Grades vs Education

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There's too much of an emphasis on standardized testing (which should probably be done away with entirely), not enough of an emphasis upon advancing a student's knowledgebase, too much parental control over the system, impacted too much by industry.

That religion enters into it at all about kills me. School also starts MUCH too early. The first 4-5 years of schooling slowly agonize over addition and subtraction (and also multiplication and division), and are primarily memorization-based. All of these things could be, and in my humble opinion should be, covered briefly around the time they are, say, ten. You know... when their brain develops to the point where it is capable of doing each of these things at a reasonable speed?

And don't even talk to me about grammar and general lingual mastery... because even starting them in at 3-6: they're shit at it. I really don't think another 4-7 years of them struggling to do basic tasks is going to do anything for them except cause a strong sense of resentment. I refuse to believe they are actually this stupid.

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