Kids will never remember the things you mentioned. Most people don't can't even name the three branches of government. Kids in Australia are taught about budgeting and taxes and immediately forget after exam time. Kids from the 80s and 90s were forced to take a second language and most don't remember a single word of it within a few year…
Kids will never remember the things you mentioned. Most people don't can't even name the three branches of government. Kids in Australia are taught about budgeting and taxes and immediately forget after exam time. Kids from the 80s and 90s were forced to take a second language and most don't remember a single word of it within a few years.
This perpetual escalation of what a school should teach make one wonder if adults have lost all memories of their own childhood. Information goes into one hear and goes out the other.
Stop wasting people's time, stop wasting the kid's time and stop wasting the taxpayer's money. Education cannot and will not create this model, enlightened citizen you're expecting. Trying the same thing over and over expecting different results is the definition of insanity.
Also, on a side note, I think education degrees is a complete waste (outside of special needs kids that make up less than 2% of the student population). When I was growing up, if the school needed a new teacher they force the new recruit to teach a class at random and the principal will hire them based on their performance. It took less than 10 minutes to evaluate the skill and we don't need to bring credentialism into the mix.
About the childcare thing. You haven't addressed the fact that childcare isn't actually useful. In Australia you need a Masters in Early Childhood education to work in a childcare centre. These glorified babysitters have more years of education than lawyers and GPs do. Yes, they're over educated losers.
I use cash transfer instead of government run childcare facilities because I don't care for paternalistic government. Parents can just hire the neighbour's kid to take care of the child. It's not the government's business what the parent chooses the use the money.
Kids will never remember the things you mentioned. Most people don't can't even name the three branches of government. Kids in Australia are taught about budgeting and taxes and immediately forget after exam time. Kids from the 80s and 90s were forced to take a second language and most don't remember a single word of it within a few years.
This perpetual escalation of what a school should teach make one wonder if adults have lost all memories of their own childhood. Information goes into one hear and goes out the other.
Stop wasting people's time, stop wasting the kid's time and stop wasting the taxpayer's money. Education cannot and will not create this model, enlightened citizen you're expecting. Trying the same thing over and over expecting different results is the definition of insanity.
Also, on a side note, I think education degrees is a complete waste (outside of special needs kids that make up less than 2% of the student population). When I was growing up, if the school needed a new teacher they force the new recruit to teach a class at random and the principal will hire them based on their performance. It took less than 10 minutes to evaluate the skill and we don't need to bring credentialism into the mix.
About the childcare thing. You haven't addressed the fact that childcare isn't actually useful. In Australia you need a Masters in Early Childhood education to work in a childcare centre. These glorified babysitters have more years of education than lawyers and GPs do. Yes, they're over educated losers.
I use cash transfer instead of government run childcare facilities because I don't care for paternalistic government. Parents can just hire the neighbour's kid to take care of the child. It's not the government's business what the parent chooses the use the money.