Look at Andela as well, accelerated training, then teams of "students" are integrated into companies and they learn while working.
Finally, coding bootcamps have also their share of success stories.
There is honestly A LOT of broken, unless you are studying in an Ivy League, I really think the education far from what the current & next generation needs.
I was just illustrating an example of alternative education that works. As you said none are working.
One for children: altschool is doing very well. Khan academy is also a hit.
Plenty of things do better... if you have much more resources to spend.
The best is 1:1 or 1:few where the 1 is a world-class expert in the field of interest who also happens to be a world-class teacher. Something like a personal tutor/coach. Think Aristotle and Alexander.
This is basically how we train elite athletes, musicians, etc., and how some of the very wealthy provide training for their children. It’s very time-expensive though for the teacher, and doesn’t scale well because there aren’t that many world-class practitioner-teachers out there in any given subject.
A world class expert in elementary mathematics seems kind of paradox? A pedagogy expert, sure, but how much expertise do you really need?
>This is basically how we train elite athletes, musicians
... but only after they've proven talent. Children raised to become top athletes aren't necessarily going to be successful, are they?
Simply, the attention afforded to a particular student in a 1:1 setting is an improvement, I agree with that at least.
Beyond basic understanding, teaching elementary mathematics effectively is a difficult job which can take decades to fully master. There are a large number of potential conceptual and procedural errors which various students can make, some of which are subtle and hard to correct. Someone who can perform elementary mathematics is not necessarily able to properly teach it.
As for world-class expertise, that really depends on what our goals are. There are undoubtedly world-class experts in elementary mathematics, who have spent decades doing extensive research in the history and practice, and have thought very deeply about the nature and meaning of numbers and mathematical relations. My comment was about the “ideal” case, if you want the student to learn as fast and effectively as possible.
But you can also get by okay with just a typical trained professional teacher (ideally a specialist in mathematics education).
I recommend Liping Ma’s book Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics for some basic analysis.
It's "wary" not "weary" [1]. Normally, I'm not a grammar Nazi, but I've been seeing this mistake more and more on HN. The word "weary" means tired, whereas "wary" means cautious or on guard.
By the way, I'm also wary about these changes. I think multidisciplinary classes are great, but that you need a strong base before you can implement 100% cross-/multi-disciplinary classrooms.
My fiancee is French and whenever she speaks (an almost perfect) Spanish, I always make the effort to repeat back errors she makes, in the correct form, without interrupting the dialog. On the medium term, that single act works wonders. I suggest that as a subtle alternative to pointing out errors, that can also be handy!
This is a good approach. I even use the same technique with my very young child, who still makes mistakes with English irregular verbs.
I think the perceived separation between subjects is largely artificial. English and math seem pretty separate, until you get into discrete math and algebra and you realise formal systems are just languages with grammars, syntax, etc.
Nearly everything we learn is multidisciplinary. Sometimes it might be an advantage to focus on specific topics in isolation, but it should always be placed in a wider context to properly understand it.
"Wary" stems from the same root as "beware" and "aware". Going back further in time, it can also be connected to "ward", "warden", and "guard".
On the other hand, "weary" stems from "wear", as in "wear and tear", "to wear down", and "this weather has been wearing on me".
you understand what is meant by the mistake in speech, and it goes unmentioned, so something...
*In the medium term...
:)
By the way, your English is far better than my Spanish... ;)
Some things work.
Of all the experiments that have been tried, none seem to really do better.
Hint: The Finns themselves take a very boring and classical approach. They start late, they have highly paid teachers etc. etc..
They were never 'progressive' they were more 'antiquated' than anything - just focusing on the basics and doing it well.
I'm really weary about this change, it should be tested before anything.
Some things require a structured approach in terms of thinking.