Could You Modify It ‘To Stop Students From Becoming This Advanced?’

cato institute ^ | 7-25-11 | Andrew J. Coulson

[MrB]

For economics, just have them read Sowell’s “Basic Economics”. That’s all they’ll ever need.

[goldi]

They would get them to tutor other students.

[netmilsmom]

I heard the economic is not good.

[netmilsmom]

BTW, we use these

http://www.amazon.com/Bluestocking-Guide-Economics-Whatever-Happened/dp/0942617363

[LadyDoc]

guess they never heard of advanced placement...

I was doing college math in high school 40 years ago.

and, of course, this is similar to the home school idea.

Here in the Philippines, the “Kumon” Japanese tutoring method which uses workbooks is used by many middle class parents to tutor their kids outside of the school system.

[Only1choice____Freedom]

Bore them to the point they would rather do drugs than learn.

That would make them "normal"

Perhaps label them ADD or some other acronym so that they could be singled out and punished for their "advanced" condition.

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"The nail that stands out gets pounded down." - Japanese proverb.

[Tanniker Smith]

I was speaking hypothetically. I wouldn’t want you to send your kids all the way over here to my school.

[ArmyTeach]

My grandson (and granddaughter) attend a Montessori school in town. Great school. Starts with 2 classrooms of kindergarten, 2 classrooms of grades 1-2-3, two classrooms of 4-5-6, and two of jr high. In other words, K-8. The kids have their weekly portfolios containing their assignments for the week. A lot of flexibility and independent work built into the system, along with a strong emphasis on self discipline. Teachers can address individual students at the appropriate level. Kids love the school.

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

Re the Montessori school: Do they get the same sort of political indoctrination there that kids often get in the public schools? We’re in Northern California (a hotbed of liberalism, needless to say) and the public schools here seem to regard it as their duty to make sure all students get their monthly dose of “activism.” We will be homeschooling our kids for a year or two, but I’ve heard good things about Montessori. Do you have any info or opinions about Montessori’s political leanings, or lack thereof? Thanks!

[RoosterRedux]

The thing about Khan Academy is that he (Sal Kahn) has attacked the very foundation of math instruction (it worked poorly BTW).

He has approached the problem by destroying the old ineffective way of teaching math and by building a new foundation. Not just any foundation...but a foundation that must be mastered (100%) before moving on.

And his approach is informal and friendly. And if a student is confused...he sends them to a lesson that they might have missed.

Regarding mathematics, Sal believes (as I do) that anyone can master math. Math is innate...it is in our genes.

I am a math major (econometric modeling) at the grad level and I have filled in many of my weaknesses in my foundational understanding of math using Khan Academy. I thought I knew math because I was good at it...but I found (thx to Sal Khan) that there were many areas in which I was weak.

Like Sal Khan, I believe that every student can master math (each in his/her own way). He is at the edge of a new revolution. Check out his site (khanacademy.org) and pull from it all the things that increase your life and mind.

[ArmyTeach]

Good question. I volunteered once a week in a 1-2-3 classroom and never observed any overt indoctrination or discussion, although the teachers might have had a liberal inclination. The school is actually part of the school district although it’s a charter school and can pretty much do its own thing.