Deby Adair's Blog - Posts Tagged "schooling"
Our children and their educations.
'Do you believe that children, in general, receive a more well-rounded education if they go to private schools, or public schools?'
This question arose in a Goodreads forum and I feel that it's important in terms of perspective and what we think of as education for children worldwide.
There were many interesting responses and I felt a need to add one as well.
'An education begins at home: socially, emotionally, ethically and academically. However, within our schooling systems we are largely crafting 'education' to meet the requirements of becoming workers, not well-rounded human beings who will accomplish a life filled with promise and upliftment for all.
It is seen as normal to ram information down children's and young people's throats that requires testing that seems to fill no real need. Academic information has its place, absolutely; however, children on the whole despise their school years - not much has changed generationally - unless they are very fortunate.
I have seen the result of illiteracy come from private schools as much as public schools and this issue is a massive concern in my opinion. The ability to read and write with excellence, at least in your own language if not in any other is paramount to a sense of security in life. I have also seen the need for extra tutoring in subjects such as maths and science in both school systems.
My personal take on education has no preference for public, private or home-schooling... my problem with how we educate children is that we expect them, in the end, to fit like neat little square pegs into a round world that accommodates only a small portion of the population.
We don't cater to educate on a large scale unless it fits with corporate needs. This leaves a mass of children having to scramble to work 'to earn money' and that's about it. Quality of life or rather lack of it revolves around this matter for most. Education doesn't seem to really want to address the holistic approach to children being human beings with a wide range of needs.
I would prefer that we change many of the systems used in education, both private and public on a global scale. Children are not automatons.'
This question arose in a Goodreads forum and I feel that it's important in terms of perspective and what we think of as education for children worldwide.
There were many interesting responses and I felt a need to add one as well.
'An education begins at home: socially, emotionally, ethically and academically. However, within our schooling systems we are largely crafting 'education' to meet the requirements of becoming workers, not well-rounded human beings who will accomplish a life filled with promise and upliftment for all.
It is seen as normal to ram information down children's and young people's throats that requires testing that seems to fill no real need. Academic information has its place, absolutely; however, children on the whole despise their school years - not much has changed generationally - unless they are very fortunate.
I have seen the result of illiteracy come from private schools as much as public schools and this issue is a massive concern in my opinion. The ability to read and write with excellence, at least in your own language if not in any other is paramount to a sense of security in life. I have also seen the need for extra tutoring in subjects such as maths and science in both school systems.
My personal take on education has no preference for public, private or home-schooling... my problem with how we educate children is that we expect them, in the end, to fit like neat little square pegs into a round world that accommodates only a small portion of the population.
We don't cater to educate on a large scale unless it fits with corporate needs. This leaves a mass of children having to scramble to work 'to earn money' and that's about it. Quality of life or rather lack of it revolves around this matter for most. Education doesn't seem to really want to address the holistic approach to children being human beings with a wide range of needs.
I would prefer that we change many of the systems used in education, both private and public on a global scale. Children are not automatons.'
