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Re: Education Part ll
Ok, let me get this straight...
Through the eigth grade, the only math to be taught is "+ - X /" ?? Once the student enters high school, would more math be offered, encouraged, required, or prohibited? (Don't think I'm a math freak, my oldest daughter would totally LOVE this!)
Actaully, I agree to a great extent with your idea of getting back to the basics. We don't do a lot of structured math in our schooling. We concentrate more on communication skills. Of course, that may be due in large part to my bias towards languages (both written and spoken). I feel that if children learn how to read, and develop a love for reading, they can figure out most anything else.
I like your idea of aptitude testing as well. One of the problems in today's system is that children are forced to do things that they neither like nor have the skills to master. If a person wants to be a welder, or a hairdresser, WHY do they need foreign languages to graduate from high school?
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