Most Children Left Behind

Many believe, as do I, that the trouble with the public education system is that it has not evolved from what it was originally intended to do, prep kids to work in manufacturing based jobs or educate those who were living on the farms when not planting and harvesting crops to educate a nation.  It was also developed during a time when there were not as many distractions for children as there are these days from the advance of technology.  No wonder it is difficult for kids to sit in a classroom all day long when their world is abuzz with distractions.  Case in point, my son was playing a hand held game device a few years ago (10 years old) when we were taking a extended ride in the car.  He asked me if I had a similar device when I was a kid.  I told him "no, we did not."  He gave me an incredulous look and asked what we used to play with when we were kids.  I told him we used our imagination!  Heck, when I was a kid we used to play army and use our finger for a pistol and a long stick for a rifle -- when kids play army today they have air soft guns that look like the real thing, dress in camouflage gear, and go out on patrol.

That is why you may very well enjoy this 11 minute presentation by Aaron Lewis on public education.  He speaks to the heart of the matter and lays out the key problems in public education.  If you listen carefully enough he is suggesting that we stop doing the same shit they do in K-12 when kids come to our campuses and get them engaged in the learning especially with each other for maximum learning.  Check it out and see what you think at  the following URL:
http://www.youtube.com/user/aaronlewis321?email=share_video_user

Perhaps the entire public school system has gotten to the "OK Plateau" I mentioned in last blog post.