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What you propose is teaching to the lowest common denominator, which is precisely what happens in the public (grade) school system in America, and is also preci
by kiba 3y ago
What you propose is teaching to the lowest common denominator, which is precisely what happens in the public (grade) school system in America, and is also precisely why our high school students are falling behind their global contemporaries.
I don't see why schools shouldn't teach the 'lowest common denominator'. Perhaps they should be separated into their own classes?
- rtkwe 3y ago> Perhaps they should be separated into their own classes? This is called tracking in educational parlance and is largely detrimental to students and has all sorts of problems with exacerbating existing socio-economic issues the students come in with. Usually better to have additional remedial classes to try to catch those students up but by the time you're in college there's a certain level of self starter ness expected.