Assertion Journal, Public Education

Continuing from the discussion in class on Wednesday about public education, I agree with some of the earlier post. Kristin H. said after elementary school, students should move onto whatever subjects they are mentally capable of handling. I agree with that idea because from experience I have learned that nothing is as torturous as sitting through a ninety minute class, slowly going over material you already know. Students need to keep building up their knowledge through the years. Spending time in a class you are to advanced for hurts a student more then it helps them. If students know the material then why not let them move on to higher classes? Now, schools need to be careful with letting younger students move on to classes with older kids, which could be dangerous and harmful for the younger kids. Moving on to what Brian H. said, I completely agree, education does not come exclusively from school. Nobody can say school does not teach you anything. At the very least it teaches students how to deal with teachers and other students around their age. Through my 12 years with the Stafford school system, I have learned basically everything that was expected of me, and I was able to pass my SOLs with ease. But the information I use daily did not come exclusively from the school. I learned how to forgive people from my church, I learned how to play sports from my neighborhood friends, and I learned how to laugh at myself and how to let loose and enjoy life from my sister. My pets taught me responsibility better then homework did. If I forgot to turn in homework I got points off and moved on, it was no big deal and did not bother me. When I forgot to feed my goldfish I killed it, that made a more lasting impression then losing five points off a worksheet. My family, neighborhood, friends and church taught me so many things, that school can’t or doesn’t have the time to teach. As Brian said education is everywhere. Anyone who is open to new ideas and anything different will have an educated just like anyone who went through the schools.