Comments on: The 300th Post on My Third Blog http://www.singingthesky.com/writing/2008/11/12/the-300th-post-on-my-third-blog/ crafty goodness Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:50:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ken Albin http://www.singingthesky.com/writing/2008/11/12/the-300th-post-on-my-third-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-24139 Ken Albin Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:19:23 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2008/11/12/the-300th-post-on-my-third-blog/#comment-24139 Congratulations on your 3rd blog's 300th post!! As far as education goes, you probably know me well enough by now to realize you are preaching to the choir. I agree completely that forcing kids to stay in school is detrimental to them and to teaching in general. I like the German model where they test students and then put them into various tracks based upon their skills, preferences, potential, etc... That way they get an education but it is an education that is suited for them as an individual. It would never go over well in the U.S. because of our "no child left behind" philosophy combined with the view that all students should excel at standard education. You are supposed to treat everyone the same and tracking is a definite no-no during these politically correct days. <em>Ken Albin's last blog post..<a href='http://teaching-and-all-that-jazz.blogspot.com/2008/11/oh-no-they-are-learning.html' rel="nofollow">Oh No, They Are Learning!</a></em> Congratulations on your 3rd blog’s 300th post!!

As far as education goes, you probably know me well enough by now to realize you are preaching to the choir. I agree completely that forcing kids to stay in school is detrimental to them and to teaching in general. I like the German model where they test students and then put them into various tracks based upon their skills, preferences, potential, etc… That way they get an education but it is an education that is suited for them as an individual. It would never go over well in the U.S. because of our “no child left behind” philosophy combined with the view that all students should excel at standard education. You are supposed to treat everyone the same and tracking is a definite no-no during these politically correct days.

Ken Albin’s last blog post..Oh No, They Are Learning!

]]> By: Pacian http://www.singingthesky.com/writing/2008/11/12/the-300th-post-on-my-third-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-23295 Pacian Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:33:03 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2008/11/12/the-300th-post-on-my-third-blog/#comment-23295 Allowing kids to leave education they don't want... maybe. Forcing kids out of education their family can't afford? Well, I wouldn't have any myself in that case. <em>Pacian's last blog post..<a href='http://spacecatrocketship.blogspot.com/2008/11/not-to-rise-again.html' rel="nofollow">Not to Rise Again</a></em> Allowing kids to leave education they don’t want… maybe. Forcing kids out of education their family can’t afford? Well, I wouldn’t have any myself in that case.

Pacian’s last blog post..Not to Rise Again

]]> By: Kelvin Kao http://www.singingthesky.com/writing/2008/11/12/the-300th-post-on-my-third-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-23166 Kelvin Kao Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:45:49 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2008/11/12/the-300th-post-on-my-third-blog/#comment-23166 In Taiwan, where we grew up, the education system had gone through some changes. In my parents' generation, the government only paid for elementary school (grades 1-6). And they had to pass a national test, and fill out which middle schools (grades 7-9) they want to get into, and then they distribute these students based on where they want to go to the most, starting with the person with the highest score. They repeat the same process for high school (grades 10-12) and college. By our generation, middle school is already mandatory and no test was required to enter, but I still had to take the test for high school. Now they are pushing to make high school mandatory too. It seems to me that back then, people wanted an education more, because it's not as readily available. And those who did get one, has an edge. Nowadays that line has already been blurred. Of course, what the society needs is important too. Back then, those who don't want to continue their education can just go find a job as an apprentice for a tailor or a carpenter or something. Nowadays it has become harder for people to find jobs with not enough credentials, so even those who don't want to go to school have to stay in school, in a sense. it's sort of a catch-22 sometimes. <em>Kelvin Kao's last blog post..<a href='http://www.puppetkaos.com/2008/11/jellytelly-launches-beta-site/' rel="nofollow">JellyTelly Launches Beta Site</a></em> In Taiwan, where we grew up, the education system had gone through some changes. In my parents’ generation, the government only paid for elementary school (grades 1-6). And they had to pass a national test, and fill out which middle schools (grades 7-9) they want to get into, and then they distribute these students based on where they want to go to the most, starting with the person with the highest score. They repeat the same process for high school (grades 10-12) and college. By our generation, middle school is already mandatory and no test was required to enter, but I still had to take the test for high school. Now they are pushing to make high school mandatory too.

It seems to me that back then, people wanted an education more, because it’s not as readily available. And those who did get one, has an edge. Nowadays that line has already been blurred. Of course, what the society needs is important too. Back then, those who don’t want to continue their education can just go find a job as an apprentice for a tailor or a carpenter or something. Nowadays it has become harder for people to find jobs with not enough credentials, so even those who don’t want to go to school have to stay in school, in a sense. it’s sort of a catch-22 sometimes.

Kelvin Kao’s last blog post..JellyTelly Launches Beta Site

]]> By: Margaret http://www.singingthesky.com/writing/2008/11/12/the-300th-post-on-my-third-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-23096 Margaret Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:59:04 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2008/11/12/the-300th-post-on-my-third-blog/#comment-23096 Yay for the diet!! I know what you mean about kids taking education for granted and NOT appreciating it at all. I wish there was some way to turn that around. (but I can't think of how!) <em>Margaret's last blog post..<a href='http://teacherwoman.typepad.com/about_me/2008/11/ouch-ouch.html' rel="nofollow">Ouch. Ouch!</a></em> Yay for the diet!! I know what you mean about kids taking education for granted and NOT appreciating it at all. I wish there was some way to turn that around. (but I can’t think of how!)

Margaret’s last blog post..Ouch. Ouch!

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