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To deal with socioeconomic issues in STEM, start early; very early like K-12. In a vague fantasy world in the USA, I would reduce the Department of Education t
by WaitWaitWha 5y ago
To deal with socioeconomic issues in STEM, start early; very early like K-12.
In a vague fantasy world in the USA, I would reduce the Department of Education to a fraction, shift education to the States, take the best parts of the winning systems fom all States, and make Federal recommendations accordingly. Rinse, repeat.
I am saddened that most of the children I come across in first-world nations, lack the ability to rationally think through a real-world problem.
- r00fus 5y agoIt seems like a good approach but the funding of things like special needs education (FAPE) is federal in nature; cutting those would likely nuke special needs programs nationwide. You would need to start with your 2nd or 3rd "approximation" of your iterative approach (ie, pre-calc which programs are already popular/effective and keep those) unless your goal is to cause maximum disruption and possibly jeopardize your ability to do the "make Federal recommendations" effectively.
- davidgay 5y agoI'm always mildly assumed that Switzerland has 26 widely-different (far more variety than found in the US) school systems with only ~8 million people. And a high-school degree that guarantees entrance into any university in any subject. Their are federal standards for said high-school degree (also for earlier education stages). And it's a relatively hard degree to get (22% of students get it).