A lot of things have changed over the past century or two, cars can go past 10 mph, a single computer doesn't take up a whole room and we no longer have black and white segregation. This all makes sense because how can a society prosper without abandoning the old and less effective ways of doing things and find better ones. So much new technology and health breakthroughs are coming out seemingly everyday and it seems that everything is keeping up with the times, sadly that's wrong because there is something that stands out like an Amish guy at a Apple store. The education system hasn't changed or evolved since it was decided on during the industrial era by a group of corrupt officials and big factory owners, in fact it’s been needing a change for about 120 years. It amazes me how nobody asks themselves, why do I have to ask the teacher to go the bathroom or get a drink? why can a group of complete strangers control my every day? why can they send home hours of work every night and weekend even though i'm already their for 8 hours a day? and why do they tell you it's not mandatory when you’re not allowed to leave and get punished if you do so? This all because every kid in the U.S. is currently being prepared to work a 1800s factory assembly line job. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says, "Our K–12 system largely still adheres to the century-old, industrial-age factory model of education. A century ago, maybe it made sense to adopt seat-time requirements for graduation and pay teachers based on their educational credentials and seniority. Educators were right to fear the large class sizes that prevailed in many schools. But the factory model of education is the wrong model for the 21st century.” . It isn't a coincidence that we are all put in rows and are given a strict set of rules. They wanted kids to leave the education system ready to follow orders and not question the work they do or expect to be treated like individuals but instead a "class" of workers. Now i'm sure this approach worked fine back in the day but I can't believe we still haven't changed a single thing, we know that no two brains are the same so why teach everyone the same material at the same pace. Why should every kid in the country learn about thermonuclear dynamic equations when less than .01% of students will become a thermonuclear physicist, the reason is is so you would graduate school with no ability to do a real job and without any work experience so that a minimum wage assembly line job would be your only option and job you’ve prepared for. Times are changing but education is not, we need to make changes if we want to start making kids's lived better and end the corruption.
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Modern Education and 1800s Assembly line, whats the difference?
A lot of things have changed over the past century or two, cars can go past 10 mph, a single computer doesn't take up a whole room and we no longer have black and white segregation. This all makes sense because how can a society prosper without abandoning the old and less effective ways of doing things and find better ones. So much new technology and health breakthroughs are coming out seemingly everyday and it seems that everything is keeping up with the times, sadly that's wrong because there is something that stands out like an Amish guy at a Apple store. The education system hasn't changed or evolved since it was decided on during the industrial era by a group of corrupt officials and big factory owners, in fact it’s been needing a change for about 120 years. It amazes me how nobody asks themselves, why do I have to ask the teacher to go the bathroom or get a drink? why can a group of complete strangers control my every day? why can they send home hours of work every night and weekend even though i'm already their for 8 hours a day? and why do they tell you it's not mandatory when you’re not allowed to leave and get punished if you do so? This all because every kid in the U.S. is currently being prepared to work a 1800s factory assembly line job. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says, "Our K–12 system largely still adheres to the century-old, industrial-age factory model of education. A century ago, maybe it made sense to adopt seat-time requirements for graduation and pay teachers based on their educational credentials and seniority. Educators were right to fear the large class sizes that prevailed in many schools. But the factory model of education is the wrong model for the 21st century.” . It isn't a coincidence that we are all put in rows and are given a strict set of rules. They wanted kids to leave the education system ready to follow orders and not question the work they do or expect to be treated like individuals but instead a "class" of workers. Now i'm sure this approach worked fine back in the day but I can't believe we still haven't changed a single thing, we know that no two brains are the same so why teach everyone the same material at the same pace. Why should every kid in the country learn about thermonuclear dynamic equations when less than .01% of students will become a thermonuclear physicist, the reason is is so you would graduate school with no ability to do a real job and without any work experience so that a minimum wage assembly line job would be your only option and job you’ve prepared for. Times are changing but education is not, we need to make changes if we want to start making kids's lived better and end the corruption.
Friday, October 7, 2016
What's the deal with school?
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| SOURCE: salon.com |
The modern day American education system is a complete disaster and we’ve been dealing with it for far too long. It sees like with every new generation of students comes the same old complaints , “ I don’t want to do my homework”, “i'm tired”, “I don’t want to go to school its boring”. These are some of the things that parents have been hearing for the past hundred years, with revision to our current education system all these things can be fixed. [Write argument here]
According to Salon, a national magazine, If one sits down and finds the best thing to compare a modern day high school too, the closest comparison you’ll find is prison. Peter Gray says, “ But what if the real problem is school itself? The unfortunate fact is that one of our most cherished institutions is, by its very nature, failing our children and our society.”
Teachers and parents roll their eyes and turn the other way when we complain but we have a big list of reasons to do so. We aren’t talking about little kids that aren’t capable of taking care of themselves or making the best decisions, I’m talking about high schoolers, we live under a set of rules that should belong to a preschool not a building of young adults. We have cameras on us , security guards surrounding the building, and even legal adults (18 year olds) still have to ask permission to use the bathroom or get a drink. The public is expecting us to be independent and live on our own in a few years and your training us by locking us in a building, teaching us things we won’t use in everyday life and treating us like were incapable of being mature. The rules we follow and content we learn are unrealistic to everyday life in a number of ways. And we need to revise the system to benefit us, While i know a great deal about thermonuclear dynamics, the rock cycle and the pythagorean theorem. I don’t know how to do my taxes, maintain a good credit score, fix a flat tire, or make a cover letter/ resume. We are doing a great dis-service to every new generation that goes through our education system and we need to fix it.
Future Research Question: How are school systems similar to factory production lines?
Future Research Question: How are school systems similar to factory production lines?
Friday, September 9, 2016
Is School Bad for You?
- RESEARCH TOPIC/TITLE: Open source learning/ Ways other than the current education system
- KEY ECONOMIC PRINCIPLE I’M ADDRESSING: Number 4 because due to what the current system is, people are unlikely to drop out and explore other educational options or raise their kids differntly than what is the norm
- OVERALL RESEARCH QUESTION THAT CONNECTS MY TOPIC TO THE ECONOMIC PRINCIPLE:
Is our current system the most time,cost, and mentally efficient way to teach our youth
- 3-4 SUB QUESTIONS/TOPICS THAT HELP ADDRESS THE OVERALL RESEARCH QUESTION and EMBEDDED LINKS TO RELIABLE SOURCES THAT HELP ANSWER THE QUESTION
- Is school truly good for kids/other options http://www.naturalchild.org/john_holt/school_is_bad.html
- How much does highschool affect your life after school http://www.salon.com/2013/08/26/school_is_a_prison_and_damaging_our_kids/
- Does public education mean more money and success
http://ideas.time.com/2013/11/18/does-high-school-determine-the-rest-of-your-life/
Picture- http://blog.parents-choice.org/2015/02/school-bored/
Picture- http://blog.parents-choice.org/2015/02/school-bored/
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