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Originally Posted by Billionz  In my opinion I believe every child has his own intelligence and should be raised in a system that supports that without all the baggage of things they aren't very capable of. So if a child over time develops a love for carpentry, they should be able to specialize in that in school without the academics unnecessary to be a carpenter.
I like my idea of a triangle method of schooling, where you start out broad like we have now and slowly nick away at the unneeded stuff, leaving only the specialization by the time they finish. See because what we have now leaves behind a lot of kids due to their inabilities in certain subjects. They end up failing, getting discouraged, and then they end up a janitor or some low end member of society.
With this system though, they are supported not only by the staff, they are supported by the system itself, because if they show a severe lack in aptitude for something, it can be cut away and they won't fail.
I realize of course there would still be cracks, and probably some issue I don't have the foresight to see right now cause I'm kinda tired. However, I think this would be much better than waiting until high school before the kids can really start specializing. Even in high school though you aren't really chipping away the things you don't need, and I can give you can example. If you are lets say, and artist, and over the years you've shown real interest and talent in that subject, well for art you really don't need to know history. Why you ask? Because anything you might actually need to know can be found anywhere on the web or in the library IF you need to know it. It doesn't need to be shoved down your throat. So you would proceed through your classes as normal. Anything you show aptitude in is embellished, anything you fail in is cut away. This specialization will make much more productive and happy members of society. |
A good idea, but let's be honest, how many people can say they really know what they want before high school. Plenty don't even know by then. I mean, math was and still is my strongest subject, but I despise it. I would hate to be put down that path just because I was good at it. and what happens to those late switchers, who suddenly lack everything they need?