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Wednesday, July 3. 2024

Got a bright kid?

Is government school holding your kids back?


The kid can do Science, Data Science, and Math on their own at Brilliant



Posted by Bird Dog in Education at 13:37 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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At 78 y.o. even I signed up to check it out. Another good source for schooling... and another good source that calls for vouchers to replace the current government monopoly schooling system.
#1 indyjonesouthere on 2024-07-03 13:57 (Reply)
That and a tiger mom can create a genius. We are letting our children down and for what; so a union has more power and teachers get more money and time off. Honestly we would be better off to come to an agreement with the teachers and unions to pay them off what they are now getting and all we ask in return is that they don't go within 100 yds of any school kids. Then give all parents vouchers for private schools.
#2 OneGuy on 2024-07-03 15:55 (Reply)
I'm for vouchers all the way. I think all schools should be private and everyone should receive vouchers so they can afford to send their kids to them.

But it will take more work than many people realize. Likely, your state will need its constitution amended. You will also need to take some very small steps. It's not easy to convince people to do things entirely different from what they've ever known. And vouchers for private schools are totally foreign to most people. They have a gut reaction against it as if you're trying to keep their kids from having any education.
#3 jack walter on 2024-07-04 07:33 (Reply)
You have to keep some eye on the bright ones, putting good things in front of them. But it is mostly better to leave them alone. Many geniuses were autodidacts.

No school system in the country can show that they are improving them, unless we count the peer influence of all the cool stuff the other kids are exposing them to. The school districts that have the best 12th graders have the best kindergartners as well. Funny how that works.

Those districts will still use those scores to show they are better, but once you know how to look under the hood the game is up.
#4 Assistant Village Idiot on 2024-07-04 18:19 (Reply)

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