How to improve American Education in 2021. (1 Viewer)

[Paul]

The most recent PISA results, from 2015, placed the U.S. an unimpressive 38th out of 71 countries in math and 24th in science. Among the 35 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which sponsors the PISA initiative, the U.S. ranked 30th in math and 19th in science.

U.S. students’ academic achievement still lags that of their peers in many other countries

American students continue to rank around the middle of the pack, and behind many other advanced industrial nations, in international assessments of math, science and reading.

www.pewresearch.org

My suggestion is rather simple.

1. Study why immigrants from East Asia, India, and Nigeria do well with American education. Apply that insight to other groups (if possible).
2. Manage public schools as if though they were private schools with uniforms and discipline.
3. Create high end special schools for those that are truly disenfranchised.
4. Create a force of social workers to treat family dysfunction with regards to education.
5. Reduce the curriculum to the simple basics and repeat that on a yearly basis.
6. At about 10th grade divide college bound students away from non-college bound.
7. Provide solid basic education and trade training for non-college bound kids. There is no point in offering free college to these kids.

 

[samiam5211]

You have a low concept of parenting Samiam

Plenty of parents abuse their children, or teach them racial supremacy, or all sorts of other terrible ideas. Even parents who love their children and want the best for them, can teach them some pretty terrible things.

Parents aren't any better than a randomly selected person. They are randomly selected.

 

[insidejob]

Wow CD you are improved!

Come on, man. If you are going to insist on these stupid abbreviations for people's handles, get it right. Cuddlemonkey would be CM.

 

[samiam5211]

Come on, man. If you are going to insist on these stupid abbreviations for people's handles, get it right. Cuddlemonkey would be CM.

I like to imagine that there is a book called something like "Tips for winners" where it says to intentionally call people by the wrong name to assert your dominance.

 

[Paul]

Come on, man. If you are going to insist on these stupid abbreviations for people's handles, get it right. Cuddlemonkey would be CM.

My bad! I sometimes do CD, but I often due CD.

 

[cuddlemonkey]

Wow CD you are improved!

No, I've always been this gosh darned awesome.

 

[cuddlemonkey]

My bad! I sometimes do CD, but I often due CD.

You should try CD instead, see if that sticks...

 

[cuddlemonkey]

Come on, man. If you are going to insist on these stupid abbreviations for people's handles, get it right. Cuddlemonkey would be CM.

He got it right once, which is more than he's been right about anything else on here.

 

[Paul]

I like to imagine that there is a book called something like "Tips for winners" where it says to intentionally call people by the wrong name to assert your dominance.

OMG

That is so over the top. It is not easy to get all names right. I have four daughters and I get them confused all the time.
I suggest you guys try short and easy write and remember handles on the forum

 

[samiam5211]

OMG

That is so over the top. It is not easy to get all names right. I have four daughters and I get them confused all the time.
I suggest you guys try short and easy write and remember handles on the forum

Dude... we’re all wearing name tags.

Nothing you say is authentic.

 

[Paul]

Dude... we’re all wearing name tags.

Nothing you say is authentic.

Samiam

You always throw an insult in your posts. Stay classy dude!

 

[brandon]

Thanks, I get it. That is a very old fashioned conservative idea.

Nope.

It’s African.

It takes a village - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Paul]

Nope.

It’s African.

It takes a village - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

It could be Amish or African. Still conservative

 

[samiam5211]

It could be Amish or African. Still conservative

So is it a Socialist idea that promotes tribalism, or a conservative family value?

 

[Paul]

So is it a Socialist idea that promotes tribalism, or a conservative family value?

Samiam

That is a great question.

Socialists would not be inclined to use neighbors, they would rather use the state.
A good tribe takes care of its own, that is why I mentioned the Amish.
Conservatives rely on family for help and charity to take care of others.

I don't see any connection.

 

[Farb]

Plenty of parents abuse their children, or teach them racial supremacy, or all sorts of other terrible ideas. Even parents who love their children and want the best for them, can teach them some pretty terrible things.

Parents aren't any better than a randomly selected person. They are randomly selected.

I take it you do not have kids?

 

[Paul]

I take it you do not have kids?

He has a poor opinion of parents.

 

[Farb]

He has a poor opinion of parents.

Sadly, it is an opinion shared by the left and especially those running our education system.

 

[Paul]

Sadly, it is an opinion shared by the left and especially those running our education system.

I agree. The disintegration of the family is in part due to left ideology.