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My theory on Education
The more I learn the more I realize that what is truly at the bottom of our troubles in this country is our educational system. You can't make good decisions later in life if you don't have a solid education.
I also think that there are several things that should be taught in schools that are not. Things like critical thinking, risk assessment and logical thinking. These are skills that a person needs to get through their lives! With out them you could say that people only live half the life they could have had.
It's a shame that all schools are not created equally. I talk to people now about high school and it seems like they were from another planet. I went to a suburban school where all my friends went to the "big city" school. We had better teachers, buildings, academic achievement, and fewer drop outs. Of course it all comes down to my little suburb was willing to pump far more money into the school than the "big city".
Now, not to sounds like my 11 year old, but thats not fair!
It's not that your are turning out a bunch of potato heads (maybe not all kids are potato heads but an alarming percentage are) but you are also unleashing a whole new generation of adults who don't know left from right. Seriously...
So is it just me?
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