Re:Hacking Education
by Retric on Monday November 03, 2008 @10:24AM
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Did you learn reading, spelling, and basic math at a public school? The foundations of a good education are far more valuable than most of the minor facts you can gather after that point. I think the public education system is fairly good up to around 3rd grade but after that it get's much more random. With some school systems providing a solid education and others that simply torture the student for little net gain.
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I can't speak for MaysonL, but I learned reading and math almost entirely at home. ( I wasn't home schooled though, I learned to read from my mom reading me bed time stories). I learned long division at school, but the mental math that I use every day on the job I taught myself.