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Resting on the assumption that it's the system that's broken and not the kids?
by tjpick 18y ago
Resting on the assumption that it's the system that's broken and not the kids?
- Hexstream 18y agoWhen everything around you appears broken, look for a mirror that isn't.
- PieSquared 18y agoI think that the reason so many kids don't want to learn is not because of them - it's a result of the system.
- tjpick 18y agoI think it's a result of life. Diet, parenting, exercise, natural interests, drugs etc (things outside the education system) play as big a role. Current trend seems to be to blame the public education system for failings in other areas. There are an awful lot of kids who succeed the current education system, and an awful lot of life-paths that don't require higher education. Could be better: absolutely. Completely broken: absolutely not.
- arjungmenon 18y agoThat's possible.
- lisp_programmer 18y agoGood point. It's probably the kids that are broken because they never study for their classes, party all the time, e.t.c.
- khafra 18y ago"There are no bad regiments, only bad colonels" -- attributed to both Napoleon and Ulysses S. Grant Whether it's the kids or the system that's "at fault," a system designed to help kids should adapt to help them even if the requirements for that change.
- tjpick 18y agoyou're right but what concerns me is being trigger happy with change while lacking in requirements, which is my impression of the original post.