We spend 50% more hours in school than Finland. They get 15 mins of recess every hour. They have NO standardized tests except for PISA in HS & they outperform us every time. The irony is that they created their system based on US schools and US university research in the 1970's.
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While we are on the subject of reform and the student loan debt, I would like to see changes within the US education system as a whole. It is past time to look at how we structure our system and how it could work going forward.
We are all offering our opinions of the world from behind a glass window. Easy to see the world and say whatever you want while still being protected inside.
Ex. 2) 8th grade learns about college finances. Only time that is talked about as well, except half of the kids won’t get that lesson because they take Alg 1 in 8th grade. If schools don’t offer Alg 1, they lose “endorsements” in their school ratings. This needs to be changed.
Ex. 1) I’m about to teach 7th grade about taxes. This is the only time they learn about taxes in JH/HS. Seems like something they should be reintroduced to, oh you know, when most of them start to work? Some may not need alg 2, but almost all of them will use TAXES.