---------------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:11:11 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Education solutions (Was: Re: Wifi leeches (Was: Multiple NAT > layers)) > > Andrew Lentvorski wrote: > [snip] >> Actually, that's not true. There is a repeatable formula, and it's >> straightforward. Improve the student:teacher ratio--it's the only one >> shown to actually work. However, you have to start doing things like >> doubling the number of teachers. Nobody seems to be willing pay for >> that--so all the "improve our schools" is empty rhetoric. > > The student:teacher ratio is another myth that doesn't bear up to actual > facts. Other countries, such as Japan, have higher ratios than we do but > their students do much better. Find another cause. > Main cause- social attitude towards education and learning. In Japan, the parents care about their children learning. The culture sees intelligence as a virtue. The children are encouraged to learn by their parents and peers. In the US, intelligence is seen as a negative frequently (geek, nerd, dork), and many parents just don't give a shit. No reinforcement as to why its important=kids don't try.
Which is sad really- kids like learning. See how many questions a young child asks per day. But society pressures them out of it. Gabe _________________________________________________________________ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008 -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
