What schools are failing to teach our kids

[hutash]

Hell, no point in even teaching hand writing, they all use keyboards, and even those will be obsolete soon.

Great ideas, but schools aren't going to teach it all, or even a portion, so learning begins at home. We had excellent public schools for our kids, but even they didn't provide what we wanted, so we provided it through alternate means. Kids took music lessons, played team sports, did some dance (not their thing), did 4H, among other things. You are your kids best advocate and education begins and ends at home, school just helps you in between.

[abraham]

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...light=cheez+it

Exactly. It's all they need to know. Oh and evidently how to eat cheese puffs, I forgot that part on the first couple pages

[jackstraw]

There is no consistency. In our school district of 4 towns, one school teaches Spanish from K right through 8th grade, so when they hit HS they are so far ahead of the other towns. It throws everything off.

Public schooling is an incredibly complex issue, but I'm sure we can solve it here on tgr.

[ScrewYou]

Sex and misogyny, the Donald Trumps of the world need to learn to objectify women at an early age.

And the Bill Clintons of the world..

[Sirshredalot]

Philosophy? I'll agree with the other stuff, but I've never really seen the value in philosophy.

I see many people these days who would strongly benefit from a background in epistemology, for example.

[Buster Highmen]

Then there's love, common sense, community, self awareness, recognizing narcissists, misogynists and other sociopaths, not to mention waiting your turn, asking nicely and grace.

[Mofro261]

Sex and drugs and rock n roll
is all my brain and body need.

[Buster Highmen]

Sex and drugs and rock n roll
is all my brain and body need.

I'll take your pow then.

OK?

[Mofro261]

I'll take your pow then.

OK?

I'm happy to share, it's always clean within 10ft to the left or right of my tracks.

pow IS sex and drugs and rock n roll.

[HD333]

Personal Finance and more gym/health classes.

[TBS]

Schools need to teach more hard science - for example, how planes can take off from treadmills

[stfu&gbtw]

How did calligraphy come up before civics?

I feel very lucky with the program my daughter is in... Highly flexible for adapting to non-grade level coursework and they teach all the basics... She's been working her way thought books on cursive handwriting since 2nd grade - and every day includes dedicated math, science, language arts, and history instruction. Also 45 minutes of gym and 35 minutes of outdoor recess every day. And they're great about letting her play hooky on pow days. They also do mandatory community service beginning in 6th grade. For public school in a small rural community, it's a pretty incredible program.

Every basic HS econ class should teach 50% intro to micro and macro, and 50% personal finance.

[Buster Highmen]

I'm happy to share, it's always clean within 10ft to the left or right of my tracks.

I know. Sunshine was sweet.

pow IS sex and drugs and rock n roll.

At least it's not eggs and socks and pocket pool.

[Timberridge]

Quantum physics

[Buster Highmen]

Stable homotopy groups of spheres. Greek. Latin. Herstory (there's enough History). Triangulation.

[PB]

Fergawdseks ..... how about independent play time i.e. toss 'em out the door and let them explore and get knocked around bit all on their own?!?!?

[Mofro261]

At least it's not eggs and socks and pocket pool.

Bwah! I'll never hear the song the same again.

[abraham]

narcissists,

Greek and Latin mythology

Or gardening

[Timberridge]

Fergawdseks ..... how about independent play time i.e. toss 'em out the door and let them explore and get knocked around bit all on their own?!?!?

http://nypost.com/2015/09/01/day-car...t-club-videos/

[TBS]

Fergawdseks ..... how about independent play time i.e. toss 'em out the door and let them explore and get knocked around bit all on their own?!?!?

This. Tom and Ray Maliacci (Car Talk) once went on a long rant about little league baseball. Premise: throw out a bunch of bats, balls and gloves and walk away, make the kids figure it out from there. Parents were allowed to show up only in the event of hemorrhagic bleeding, unconsciousness for more than five minutes, or compound fractures

[BmillsSkier]

Fergawdseks ..... how about independent play time i.e. toss 'em out the door and let them explore and get knocked around bit all on their own?!?!?

Good luck with that in this day and age. Some busybody will have you jailed.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/31/living...sted-son-park/


To earlier points:

- It will be a cold day in hell when they take my Cheez-It's from me.

- Maybe not cursive so much, but basic penmanship. It sets you apart and shows that you care - something so few of today's youth/millenials know anything about. (Cue handwriting tales of Docs from Old Goat and general millenials defensiveness in 3, 2, 1.. )

[summit]

Logic/reason and the struggle between it and faith/emotions in the advancement of free modern society

Also keeping right except to pass

[BmillsSkier]

Also keeping right except to pass

Damnit, I was just coming back to add this.

Also, you merge at the damned zipper point, not 5 miles before. You got that kid!?!

[Bromontana]

Also, you merge at the damned zipper point, not 5 miles before. You got that kid!?!

Yes. I dont have a big issue with someone blocking a shoulder from potential a-holes looking to skip. But blocking a 2nd lane before the lanes merge is just being a premature merge enthusiast. Aka, a dick.

+1 on epistemology. Its absence in large sections of pop culture poses a threat to the republic. See: Palin, Trump

Introductory courses on how to spot idiots on social media. Tips include: large numbers of selfies, redundant posts of the same locations, excessive photo doctoring, etc.

[glademaster]

Introductory courses on how to spot idiots on social media. Tips include: large numbers of selfies, redundant posts of the same locations, excessive photo doctoring, etc.

I thought it was as simple as seeing who has a social media presence at all, and distancing yourself from those people.