5 Comments
User's avatar
Scott Staelgraeve's avatar

Part of the problem is that families and children don’t fund political campaigns…unions do.

Expand full comment
Patrick D. Caton's avatar

You can fix education by replacing excuses with expectations.

Expand full comment
Peggy Bojduj's avatar

I don’t think they need more screen time when we look at what the other countries that are more successful and see how they approach education with their students

Expand full comment
Just Comment's avatar

Children and teens are creating friendships and seeking information using the Internet nowadays, so why can't we teach using their favorite tool (Computer & the Internet) ?

This can save time, save money, literally SAFER than having to wait for a school bus, kids risk getting beat-up in school. Plus, schools will no longer have to spend money to maintain a building, hire janitors, nurse, and cooks, .....

Expand full comment
Just Comment's avatar

How about bringing teaching material through TV and/or Computers into each home?

Students (even parents) can learn from TV and/or Computer, knowledge is categorized towards different grade levels ? So that it can be an "Universal Family Learning Experience".

Then, kids are only allowed to move onto the next level by testing, then frequent testing after each learned segments, at the end of the course, student must pass the Final Exam.

Expand full comment