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Education

mbperrin

(7,672 posts)

8. Good answer. Well said.

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Reply #3)

Thu May 8, 2014, 01:06 AM

May 2014

I've been teaching for three decades now, and the only study I'd be interested in has never been done.

I want a longitudinal study that follows millions of kids from birth to death and then figure out what courses they took that contributed to their happiness, if any.

Until then, any decisions on what to teach are purely arbitrary and just some anecdotal opinion of the writers of curricula.

So long as GRADING is the most important factor in education, as it is with NCLB, bad decisions will be made, because grades are of interest whatever the moment you graduate and get a real job.

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Should a High School Graduate [View all] Riftaxe May 2014 OP

I'll just say that when I went to City College... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #1

What brought this OP to mind Riftaxe May 2014 #2

I taught high school math in CA for three years. longship May 2014 #4

All incoming freshmen had to take algebra? My HS... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #5

One huge problem is the semester system itself. SheilaT May 2014 #6

That's a good idea, Sheila. . . Journeyman May 2014 #10

I'd vote for you... daleanime May 2014 #16

Where were you when I actually ran for office? SheilaT May 2014 #17

That is just hell on the students Riftaxe May 2014 #11

It's a good question but the reality is more nuanced. Smarmie Doofus May 2014 #3

Good answer. Well said. mbperrin May 2014 #8

Special ED is a different thing entirely Riftaxe May 2014 #12

It depends. Actually, I'm not going to answer your question directly... Smarmie Doofus May 2014 #15

Don't know what state you're in. In Texas, multiplication begins in 3rd grade. mbperrin May 2014 #18

There should be a minimal proficiency before graduation. SheilaT May 2014 #7

Well, of course, there should be some assurance that college instructors know anything about mbperrin May 2014 #9

In the last 15 years Riftaxe May 2014 #13

There have been complaints about the level of learning since Plato... Sancho May 2014 #14

Well said. mbperrin May 2014 #19