Education

[cityStatic]

What is wrong with today's education, if anything? Is it the government funding, teachers, or plain laziness from today's youth?

 

[Dasher]

Depends on the state.
My state has good edjumucashun.

XD

I think it's fine, if you go to the right school.

 

[Justin]

School is about 20X easier over the last 10 years. The rate of education going down. It is caused by schools wanting to look good, a lot of drop outs and fails do not look good on a school which means less funding.

Teachers are not screened as much, so if you have a degree, you can teach. They just don't help anyone, and they make the tests and curriculum easier so the school looks better.

 

[Leo Ghost]

America is not a third world country, we have the ability to embrace the newest technology in our classrooms, bring the next generation of schooling to the world. However, for whatever reason, we aren't allowed to use smartphones in class to quickly research information. We still use text books, when the world's largest encyclopedia can fit in our hand. 10 years of music history can fit on a single iPod. Yet, for some reason, the school system refuses to embrace technology and instead digs it's heals into the old rule.

Fun fact: Classrooms were set up in "row" seating to prepare students for jobs at factories. You would work in your station, not move around freely as you may in a modern workplace. This was never changed or updated in schools.

 

[Gimgak]

interesting tidbit ghost, didn't know that.

But about technology... I'm sure some of us would actually work on our ipods, but I know for the most part we'd be playing games, listening to music, etc.

 

[Leo Ghost]

But about technology... I'm sure some of us would actually work on our ipods, but I know for the most part we'd be playing games, listening to music, etc.

Take one class taught by my CIT teacher and you'll never have that problem again. My second year of high school a football player though he'd be funny and take the class for kicks. He's returned for this year as well, and when he walks into that class you'd never guess he's the sports type.

There are proper uses of technology, and these can be taught to kids. The issue is that most schools don't introduce computers until 3rd grade or higher, and don't enforce strict rules on usage. They may teach you in general how things work, and may tell you what you're not allowed to do, but they don't tell you why (real reasons, "it gives you a virus or you go blind" aren't real reasons).

Just about everyone can agree that the schooling system needs a reamp, however no one has yet to do anything about it. With online courses, a school could issue laptops to students and they could attend classes from home. This would cut all textbook costs, and operating costs of the building if the full student body is almost never in school at once (maybe one day a week to pass out papers or take exams).

 

[Gimgak]

The problem is that students just really don't give a damn. A lot of my classes end with the teacher just telling us to do what the hell we want to do, theres only so much shit a teacher can take from a class, and it's the same with technology. They know half the class really isn't doing anything related to the course.

If it could actually be used correctly then yeah, I really agree with you. Text books are useless when it might take me 10 minutes to look something obscure in it while I can google the answer and have it in under a minute.

 

[Justin]

But about technology... I'm sure some of us would actually work on our ipods, but I know for the most part we'd be playing games, listening to music, etc.

Take one class taught by my CIT teacher and you'll never have that problem again. My second year of high school a football player though he'd be funny and take the class for kicks. He's returned for this year as well, and when he walks into that class you'd never guess he's the sports type.

There are proper uses of technology, and these can be taught to kids. The issue is that most schools don't introduce computers until 3rd grade or higher, and don't enforce strict rules on usage. They may teach you in general how things work, and may tell you what you're not allowed to do, but they don't tell you why (real reasons, "it gives you a virus or you go blind" aren't real reasons).

Just about everyone can agree that the schooling system needs a reamp, however no one has yet to do anything about it. With online courses, a school could issue laptops to students and they could attend classes from home. This would cut all textbook costs, and operating costs of the building if the full student body is almost never in school at once (maybe one day a week to pass out papers or take exams).

I agree on that, many teachers bring it up with someones coach if they misuse something such as that.

I think it should be allowed if they give proper technology training courses. Many people in Computer Applications do not even know what wordpad is or how to get to it.

 

[Rich Edmonds]

Don't think there is much wrong with our education system, just most kids can't be bothered to pay attention and learn.

 

[Watch Me Sink]

The education system, and school system in general is messed up in the United States. Administration gets paid 6 figure salaries, when teachers start at $30,000 in some areas.

Technology should be used in the classroom much more. Around where I live, most classrooms have IKE Projectors, and about 1 in 50 classrooms have or will shortly be getting Smartboards. Schools should allow laptops in the classroom (but schools should not pay for the laptops). It would save a ton of paper, staples, toner, and time (and would almost eliminate the need for copy machines). Homework assignments could be posted on a server, therefore could be accessed at home. Textbooks could be used online, and would cost school districts less when it comes to textbooks.

 

[Nuke]

I believe we need to reform the public school system massively and slowly privatize the school system.

Benefits are as follows:
More technology.
Faster adaptation to the workplace.
Lower prices and higher quality.
Etc.

All from the competition of the schools to get you, the student.

"Noone is against education, there is noone going 'O, I'm against education, I want all of our kids to grow up to be dummy dumb dumbs' " ~Glenn Beck.

My school is private...we have laptops and such. Just during tests, we can't use anything technological. Smartboards and such. School Wi-Fi, just you might get a fine and a detention if you don't use your school laptop for school. Once you get home, they continually track your laptop...one reason for having a normal comp.