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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting that you think how we teach school may be outdated. I guarantee you 100 years ago 7 yr old boys got antsy in school and thought it was boring and just wanted to go outside and run around and catch bugs. Why do you think the current method of public education persists? As others have said, you could find a private school for your child or you could homeschool, but if you choose to stick with public, [b]don't you think there might be good reasons why the entire system hasn't been tailored around the preferences of second grade boys?[/b] [/quote] it's all about economics (money). the current method of public education has to do with high stakes testing (tying funding to test scores, etc.) there is also a TON of money tied up in Pearson, Harcourt mifflin Harcourt, etc. curriculums and testing. there is a big gap between what we know about child development and how children learn best and what is the reality of public schools. [/quote]
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