Starting to think we're approaching a real breaking point in education. 15+ years of reform efforts have netted no gains in test scores, the only thing we seem to care about. On a cost-per-point basis, the US has the least cost-effective education system in the world.
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It's incredibly silly to think the US can beat cram cultures like China or South Korea at the test score game, and parents watching their kids drag themselves through hours of soulless homework are starting to question whether that's the game we should care about winning.
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I think if parents get more chances to see kids being generative — building real things, starting real companies, reading & theorizing w/o prompting, defining their own projects — they'll want that for their kids, despite the fear of losing the test score/college admissions race
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also the fear of failure that is imparted since childhood based on test scores
Some popular phrases I used to hear when growing up "you'll only be a cattle farmer"(translated ofcourse)2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
Yes, I think it's terribly harmful to little ones. Even when adults try to be gentle, it is very difficult for a child to cope with being labeled by a series of numbers, especially if their numbers aren't as good as the other kids'.
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