Why don't people seem to notice that kids go to public schools 13 years and most don't even know how to make a decent living? They should be experts at something in 13 years! My wife and son worked at a college helping new students. Many of them could barely read. How many BILLIONS of hard earned taxpayer dollars have been stolen for this HOAX?
True. For the many DECADES that
the public school system has been failing parents and students, and absolutely no one has had the guts to say "This farce must end right now" and we need a totally different schooling system. (Obviously public schools will not be Christian schools so one cannot expect Bible Knowledge or the Gospel to become a part of the curriculum).
1.
Children and teens DO NOT need to be in school for eight hours per day. Two or three hours maximum would be more than enough (9:00 a.m. to 12 noon).
2. For the rest of the day, they could be
productively working at something else which would allow then to also earn their allowances. Even helping out in a day care would be better than sitting in a school learning nothing. But the school must involve itself in finding the right niche for each student.
3. The curricula need to be totally revised so that the
essential subjects are the main focus. Readin' Writin' 'Rithmetic are still essentials. At the same time basic
acceptable social behavior and manners should be automatically taught in the classroom.
4.
Reading, writing, spelling, grammar, composition and penmanship are essential for proper communication, and this is where
the focus should be for "English" (rather than "Language Arts"). Even adults have atrocious spelling and grammar today. Some don't even know what a paragraph is supposed to do.
5.
The teaching of mathematics needs to be totally revised so that business math, tax calculations, statistics and financial mathematics are the main focus. Business management skills should also be included. [Algebra, Geometry, Calculus, Trignometry should be for only those who want to study higher Mathematics (probably very few).]
6.
A second language (either Spanish or French) should be taught at the same time.
7.
History and Geography should be taught as specific subjects rather than "Social Studies", and the morality of historic personages should also be investigated. History should also be more accurate since too many false ideas are included.
8.
Today students need some form of "Political Education" so that they understand the differences between various ideologies, and the need for Constitutions and the rule of law. Many young people are engaging in rank lawlessness because of how the politicians are setting them up.
9.
A trade (or skill) should be taught from ages 12-17 and the students should choose the trade or skill for which they are best suited.
9.
Skill in computer usage is almost an essential, so keyboarding should be included in the curriculum.
10.
Teachers unions should be completely abolished. Teachers are not blue collar workers who need unions to fend for them. Teachers unions are now actually weapons against parents and students.
11.
By the time a student graduates from High School he or she should be able to find gainful employment or become self-employed as a solid citizen.
12. College and university should NOT be the goal of the majority of students. Rather a trade or skill should be the primary objective. Colleges and universities have become breeding grounds for radicalism, Communism, Marxism, and Anarchism and should be avoided altogether.
All of this will sound radical to a lot of people, but it is really common sense.