Your critique of the education system is there's too much math and science?

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Mar 17, 2020
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The more I see of my kids homework the more I realize our public education is

mikecito

3/17/20 10:20am

Learning 'how to learn' is very important, though.

rggee

3/17/20 10:21am

Agreed - but can't we focus on things that are more applicable?

mikecito

3/17/20 10:22am

More applicable to what?

rggee

3/17/20 10:23am

RE: More applicable to what?

CommodoreCoug

3/17/20 10:25am

Life and career

mikecito

3/17/20 10:28am

If “learning how to learn” were important to you, public school is the last

Submariner

3/17/20 10:44am

You certainly can’t learn that from public school

puntersarepeople

3/17/20 10:49am

Better to just send them into the mines now. Get makin money!

Doodlebob

3/17/20 10:21am

seems computer programming basics is something you shouldnt be complaining about

Deleted

3/17/20 10:22am

If it was actual programming, yes. But my son was learning on Scratch

mikecito

3/17/20 10:25am

Good programmers can switch languages fairly easily with modern dev tools and

joelvandyne

3/17/20 10:42am

Agreed - but can't we use career languages to teach the same concepts?

mikecito

3/17/20 10:55am

so how do you expect my 3rd grader to learn computer programming?

BYUheaven

3/17/20 10:24am

On actual languages that he can leverage later on.

mikecito

3/17/20 10:25am

Are you also mad your kid's blood type is B+ and not A?

Doodlebob

3/17/20 12:02pm

Not me, I can’t even do 1/2 my daughters 6th grade math

JOPE

3/17/20 10:24am

It's not all bad. My 95% number was more exaggeration than real number.

mikecito

3/17/20 10:33am

Your critique of the education system is there's too much math and science?

vagabonder

3/17/20 10:27am

Definitely not.

mikecito

3/17/20 10:30am

Even if you considered it daycare, you’re saving thousands

the_byu_flash

3/17/20 10:31am

My dad was a teacher. And a great one.I don't think the teachers are the problem

mikecito

3/17/20 10:36am

Have you considered teaching young students molecular biology? Why teach them

vagabonder

3/17/20 10:37am

Realize you are talking about their work from home schoolwork, stuff teachers

runnincoug

3/17/20 10:33am

Actually none of this is based on the last couple days.

mikecito

3/17/20 10:34am

He’s not wrong. Way too much busy work. It’s been shown it doesn’t help

SouthernBlueBlood

3/17/20 10:35am

Part of it is trying to expose them to different things they may like

puntersarepeople

3/17/20 10:36am

Public school is largely pathetic, yes. However, you get out of it what you put in. Sure, no one will push you and if

indocoug

3/17/20 10:36am

I agree with this completely.

mikecito

3/17/20 10:38am

I’ll say this. As a teacher of 15 years, school is way too long.

the_byu_flash

3/17/20 10:42am

I learned a lot of useless stuff in school. But I didnt know it was useless

LeonMarek

3/17/20 10:54am

I love when people chime in like this.

Mufasa

3/17/20 11:51am

RE: I love when people chime in like this.

Doodlebob

3/17/20 12:07pm

I just laugh a little when people complain about free daycare.

Mufasa

3/17/20 12:29pm

When did your parents syart homeschooling you? 😉

TEXAS

3/17/20 12:33pm

😁... 🙁...😫

Mufasa

3/17/20 12:56pm

Private school for the win....

indocoug

3/17/20 12:30pm

Another good point.

Mufasa

3/17/20 12:49pm

The difference in my AP/IB courses at private schools and my brother's at public school, were night and day different.

indocoug

3/17/20 1:12pm

Hmmm. I had no idea there was such a vast difference.

Mufasa

3/17/20 1:15pm

So why can a public school student still get a 5?

puntersarepeople

3/17/20 3:24pm

I would guarantee they come from a home with involved parents that prioritize education. Or, as I stated, you get out

indocoug

3/17/20 3:44pm

Considering we pay taxes and often can’t choose where to send a child. Possobly

SouthernBlueBlood

3/17/20 1:02pm

Well, to be fair, it probably isn't a fair point to make

Mufasa

3/17/20 1:18pm

I ignored that. To me it was a word of frustration rather than being literal

SouthernBlueBlood

3/17/20 1:19pm

Yes my hyperbole was extra strong in the moment

mikecito

3/17/20 1:43pm

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