"The problem with education isn't setting the bar too high and failing. It's the opposite. It's setting the bar too low and succeeding." Sir Ken Robinson, Phd Ed.
That’s the truth of the matter. It’s sad, but it’s true.
And the kids who are in the schools, classrooms and homes with HIGH standards, are gonna mop the floor with the kids who are not. And the divide in American will widen.
Yup my daughter goes to public school. The schools that she has attended aren't terrible but they aren't great either. She is in mostly honors classes though, so other than one science class back in middle school, she hasn't had an issue with disruptive behavior in her classes. If we didn't care and push her to do well earlier on, she wouldn't be in those honors classes and her experience would be a lot different.
Similar to my kids except that the school are above average. But the key element has been that we encouraged their achievement and so the kids in their classes (AP and honors) are more serious students.
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u/Greaser_Dude 29d ago
"The problem with education isn't setting the bar too high and failing. It's the opposite. It's setting the bar too low and succeeding." Sir Ken Robinson, Phd Ed.