tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post8025221923612294550..comments2024-03-17T00:13:44.599-07:00Comments on Marty Nemko: Reinventions: K-12 EducationMarty Nemkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850388752934193821noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-17507796724371192422012-09-19T06:13:39.967-07:002012-09-19T06:13:39.967-07:00I am not to worried about mixing the correct level...I am not to worried about mixing the correct levels of people together because while this works for students at the top it has the reverse effect on the lower end students because they end up dragging the rest of the group down. <br /><br />I think they should teach more skills in class that is relevant to today. For example how many lessons a week are dedicated to personal finance, yet how much does that effect us on a daily bases. <br /><br />Set a lesson where the kids have to plan how they will live on a welfare check. Discuss the options. Talk about how people should deal with credit card debt. <br /><br />Teach the skills that are relevant to today. <br />Hannahhttp://www.docklandsrecycling.co.uk/skip-hire.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-46734712465616167542011-06-25T18:51:07.357-07:002011-06-25T18:51:07.357-07:00From being in the K-12 system, I can assure you th...From being in the K-12 system, I can assure you that lengthening the day is NOT necessarily the solution, because the homework puts the effective study time from five hours to nine hours. Plus having to wake up early is bad for kids learning because of numerous studies showing that kids need to go to bed and wake up later. <br /><br />link: <a href="http://www.sleepfoundation.org/article/hot-topics/backgrounder-later-school-start-times" rel="nofollow">http://www.sleepfoundation.org/article/hot-topics/backgrounder-later-school-start-times</a><br /><br />Also there's the fact that some people may not want as much an academic lifestyle so by requiring more school it stops them from pursuing their ambitions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-16078172299481424632011-06-24T23:34:43.171-07:002011-06-24T23:34:43.171-07:00Something you forgot to mention about K-12 educati...Something you forgot to mention about K-12 education: when talking about curriculum, it sometimes seems to have an agenda or political slant. So the child may not know more than one side to a situation in subjects like history.<br /><br />Also: I think if a college was ethical & not just trying to get another customer, they would have counselors meeting with potential students advising whether college was the right path for them. Or K-12 counselors. But I suppose that would be seen as discriminatory against some group or other.<br /><br />Also: for both K-12 & higher: get rid of books. Get Kindles, tablet computers, laptops or smartphones for most reading & visual materials. Textbooks are so costly & some are hardly used. But who's without at least their phone nowadays?Jeffriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825446029146582339noreply@blogger.com