Chapter 8 Rethinking Education

How schools can cope with the New Technologies was an interesting chapter. I was suprised when I read that under 70% of the students entering high schools will graduate on time. I want to change that! In Beloit, I know that the graduation rate can be higher than what it is, and I want to go home and teach and be the teacher that pushes those children to know that they CAN do it! If I was able to move to the south, I would love to work with the schools down there to raise their graduation rate! I think that all kids need to know and believe that they CAN do it just like anyone else! But there are so many students out their that don't believe in themselves and it saddens me! I completely agree when it said that "designing a better education system means understanding where the existing pieces can best be reshaped, brought together, or played down. I agree, you can't fix something if you don't know where to begin! I think that, using this strategy, people will know their information and majors really well. You obviously can't become a doctor if you didn't receive all the other certifications needed to aquire that. Also, with this strategy, I think that students wouldn't be able to barely get by, it would take a lot of work and studying otherwise they wouldn't get their certifications to reach their dreams. I cannot imagine a child go off to college at the age of 15 or 16, I know that it has happened but I can't imagine. I was terrified to come here at the age of 18, I don't think children are ready to experience that at such a young age. The one thing about all these strategies to improve the education system that bothers me is that we are so worried about starting our children on their journey of a career and becoming an adult at such a young age are we forgetting about them being children first? They need to experience all the troubles, stress, entertainment, friends, etc, everything that school has brought me over the years I hope that my children get to experience as well good or bad.