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Monday, January 18, 2010

If you could change one thing about education in America, what would it be?

If you could change one thing about education in America, what would it be?

44 comments:

Anonymous said...

Not enough government intervention

Anonymous said...

The political control that has overtanken the profession.

Anonymous said...

I think that we need to have a refocus towards vocational training. Take the students that don't score well on standardized tests and teach them a vocational trade.

Anonymous said...

Inequalities between schools, even within the same cities. The haves and have nots.

Anonymous said...

Smaller class size

Anonymous said...

class size

Anonymous said...

I think classes should be larger to generate more discussion

Anonymous said...

Stop trying to force square pegs into round holes. So many kids are not college bound, yet the curriculum acts as if they are. We need more options for those students.

Anonymous said...

bring back the paddle

Anonymous said...

I would implement a more varied curriculum in order to address different learning styles and end goals of education.

Anonymous said...

No homework!

Anonymous said...

I would go to year round school.

Anonymous said...

I would switch from state testing to end of course exams.

Anonymous said...

mainstreaming

Anonymous said...

Smaller class sizes

Anonymous said...

I think the have's should not

Anonymous said...

four day school week

Anonymous said...

I would require writing in every classroom. The teachers would deduct points for spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure. It is hard to believe students cannot spell "receive."

Anonymous said...

Paddling!

Valerie Taylor said...

If we could come up with a way to hold students accountable for their learning without grades, I would love it. So many times students are much more focused on a numerical score than on what they are learning or could be learning.

Anonymous said...

I would do away with the "have it your way" attitude.

Anonymous said...

We need to find a better way to teach history other than the chronological march through time. Survey courses are all breadth and little depth.

Anonymous said...

We need larger classes and more intervention

Anonymous said...

Save tax dollars by attending class only 3 days a week -- but have 2 other days working on homework and web-classrooms.
--LB

Anonymous said...

I would require that all teachers be funded to obtain a master's degree within a certain period of time

Anonymous said...

How we think more is better - more work, more college prep, more of everything - never time for students to be kids...which they are last time I did the math...

Anonymous said...

shorter school year

Anonymous said...

Year round school

Anonymous said...

Do away with athletics

Anonymous said...

Let's move away from a numerical, competitive, grade-oriented system to a more authentic, quality-based system. (For example, Montessori teachers often write narratives about their students' learning and progress.) We'll need smaller classes and more flexible curricula.

Anonymous said...

year round, larger classes, more intervention, less pay

Anonymous said...

corporal punishment

Anonymous said...

Go to school 4 days a week; 10 hours a day instead of 5 days a weeks 8 hours a day.

Anonymous said...

The world needs more people to reopen the "full service" gas station.

Anonymous said...

Smaller class size

Anonymous said...

The teaching profession would be so elevated in status that the best and brightest would be attracted to it, rather than medical school, engineering, etc.

Anonymous said...

Year round, paddling, more intervention, less teacher pay (they should do it for love of the job),

Anonymous said...

Open the classroom doors and let the students move from place at will.

Anonymous said...

Year round, 10 hour days, larger classes, less pay (find those who really love teaching), more intervention, paddling

Anonymous said...

Year round, 10 hour days, larger classes, less pay (find those who really love teaching), more intervention, paddling, open doors let kids roam,

Anonymous said...

Do away with high stakes testing

Anonymous said...

Shorten the summer vacation, and give a few more days off during the year.

Anonymous said...

Class sizes

Anonymous said...

More PTO lunch days...