Re:Lockdown, distance learning likely to increase social cla...
by JoeAltmaier on Monday September 27, 2021 @03:52PM
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I agree - primary school is an interesting exercise but maybe over-stressed.
Anecdata: my brother-in-law grew up in rural Oklahoma. "How were the schools?" "Oh, terrible. No AP courses; not a lot of math. I had to spend an extra year starting college, to be ready for regular college courses."
"So", I asked, "your entire primary education could be recapitulated in 1 year once you were 18? Why then do we put kids through all that?"
He had no answer. Of course, since he is a High School teacher, he didn't want to think that was true. But I wonder.
Anecdata: my brother-in-law grew up in rural Oklahoma. "How were the schools?" "Oh, terrible. No AP courses; not a lot of math. I had to spend an extra year starting college, to be ready for regular college courses."
"So", I asked, "your entire primary education could be recapitulated in 1 year once you were 18? Why then do we put kids through all that?"
He had no answer. Of course, since he is a High School teacher, he didn't want to think that was true. But I wonder.