LogFAQs > #954392300

In all honesty, America's educational system has been in need of a serious overhaul for decades. That one size fits all schooling that most of us received as kids is seriously outdated.

I'm of the opinion that less is more but in the US teachers are under immense pressure to get kids to do more.

For example, kids shouldn't start school until age 7 and by doing this, kids are allowed to be kids to learn through playing and exploring together. rather than sitting still locked up in a classroom.

The kids start school when they are actually developmentally ready to learn and focus. That first year is followed by only nine years of compulsory school.

Everything after ninth grade would optional and at the age of 16 the students can choose from the following three tracks:

Upper secondary school - this would be a 3-year program that would prepare kids for Matriculation Test that determines their acceptance into college. Students would pick which upper secondary school they would like to attend based on the schools specialties and apply to get into that institution. This would be a mixture of High School and College.

Vocational training - this would be a 3-year program that would train kids for various vocational occupational opportunities i.e. electricians, plumbers, etc.

Just some ideas I had about ways to overhaul the US educational system because our kids lag way behind kids in other developed countries and it's not improving.

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SpankageBros