Comments on: More on school reform http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/07/19/more-on-school-reform.html High-minded, fanatically malthusian perspectives Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:09:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tdaxp http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/07/19/more-on-school-reform.html/comment-page-1#comment-380296 tdaxp Mon, 07 Jun 2010 07:34:28 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/07/19/more-on-school-reform.html#comment-380296 C.M.S., Agreed. Not everything learned in school should be focused on one's career, but everything should be practical. C.M.S.,

Agreed. Not everything learned in school should be focused on one’s career, but everything should be practical.

]]> By: co middle school http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/07/19/more-on-school-reform.html/comment-page-1#comment-379020 co middle school Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:38:55 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/07/19/more-on-school-reform.html#comment-379020 Even though getting a good job is important. Another reason would be getting knowledge for life. In life, you cant be successfull with out preperation and knowledge for school. Thats one of reasons why when you do go to school, you learn certain things that could benifit you for the future. Even though getting a good job is important. Another reason would be getting knowledge for life. In life, you cant be successfull with out preperation and knowledge for school. Thats one of reasons why when you do go to school, you learn certain things that could benifit you for the future.

]]> By: Wolf Pangloss http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/07/19/more-on-school-reform.html/comment-page-1#comment-17413 Wolf Pangloss Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/07/19/more-on-school-reform.html#comment-17413 <p>I'm not sure if I get what you mean.<br /> <br /> However, I do think that youngsters under the age of 12, who have amazing memories and can soak up languages like sponges, outta be memorizing everything including every language available that they can possibly fit in their heads while it's easy for them. There will be plenty of time to learn how to use all those facts later when the soil is fertile for learning ethics and moral character.</p> I'm not sure if I get what you mean.

However, I do think that youngsters under the age of 12, who have amazing memories and can soak up languages like sponges, outta be memorizing everything including every language available that they can possibly fit in their heads while it's easy for them. There will be plenty of time to learn how to use all those facts later when the soil is fertile for learning ethics and moral character.

]]> By: Dan tdaxp http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/07/19/more-on-school-reform.html/comment-page-1#comment-17414 Dan tdaxp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/07/19/more-on-school-reform.html#comment-17414 <p>Wolf,<br /> <br /> You're exactly right.<br /> <br /> Children have weaker cognitive abilities than adolescents, but can still memorize. Memorization is also beneficial, because it always them not to have to think about every step of complicated processes (such as long division), along them to do even hard things. Memorization makes impossible things hard and hard things easy. It's a tool that sadly has been lost in the elementary school curriculum. It should come back.</p> Wolf,

You're exactly right.

Children have weaker cognitive abilities than adolescents, but can still memorize. Memorization is also beneficial, because it always them not to have to think about every step of complicated processes (such as long division), along them to do even hard things. Memorization makes impossible things hard and hard things easy. It's a tool that sadly has been lost in the elementary school curriculum. It should come back.

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