+[1]Dj992Music I'm starting to come to the conclusion that
perhaps our way of thinking is more alike than different, and
we're bickering like people with two similar opinions, perhaps
we've both been trying to make giant chasms when the differences
are actually, quite small. a) Education cannot currently
accommodate everybody. b) As of yet, no education system has
successfully accommodated everybody, as far as I know c) It may
not be possible to accommodate everybody; yet, it may. d) They
attempt to teach a set of minimums with various degrees of
success and failure. e) They attempt to accommodate
specialization up to a point; vocational schools can be
considered to a part of the overall education system; although
there are different degrees of success in merging what used to
be two entirely separate things in many parts of the world - and
in some places, the separation is huge. I would suggest that
parents are a part of the education system; but in most places,
they do not have access to training.* They become a dumping
ground when problem arrive. I feel that the compartmentalization
of government, education, businesses, medicine, parenting as
separate domains may never change, but I believe it is possible
for there to be better "glue" between them. I feel there needs
to be something that minimized "the Blame Game" Yet, the
channels of communication, I feel should be more or less
independent of those systems; there has to be advocates for the
children as they navigate their way through the various systems.
In the USA, we have "guidance counselors" - they serve that
function to a point; sometimes licenses psychologists, often
not; within education; But supplemental sources are also needed;
liasons not just to the various systems; but different ways to
access knowledge itself that is somewhat independent. For the
problem I have with a lot of these systems that are, as they are
set up; is minimal involvement of the kids outside of "follow
orders". I understand why it's set up like that; there's no need
to justify why it currently exists. But I still think there is
room for improvement; these are people going through the system,
not statistics.* That's why I bring up case studies; a case
study is not just a statistic; it is an example to prove a
point; but even within statistics, the Outliers perform an
important function; they are not just points of failure, but
points of growth and improvement. Malcolm Gladwell wrote an
excellent book on Outliers and their role in statistics and in
society; although he's not the only resource. I take issue, you
see, with one of the statistically based assumptions behind
education as it currently stands: Statistical science has taken
over the world by storm, especially in the 19th and 20th
centuries, and has influence such a large amount of our culture,
from sciences to education to economics; that we almost see it
as natural and automatic.* But it's a tool for a purpose; and
tools can be used well or not.* I was pointing that out when I
put together basic statistics showing the lack of independent
time in an average kids' day., much of which is due to the
education system as it currently stands. Statistics can be used
to lead or mislead; I was giving an example of being "leading"
in a sense by carrying the point further into a new area.* You
didn't go along with it; you have a well-developed bullshit
detector.* (even though what I was saying wasn't bullshit; I
used a common technique of bullshitters) Here's the crux of it
for me: The Bell Curve It is the one thing that I have hated
since I was about 10 years old and first learned about it; as
teachers were trying to get me into a "Talented and Gifted
Program".* That's I learned I was different; "above average",
not a part of the bell curve; as an explanation for why I did so
well compared to others; and why I was not like them. I didn't
like it. I learned I was considered a statistic.* A number.
There are other ways it can be done than this.* A greater focus
on specialization based upon talents, rather than just "raising
the average", I feel would be a tremendous improvement to
society. Anyway, I'm sorry if I was argumentative in my
responses; it was unnecessary and childish.* It's a subject I've
been passionate about since I was young and first felt the
"sting" of finding out that I was a statistic; and a whole
system of education that put me in the "You Are Not Normal"
category.* It just didn't seem right then; and it just doesn't
seem right now.
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