People with children: If your kid came out of K-12 school only knowing: 1. How to paint a decent portrait. 2. Read and Write as good as a journalist. 3. Code in 3 programming languages. 4. Play 1 instrument. Would you consider that:
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Replying to @zedshaw
This is a very practical kind of education, which is good but shouldn’t be all that’s taught. It’s missing a lot of areas that are important for understanding the world and how it works: history, geography, science.
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Replying to @michaelmelanson @zedshaw
You would get some of these subjects: history through art and music, history and geography through literacy, etc. But would that be sufficient for the student to fill in the gaps to get a good understanding of the fields? I’m not sure.
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Replying to @michaelmelanson
Actually, I think I was talking about K-12 and you were talking about college since....well....understanding an entire field like History is not really a fair expectation of a HS student.
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Replying to @zedshaw
No, I was thinking about K-12. I think where we may differ is in the expectation of “understanding” a field. High school graduates should have a basic understanding of many fields. I’m not expecting historians (and geographers and scientists). I’m expecting informed citizens.
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Replying to @michaelmelanson @zedshaw
Grade school should be about establishing a foundation of knowledge. Adulthood is when you become an expert at something. I don’t think it’s fair to even attempt to make them experts at anything. And to my point before, you risk them not being able to fill in the gaps.
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So, the problems with the "fill the gaps" complaint is: 1. School actually only accounts for a tiny percentage increase in existing IQ. 2. That idea assumes the only way to learn is from teachers in a school. 3. Students are currently taught tons of things and still can't.
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