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Originally Posted by Jeanfromfillmore
Going beyond a basic education can not happen if the "basics" are not taught. That is what we are dealing with today. It is not just that the socialists have taken over our educational system, it is that our young are not even learning the basics of reading, writing or even simple math. That is the truth and how bad things have become. And I'm not just suggesting a simple hand full, it's a huge percentages that are coming out of our high schools with out even the bare bones basics. This is what should be taught in our primary schools, but it's not. Teachers are getting credential on "how to teach" not "what to teach". This is what the public isn't understanding, that it's what these kinds aren't being taught, but we have teachers who brag about their teaching "skills". Homeschoolers are doing better than public school students, yet their teachers aren't bragging about their "teaching skills" because those homeschoolers are more concerned about what is being taught.
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I'm not talking about going beyond basic education. I am talking about taking the content of basic education directly to the student, superceding both the teacher and the public schools. Think of how we are communicating with each other now. Why shouldn't something as simple as basic education be communicated with the same ease? There is only so much you need to know at any given point in the educational system and only so much you need to know before you graduate. If students could have this summarey laid out to them and reinforced over and over again using modern communications, the public educational system could wind up obsolete.
Your average high school student sees more complexity in a video game than what is required to grasp what is necessary for graduation. All that is necessary is to give them the right information.