Yo, you cannot just make a blanket statement and say "parenting problem" and then move on without justifying that. Moreover, most parents do not have the time or resources to home school. The entire basis of a public education is so that a select elite few aren't the only ones with it. You guys say the most nonsensical things and never think through the application.
Why Is School Compulsory?
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ADevilYouKhow
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Should we layout incarceration rates per level of education or is that a straw man?
So, you're saying you went to an awful public school? The entire emphasis by teachers these days is to foster problem solving skills. If all you learned was rote memorization then there is a combination of things that may have lead to that. Why do you think people don't like the focus on standardized exams?
ADevilYouKhow
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We can take lead out of gasoline but we can't take it out of schools water fountains. I blame the teachers.
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ToughAt their own paceMost kids hate school, they would not do it on their own.
ADevilYouKhow
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Your dumbing down of the populace and getting rid of regulations is noted.
@DEAD7 I guess CATO pushed that pink slip through.
Fair enough im pretty sure one quarter my high school class is doing time somewhere and the other half just got outBut my observations come also from looking for schools for my own kids i dont see these dramatic changes you claim exist these days..i visited at least a dozen and finally picked a small non religious charter school..most of the rest ranged from menacing to mediocre..with few exceptions.
By and large any parent who lets the district choose for them is playing some very long odds
Our population is already "dumbed down". Our reading and math proficiency scores are horrible. Especially in poor black neighborhoodsYour dumbing down of the populace and getting rid of regulations is noted.
@DEAD7 I guess CATO pushed that pink slip through.
ADevilYouKhow
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And making childhood education non compulsory will improve that?
African-American Students Lagging Far Behind
Only 18 percent of black fourth graders are proficient in reading and 19 in math.
Public education is garbage
Only 18 percent of black fourth graders are proficient in reading and 19 in math.
Public education is garbage
JahFocus CS
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Exactly.
I havent suggested home schooling, removing k-12 and/or privatizing it. Just lifting the mandate.
The only kids not getting an education will be the ones who don't want to and who's parents aren't involved/dont care.
Schools really shouldnt be day cares in my opinion.
So how do you propose we hold parents more accountable without further punishing the kids?
And again what does that have to do with making school optional?
Much of this is things you are supposed to learn out of school. And most schools teach you how to think critically and analyze things. But you are putting the duty of parents onto the school which is a great way to guarantee the schools fail
Again, how do you see an increase in uneducated people being a net plus for society?
I'd rather pay for the 8 hour a day custody and education of that kid for 13 years than 24/7 custody of that uneducated, ineligible, damn near guaranteed to be a criminal/drain on society adult for double or triple that. Just from a pure economic POV K-12 is a net plus
JahFocus CS
Get It How You Get It
So your answer is not to improve the institution, but rather weaken it further and facilitate more kids dropping out... which would make those proficiency numbers plummet even more.
Got it.
