Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 13, 2008 - 13:37.
Perhaps if American schools focused more on socialization at the younger ages and promoting the civic values important to a successful democracy, we would see fewer problems in our schools, like drugs, guns, violence, hazing, gangs, etc. Children will learn as they are naturally curious, but with the system we have, too many learn to hate school. I know; I have three incredibly bright children who have been encouraged and supported to seek a good education and all three hate school. My daughter's school was so bad that I pulled her out mid-way in her junior year to get her GED. While I study for my PhD in Ed Tech, I agonize that my own children have little desire to seek higher education. They see higher ed as being equally broken. I have moments that I even totally agree. The USA is wasting its greatest assets, its people. If we had invested the amounts of money spent on an unjustified war into education and supporting families, we'd not be worried about losing our place as the greatest nation on the planet.
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 13, 2008 - 13:37.
Perhaps if American schools focused more on socialization at the younger ages and promoting the civic values important to a successful democracy, we would see fewer problems in our schools, like drugs, guns, violence, hazing, gangs, etc. Children will learn as they are naturally curious, but with the system we have, too many learn to hate school. I know; I have three incredibly bright children who have been encouraged and supported to seek a good education and all three hate school. My daughter's school was so bad that I pulled her out mid-way in her junior year to get her GED. While I study for my PhD in Ed Tech, I agonize that my own children have little desire to seek higher education. They see higher ed as being equally broken. I have moments that I even totally agree. The USA is wasting its greatest assets, its people. If we had invested the amounts of money spent on an unjustified war into education and supporting families, we'd not be worried about losing our place as the greatest nation on the planet.