Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Reflecting Upon Education: My Ideal System
My ideal system of education would have the grade school students explore their community, and have the community, the school system, and the parents are involved and responsible for the learning of the school aged children in the community. I believe it will give the parents more time to spend with their children, the teacher more time to teach each child, and the community the opportunity to train future leaders. There is a saying, it takes a village to raise a child, with everyone working together to educate our youth, I think our society, economy, and government will have a better and brighter future.
I think the main purpose is to incorporate more interactive learning by having parent, teacher, and community to act together in the development of structured learning. The goals would be to have parents active in their child’s education, allowing teachers to be held accountable for the success and failure of their pupils, and placing the students in the right atmosphere to achieve a greater capacity for learning. My system would build better communities by having local businesses sponsor internship programs and other field exercises for the students.
I developed this system so that children who normally would not have social skills would be introduced early so that when the time came for them to step out on their own, they would be prepared and not allow social phobias to hinder their learning experience. I know from my own personal experience how the lack of social maturity can hinder growth. During my adolescent years, while other children seemed to excel at going out and networking with organizations and friends, I was not so inclined. I was unable to make social connections because I only associated myself with family members. Some people call it being shy; however, I could not help but believe that it stemmed from the lack of experience socially. As time went on, I always felt that if I would have had someone to teach me how to get and maintain a job, save money, teach me the value of a dollar, maybe I would be better off than I am now. That is why I came up with a system for the public school system to integrate internships and tutoring into the school curriculum.
There are several practices for my ideal educational system, for example, teachers will tutor students who have difficulty learning in class on a one-on-one basis. The students will grasp the information without the distraction of school bells and disruptive peers. The teachers can move at the pace of the student, rather than the student moving at the pace of the teacher. Not all children learn the same way. In my experience as an adolescent, I have discovered that homework can be difficult; therefore, I never really took it home to do it. I did it at lunch time so I would never have to take it home. The point I am making is that children cannot be trusted to do exactly as they are told. So instead of giving them the homework, have the parents responsible for giving it to them. Homework assignments are for parents as well as for the child. Parents spend more time teaching their child, that way the parents know their child’s learning aptitude and can work with the teacher to help bring the child where they need to be to become more successful and to ensure that their child is getting the best education for their level of learning.
In my system of education, local communities surrounding the public schools also play an important part. Public schools would require internships to be given in every area of study to ensure a vast learning curriculum. The schools would be partnered with local businesses to give children a more hands on experience to what they are studying in class.
If my ideal system of education is implemented correctly, no child should get and ‘F’ in any class. In fact, there will be no need for the A, B, C, D, F grading scale. A simple ‘S’ for Satisfactory and a ‘U’ for Unsatisfactory would suffice. The A, B, C, D, F grading scale would be for the educators. An A should be given to the educators with 100% passing rates, and an F should be given to the educators who have less than 80% passing in their classes. This system places a greater responsibility on the educator because the students are not legal age and should not be held liable for not being able to grasp the information being taught to them. It is the educator who must be mentally aware of who needs extra attention to meet the needs given by the curriculum.
It is my understanding that good parental guidance is a key factor when dealing with adolescent youths. Parent/teacher conferences are ways for the educator to gain some insight on how the child learns at home, and allows the parent to see how they can improve the child’s focus ability in class. My system holds parents responsible for their children’s education at home. When parents spend more time helping their child learn at home, it dispels any misconceptions they might have about their child’s education, which is why parents must be held accountable.
When education is the topic of discussion, there is usually a theory of how having a good well rounded education can better a child’s future, or more importantly, their quality of life. In my ideal education system, introducing internships in the early stages of a child’s life is the key ingredient to helping students gain social skills that they would not necessarily learn with their peers. These skills will help them express themselves more clearly for articulate and intelligent conversation. Students that are introduced to this type of internship experience will be able to associate what is being taught in class with what is being learned on the internship. With every course of study, there is an internship or field of study that directly deals with that topic to build a better learning experience.
To implement my ideal system of education, changes must be made. There has been some talk over a few decades about how much public school teachers in elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools are getting paid. I believe that if teachers are overpaid like football athletes, it will cause a flood of people rushing into the profession just for the money. The quality of education would suffer and the students will suffer because of it. I think about the many athletes that try out for a pro ball team, make the team, and two years later are replaced by the next best athlete. Bottom line, there would not be any job security which would lead to the need for contracts.
I think teachers deserve more money, but not all of them do. In my system of education, teachers will get paid bonuses once a year and the amount of that bonus will reflect the number of students they successfully train, as well as an extensive evaluation of their lecture and teaching structure by the students themselves. That way the lazy and less passionate get weeded out, and educators who really have a heart for teaching can get the salary they deserve. This effort to keep the teachers happy will also build morale and school pride within the school’s faculty and staff.
I believe that having a positive attitude about learning is extremely important. A positive approach to educational problems such as apathy and irresponsibility can be fixed by my simple system set up to create a plethora of ideas to keep our children in our communities learning, keep our communities thriving, and help our educators do their best. If teachers will adopt the thinking that every child can learn, there would not be any lazy teachers. If parents would adopt the thinking that if their child is not learning the way they need to, it is not the child that is failing, but the parent who has failed the child; more parents would step up and take responsibility. If communities would adopt the thinking of building a better community means giving a head start to the next generation to lead the community, there would be a little more job opportunities offered to students who need them. It takes a village to raise a child, let us do it, and do it well.
My ideal system of education would have the grade school students explore their community, and have the community, the school system, and the parents are involved and responsible for the learning of the school aged children in the community. I believe it will give the parents more time to spend with their children, the teacher more time to teach each child, and the community the opportunity to train future leaders. There is a saying, it takes a village to raise a child, with everyone working together to educate our youth, I think our society, economy, and government will have a better and brighter future.
I think the main purpose is to incorporate more interactive learning by having parent, teacher, and community to act together in the development of structured learning. The goals would be to have parents active in their child’s education, allowing teachers to be held accountable for the success and failure of their pupils, and placing the students in the right atmosphere to achieve a greater capacity for learning. My system would build better communities by having local businesses sponsor internship programs and other field exercises for the students.
I developed this system so that children who normally would not have social skills would be introduced early so that when the time came for them to step out on their own, they would be prepared and not allow social phobias to hinder their learning experience. I know from my own personal experience how the lack of social maturity can hinder growth. During my adolescent years, while other children seemed to excel at going out and networking with organizations and friends, I was not so inclined. I was unable to make social connections because I only associated myself with family members. Some people call it being shy; however, I could not help but believe that it stemmed from the lack of experience socially. As time went on, I always felt that if I would have had someone to teach me how to get and maintain a job, save money, teach me the value of a dollar, maybe I would be better off than I am now. That is why I came up with a system for the public school system to integrate internships and tutoring into the school curriculum.
There are several practices for my ideal educational system, for example, teachers will tutor students who have difficulty learning in class on a one-on-one basis. The students will grasp the information without the distraction of school bells and disruptive peers. The teachers can move at the pace of the student, rather than the student moving at the pace of the teacher. Not all children learn the same way. In my experience as an adolescent, I have discovered that homework can be difficult; therefore, I never really took it home to do it. I did it at lunch time so I would never have to take it home. The point I am making is that children cannot be trusted to do exactly as they are told. So instead of giving them the homework, have the parents responsible for giving it to them. Homework assignments are for parents as well as for the child. Parents spend more time teaching their child, that way the parents know their child’s learning aptitude and can work with the teacher to help bring the child where they need to be to become more successful and to ensure that their child is getting the best education for their level of learning.
In my system of education, local communities surrounding the public schools also play an important part. Public schools would require internships to be given in every area of study to ensure a vast learning curriculum. The schools would be partnered with local businesses to give children a more hands on experience to what they are studying in class.
If my ideal system of education is implemented correctly, no child should get and ‘F’ in any class. In fact, there will be no need for the A, B, C, D, F grading scale. A simple ‘S’ for Satisfactory and a ‘U’ for Unsatisfactory would suffice. The A, B, C, D, F grading scale would be for the educators. An A should be given to the educators with 100% passing rates, and an F should be given to the educators who have less than 80% passing in their classes. This system places a greater responsibility on the educator because the students are not legal age and should not be held liable for not being able to grasp the information being taught to them. It is the educator who must be mentally aware of who needs extra attention to meet the needs given by the curriculum.
It is my understanding that good parental guidance is a key factor when dealing with adolescent youths. Parent/teacher conferences are ways for the educator to gain some insight on how the child learns at home, and allows the parent to see how they can improve the child’s focus ability in class. My system holds parents responsible for their children’s education at home. When parents spend more time helping their child learn at home, it dispels any misconceptions they might have about their child’s education, which is why parents must be held accountable.
When education is the topic of discussion, there is usually a theory of how having a good well rounded education can better a child’s future, or more importantly, their quality of life. In my ideal education system, introducing internships in the early stages of a child’s life is the key ingredient to helping students gain social skills that they would not necessarily learn with their peers. These skills will help them express themselves more clearly for articulate and intelligent conversation. Students that are introduced to this type of internship experience will be able to associate what is being taught in class with what is being learned on the internship. With every course of study, there is an internship or field of study that directly deals with that topic to build a better learning experience.
To implement my ideal system of education, changes must be made. There has been some talk over a few decades about how much public school teachers in elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools are getting paid. I believe that if teachers are overpaid like football athletes, it will cause a flood of people rushing into the profession just for the money. The quality of education would suffer and the students will suffer because of it. I think about the many athletes that try out for a pro ball team, make the team, and two years later are replaced by the next best athlete. Bottom line, there would not be any job security which would lead to the need for contracts.
I think teachers deserve more money, but not all of them do. In my system of education, teachers will get paid bonuses once a year and the amount of that bonus will reflect the number of students they successfully train, as well as an extensive evaluation of their lecture and teaching structure by the students themselves. That way the lazy and less passionate get weeded out, and educators who really have a heart for teaching can get the salary they deserve. This effort to keep the teachers happy will also build morale and school pride within the school’s faculty and staff.
I believe that having a positive attitude about learning is extremely important. A positive approach to educational problems such as apathy and irresponsibility can be fixed by my simple system set up to create a plethora of ideas to keep our children in our communities learning, keep our communities thriving, and help our educators do their best. If teachers will adopt the thinking that every child can learn, there would not be any lazy teachers. If parents would adopt the thinking that if their child is not learning the way they need to, it is not the child that is failing, but the parent who has failed the child; more parents would step up and take responsibility. If communities would adopt the thinking of building a better community means giving a head start to the next generation to lead the community, there would be a little more job opportunities offered to students who need them. It takes a village to raise a child, let us do it, and do it well.
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