Re:Why School Absences Have 'Exploded' Almost Everywhere
by the_sleaze9 on Friday March 29, 2024 @08:52AM
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As I understand it, USA is one of the highest funded education systems in the world. Funding for education even outpaces USA's um.. robust defense spending.
The trick is to look into total funding - beyond federal funding and into state funding.
I strongly agree that education in the internet age needs to evolve. I would love to see an education system centered around critical and entrepreneurial thinking, financial literacy, Cognitive Behavioral thinking tools. If you give kids something worthwhile they'll use it and come back for more.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/how-is-k-12-education-fun...
Re:Why School Absences Have 'Exploded' Almost Everywhere
by shrimp_emoji on Friday March 29, 2024 @08:54AM
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But it's also one of the biggest countries in the world.
It's simply too big and undeveloped for education to work as well as in, say, Switzerland. See also public transportation.
Re:Why School Absences Have 'Exploded' Almost Everywhere
by bombcar on Friday March 29, 2024 @10:39AM
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Rural schools often do better than urban schools, so size and transportation are likely not the reasons.
Re:Why School Absences Have 'Exploded' Almost Everywhere
by willcipriano on Friday March 29, 2024 @09:50AM
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It's near the top per student as well.
Re:Why School Absences Have 'Exploded' Almost Everywhere
by newaccount7hhhf on Friday March 29, 2024 @08:59AM
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The dude knows that. Can he have possibly used this argument in good faith. No. Can we call it out on HN without the conservatards flagging it. No.
If that would be the intent, arcade cabinets, open play fields, parks and other social areas within school grounds would be the way to go.
My understanding is that the current school "format" was developed during the industrial revolution stage, and its meant to instill into kids that schedule and "lifestyle". Which to many extents hasn't kept up with the way society is evolving.
More funding into schools would help (which countries contribute significantly to education anyway?), but also by helping kids develop and learn in what they have an interest. Instead of the currently standardized boring circula. And the sometimes insane hours.
On that note, during highschool I had days where I've had up to 7 different classes a day. At least when you go to work, even if it's 8 hours, I (and maybe you as well) got to slack at least 1 hour a day in the morning, or even in the afternoon after the 1 hour lunch break.