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What you are suggesting is not possible for the government to solve IMO. You are basically saying that the school system needs to take on the role of parenting

by umvi 8y ago

What you are suggesting is not possible for the government to solve IMO. You are basically saying that the school system needs to take on the role of parenting ("helping kids engage") in addition to actual education. When the kids' parents have not completed school themselves, can't help or motivate their kids with schoolwork, etc... you need an army of mentors to help engage those kids. Unfortunately, disadvantaged kids outnumber such mentors by a large factor and such a system would quickly swallow any budget fed to it.

cameronbrown 8y ago
Not really. I don't believe you actually need to force/motivate kids to do homework. Homework as a concept is fundamentally flawed as it is IMO and is another problem with the system. I love maths and science and all that stuff we all do on that forum, but I don't believe for one second that kids should be forced into it. Forcing students to do homework/exams/uninteresting subjects, and not fostering natural curiosity, is why school is not engaging. I'm oversimplifying massively and understand there's a middle ground somewhere, but this is what I believe.