(November 15, 2011 at 8:52 am)Epimethean Wrote: And, um, life skills classes here have been generally reckoned a failure, something the "slower" students may need along with home economics and wood shop. If they can't get the gist of "the world" from econ, math, science, history and lit, chances are they are there will be problems no matter what. Not sure I like paying them for A's, but I would be interested in two things there: One, the increase in the frequency of A's; two, increase in performance on high level exams such as AP.
The incentive thing is great. People will get higher grades, from nerdy students to slackers to students who are gangsters will see that incentive and have an extra reason to push for good grades. They will give the government hundreds of thousands of dollars in the future, in the end the small amount of money given to the student will allow the government to make more money in the future, this incentive will help make students get the grades, which leads to a higher paying job,which leads to them paying higher taxes.
Life skill classes that are currently available are shit compared to what im talking about. The classes' goal would be to make the student a better person, encourage entrepreneurship and success, teach teens how to be more logical, teach teens how to control their emotions which can cause illogical actions , and create unity in our communities. This would make less people be dependent on welfare in the future, reduce drug use, cause teens to get better jobs in the future, and overall improve life for the next generation.
