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2006-06-14 10:30:37 · 6 answers · asked by sberman689 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Remove it completely from government control and involvement.
State government would issue a voucher per student paid by the
state or country of legal citizenship or residence. The parents
could choose any school meeting bare minimum requirements.
Open market competition will do the rest.
2006-06-14 10:42:10 · answer #1 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, as a student, I know for a FACT that one of the biggest problems is (I mean this in the nicest way possible) there are a lot of unmotivated and/or unwilling students. Let's face it. You can't learn if you're being taught for a test, yet you can't measure school abilities in any other fashion. Plus, be it from the Hawthorne Effect or just poor test writing ability, tests distort intelligence and knowledge anyway. The fact is, it is IMPOSSIBLE to learn something truly well unless the student is interested in the subject. And since it's hard to make multi-variable equations interesting, I suggest that more education gets focused onto the benefits of education. Sitting down the kids and saying "look, down the road not graduating high school is going to kill you." Basically, a 'scared straight' program for education.
2006-06-14 17:39:45 · answer #2 · answered by Dave A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scrap the old style of teaching and let kids connect with a multi media experience. At home they can learn with cd roms, digital movies, use interactive software and control their own learning, focusing on interests. Then we ask them to sit quietly in a room for a lecture? No wonder the majority of them are on meds.
2006-06-14 17:35:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would expand special education programs to include children that are falling throug the cracks like my son who is dysgraphic. (He can't write) I had to fight the system 2 years to get a keyboard in the classroom for him and now he is doing great. According to the school, we are breaking the rules because he isn't classified as special ed.
2006-06-14 17:36:52 · answer #4 · answered by Special K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest we have "all-girls-only" schools and "all-boys-only" schools... with uniforms!
This way, students would be more attentive with less distraction, and would actually get an education!
2006-06-14 17:38:44 · answer #5 · answered by love_2b_curious 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great question, I wish I had a great answer at this time, but I will actually think about this one.
2006-06-14 17:33:39 · answer #6 · answered by newdirection 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋