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Originally posted by onequestion
By agriculture i mean kids should have and maintain their own garden every year. and then eat the food they produce. a kid should know parenting so they know why, and how their parents are doing the things they do. i dont mean teach a kid how to be a parent, i mean teach them how to understand what is going on around them instead of forcing math, and english down their throat. an introduction to the 4th dimension cant hurt anyone, and as you might know, the younger you are, the more connected you become. the brain works off of previous experience (ie vaccines and the immune system). they wont absorb the info? your telling me a child wont absorb the information he is taught at a young age?
Originally posted by onequestion
I would assume that i remember a lot of what i learned in 1st grade. Here is a quick list of what a few people may be looking at.
www2.scholastic.com...
How much of that do you actually remember?
Originally posted by dbates
One of the biggest shortcomings I see in the education system is the lack of teaching on financial planning. I know that I had to take several classes on U.S. and world history. This was helpful for seeing how nations and people got to where they are today, but it doesn't help me figure out a budget or plan for buying my next car. You know, things I need today for my life. Why the lack of focus in this area?
Originally posted by dbates
One of the biggest shortcomings I see in the education system is the lack of teaching on financial planning. I know that I had to take several classes on U.S. and world history. This was helpful for seeing how nations and people got to where they are today, but it doesn't help me figure out a budget or plan for buying my next car. You know, things I need today for my life. Why the lack of focus in this area?
Originally posted by acissej
Originally posted by dbates
That hole in the educational system can be blanketed with the lack of consistency in the school system.
I wish I read this before I just posted. Anyway, I agree with this too. I'm an education major and have to pass the Praxis 2 test before graduating. This tests me in my educational major and makes sure I know the material that I'm suppose to be teaching as well as a background of teaching and the different learning styles of students, etc. I live in SC and have to have a certain score to pass, however, every other state has a different score. So I could theoretically fail it here and pass in another state. It doesn't make any sense to me that I would be able to teach in one state and not able to teach in another, this just goes along with the consistency in teaching.