At the very least, a total redesign; we don't need factory workers, after all.
I've been homeschooling for a few years, and I love it, but there are some limitations. I'd honestly rather have a local school, like we have now, where parents are simply much more involved.
Ideally, every class would have a teacher with training on how to prepare lessons and create exercises. The teacher would have 2-3 parents assisting them by working with the kids individually, who would rotate so that every parent would have to put in some time. As I mentioned elsewhere, classes would have the same kids K through 8 so the parents and teachers would build a raport over the years, promoting culture.
With these highly trained teachers and hands-on parents, curricula could be designed at the school level based on State-wide standard tests. Exchanges could be done with schools who consistently score high on tests to create best practice guidelines to help schools that are struggling.
At the very least, a total redesign; we don't need factory workers, after all.
I've been homeschooling for a few years, and I love it, but there are some limitations. I'd honestly rather have a local school, like we have now, where parents are simply much more involved.
Ideally, every class would have a teacher with training on how to prepare lessons and create exercises. The teacher would have 2-3 parents assisting them by working with the kids individually, who would rotate so that every parent would have to put in some time. As I mentioned elsewhere, classes would have the same kids K through 8 so the parents and teachers would build a raport over the years, promoting culture.
With these highly trained teachers and hands-on parents, curricula could be designed at the school level based on State-wide standard tests. Exchanges could be done with schools who consistently score high on tests to create best practice guidelines to help schools that are struggling.