Submitted by Greg Moon (not verified) on June 17, 2007 - 09:27.
Year round school...I'm with you 100%. One- or two-week breaks scattered throughout the year make much more sense. It evens resembles the world we will eventually send these children into. When was the last time our kids needed time off to harvest crops? Even if we don't want to drastically increase the number of days of instruction, how about balancing the “vacation” times throughout the year a little better?
Skill mastery...I'm with you again. Our current system is administratively convenient, but hinders education. This is another example of schooling getting in the way of educating. "Smart" kids are shackled with confinement to a chronological grade level, while those that are challenged are moved on despite not mastering the level they are being moved to. This is very convenient for the adults, but not-so-hot for the customers.
you're right on
Submitted by Greg Moon (not verified) on June 17, 2007 - 09:27.
Year round school...I'm with you 100%. One- or two-week breaks scattered throughout the year make much more sense. It evens resembles the world we will eventually send these children into. When was the last time our kids needed time off to harvest crops? Even if we don't want to drastically increase the number of days of instruction, how about balancing the “vacation” times throughout the year a little better?
Skill mastery...I'm with you again. Our current system is administratively convenient, but hinders education. This is another example of schooling getting in the way of educating. "Smart" kids are shackled with confinement to a chronological grade level, while those that are challenged are moved on despite not mastering the level they are being moved to. This is very convenient for the adults, but not-so-hot for the customers.