marharth Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 If you don't think its messed up then you either don't live in the USA or have never been in a school. How do you think it should be fixed? I have a ton of things I could do to fix it, but I like to post after other people do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keanumoreira Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 We need money. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpellAndShield Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 If you don't think its messed up then you either don't live in the USA or have never been in a school. How do you think it should be fixed? I have a ton of things I could do to fix it, but I like to post after other people do. It's nearly impossible. The land is divided, we are isolated, prideful and ignorant. Yes, we have the best unis but they are full of foreign students. Throwing money at it has already been done, it's not going to improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csgators Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 We need money. 8) Money is not the solution. All you need to do is look at Washington DC to see that. They spend more money per student than any other system and get some of the worst results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keanumoreira Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I never said it was the only problem (Should of posted more that just one thing, my fault) but it is certainly a major one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genzel Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I think more money should be spent on the education, but more importantly, it should be spent properly. Many school get large grants and spend it on their athletic departments instead of for teachers and supplies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keanumoreira Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I think more money should be spent on the education, but more importantly, it should be spent properly. Many school get large grants and spend it on their athletic departments instead of for teachers and supplies. Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpellAndShield Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 (edited) We've been pouring billions into education for years with little to no improvement. I think it's time to just try something totally different. Edited February 9, 2011 by Stardusk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marharth Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 Ill go ahead and post now I guess... 1. Make the Department of Education completely federal, having a bunch of local school districts doesn't help anything. 2. Make a federal dropout age of around 12-15, I think most people can be sure that school isn't working at that point. 3. Make it so a student can learn how they want to, forcing a certain way of education for everyone doesn't help. 4. Schools need to teach you how to think, not what to think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csgators Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 @marharth This is one reason education is so tough to solve. I actually feel that we should get the Fed out of education completely. Shut down the Dept. of Education. Since their inception our education system has gone steadily downhill. One size does not fit all as you seem to understand with your other bullet points, if the local schools have the power they can try different things and they can tailor the education the local kids get to what the local kids need. Instead of a national fight over charter schools and vouchers we could have different systems trying different things and we could all learn from those experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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