You know Alan Greenspan? That dirty, free-market shill

 
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I'm currently reading his memoirs: The Age of Turbulence.

One of the policies he supports which he considers most important is actually trying to seriously improve the primary and secondary education system in America, which would ameliorate the vast divergence between the rich and the poor. You know something's wrong with the education system when people like Alan Greenspan are scrambling to improve it.


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Education seems to have decreased and gone to shit because of over-stepping regulation and uniformity across all schools. I'll probably send my kids to private school before sending them to a public school because there is no education going on


 
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As I understand it, I actually think Common Core isn't a half-bad idea.


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i came up through public school in one of the better counties in my state, education wise. i was lucky enough to be placed in honors/ap programs from 4th to 12th grade, and i enjoyed an excellent education with many fantastic, engaging teachers. however, there's a serious issue with the "regular" education in my county. first, there's a distinct lack of work ethic among the student body when it comes to school, like they dont feel incentived to learn, or that they feel that what they're learning isn't applicable to their lives. second, education standards (such as those imposed by No Child Left Behind) mean that courses are taught through strict curriculums, to ensure that students do well on standardized tests (which, in turn, ensures that the schools dont lose funding.) this creates a disturbing rift between what the students feel like they should learn and what the state feels like they have to know. luckily, we have a tech school within driving distance of most of the county schools, so many of the students who arent in accelerated learning programs and understand the problems with the regular education program can get a headstart on their technical degrees/"real world skills."

there are educational alternatives, montessori schools, which seem to be effective and engaging for the students, but its my understanding that montessori/alternative education can be very costly for the parents, which kind of sucks.


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As I understand it, I actually think Common Core isn't a half-bad idea.
not being half-bad also means it's half-bad. I will say there should a loose standards that schools have to teach, but leave it up to individual schools/school districts, parents, and teachers to develop a program that will meet the education satisfactory requirements. Common Core this idea but puts it at the federal level which takes away a teachers job to teach and community involvement with schooling


 
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Education seems to have decreased and gone to shit because of over-stepping regulation and uniformity across all schools.

But it isn't just the schools that is the problem.


 
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To be honest, and I'm not sure if it'd apply to America, but it seems like there are a few fundamentals to a decent education system anywhere you go:

I) A substantial but minimalist curriculum.
II) Which is national.
III) Constantly upgraded.
IV) And administration is largely left to individual schools.


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To be honest, and I'm not sure if it'd apply to America, but it seems like there are a few fundamentals to a decent education system anywhere you go:

I) A substantial but minimalist curriculum.
II) Which is national.
III) Constantly upgraded.
IV) And administration is largely left to individual schools.
that's reasonable. unfortunately, american public education suffers greatly in the first category; national curriculum standards don't leave much wiggling room for the average student.


 
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that's reasonable. unfortunately, american public education suffers greatly in the first category; national curriculum standards don't leave much wiggling room for the average student.
I'd also be wary of the fourth, especially in the South.

Administrative autonomy only really works if you can honestly trust the schools in question to honestly represent the material.


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As I understand it, I actually think Common Core isn't a half-bad idea.
In theory it's sound. Too bad that in reality it's just No Child Left Behind applied to the curriculum and a one-size-fit-all approach to how teachers can do their job.


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that's reasonable. unfortunately, american public education suffers greatly in the first category; national curriculum standards don't leave much wiggling room for the average student.
I'd also be wary of the fourth, especially in the South.

Administrative autonomy only really works if you can honestly trust the schools in question to honestly represent the material.
the degree to which the fourth might be improperly implemented differs from county to county in the south. individual schools usually have to bend the knee to the county board's standards. now, how effective are those county board standards? that depends on the quality of the people who comprise the boards. a democratic process of election for board members can end very poorly, and appointment processes can be subject to nepotism. what's the best way to do it? im not quite sure, but i think the truth lies somewhere in the middle, with annual re-evaluation of policy effectiveness.