and ace the test on their own, while the labor saved teaching them could be spent on those who need more.

Andre_Wanglin 8y ago
What does someone who has spent his academic career with a tailored education program that provides extra time to complete tasks and take tests do upon entering the workforce? Will employers go the extra mile to cater to his needs? Will the market do likewise for his business or product? If I could have taken as long as I wanted on the SAT, I probably would have been able to get a perfect score. But then I wouldn't have been taking the same test as everyone else, would I?
- lopmotr 8y ago
  If the goal of school is to get kids to learn the content of the curriculum, then that's not relevant. If you want to use it to assess how fast they learn or how intelligent they are, then that would have to be explicitly included as a goal before you designed the system. Perhaps employers and universities use school grades as a proxy for intelligence because it's convenient, but it's a little indirect. It would give falsely high scores to students who have good teachers or who hire private tutors.
pbhjpbhj 8y ago
If you can flip through the book and learn to a particular level on your own then you don't need less schooling, you need schooling at a more appropriate level (in order to fulfill your intellectual drive/curiosity/etc.).

Andre_Wanglin 8y ago

What does someone who has spent his academic career with a tailored education program that provides extra time to complete tasks and take tests do upon entering the workforce? Will employers go the extra mile to cater to his needs? Will the market do likewise for his business or product? If I could have taken as long as I wanted on the SAT, I probably would have been able to get a perfect score. But then I wouldn't have been taking the same test as everyone else, would I?

lopmotr 8y ago
If the goal of school is to get kids to learn the content of the curriculum, then that's not relevant. If you want to use it to assess how fast they learn or how intelligent they are, then that would have to be explicitly included as a goal before you designed the system. Perhaps employers and universities use school grades as a proxy for intelligence because it's convenient, but it's a little indirect. It would give falsely high scores to students who have good teachers or who hire private tutors.

pbhjpbhj 8y ago

If you can flip through the book and learn to a particular level on your own then you don't need less schooling, you need schooling at a more appropriate level (in order to fulfill your intellectual drive/curiosity/etc.).