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JanMichael

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52. Then it shouldn't help anybody right? Ever the contrarian.

Wed Jun 21, 2023, 06:09 PM

Jun 2023

You are correct most HVAC installers wouldn't need calculus maybe not even English maybe not science certainly not social studies probably not history I doubt chemistry and so on and so on.

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Our Education System Sucks [View all] NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 OP

Home schooling and Bible schools don't help vlyons Jun 2023 #1

I don't know what good being able to solve calculus problems.... Kaleva Jun 2023 #6

Math is a form Casady1 Jun 2023 #9

But could one could achieve that with basic math? Kaleva Jun 2023 #12

Didn't you just say Casady1 Jun 2023 #15

Yes. Basic math classes ended up on completion of the 8th grade Kaleva Jun 2023 #20

Algebra NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #33

You use algebra all the time ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #46

How I Do It NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #47

That's Still Algebra ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #55

Junior High NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #60

Since I Retired... ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #67

I Wish NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #70

STEM is incredinly lacking right now Johnny2X2X Jun 2023 #18

Then it shouldn't help anybody right? Ever the contrarian. JanMichael Jun 2023 #52

Where did I say it won't help everybody. Kaleva Jun 2023 #65

I was homeschooled vercetti2021 Jun 2023 #63

We need to invest in schools and materials, but mostly we need to invest in teachers. Biophilic Jun 2023 #2

+1 2naSalit Jun 2023 #45

yes Debunk.Bunk Jun 2023 #3

Locally funded education. How incredibly stupid unblock Jun 2023 #4

We are 6th in the world on education spending federally jimfields33 Jun 2023 #21

This Site Shows It Even Higher ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #56

Kind of Like Healthcare NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #64

It Says In The Body Of The Text... ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #66

Missed That - Thanks NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #69

One thing those countries have in common is that they Scrivener7 Jun 2023 #5

All the education I ever needed I had gotten by the end of the 8th grade. Kaleva Jun 2023 #7

College level Casady1 Jun 2023 #11

What would I do with political science? Kaleva Jun 2023 #17

basic math does not cover Casady1 Jun 2023 #22

And yet I was able to repair complex weapons systems, heating systems, Kaleva Jun 2023 #24

okay Casady1 Jun 2023 #27

We had a president who was educated to around an 8th grade level IbogaProject Jun 2023 #44

DeSantis graduated from Yale and Harvard Kaleva Jun 2023 #48

Your logical fallacy is equivocation. ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #53

Political science Casady1 Jun 2023 #26

Political science is a modern term for civics ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #49

It shouldn't be taught at those grades. jimfields33 Jun 2023 #23

I'm not sure of the purpose behind this post stopdiggin Jun 2023 #25

My argument is that not everyone needs higher education Kaleva Jun 2023 #28

Education is needed Casady1 Jun 2023 #29

Didn't DeSantis graduate from Yale and Harvard? Kaleva Jun 2023 #36

rubbish. Anybody that has the capability stopdiggin Jun 2023 #34

Where did I say people shouldn't take full advantage of what's offered? Kaleva Jun 2023 #38

glad it's worked out for you stopdiggin Jun 2023 #59

You may have heard of people saddled with massive amounts of college debt Kaleva Jun 2023 #68

college debt is a serious concern stopdiggin Jun 2023 #71

It is a fact that are shortages of people in the trades where pay is good. Kaleva Jun 2023 #72

Just Pissed NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #35

Typing NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #30

I recall when we switched from manual to electric and back again Kaleva Jun 2023 #39

Manual NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #41

Teachers and Librarians have been leaving in droves since just before the pandemic haele Jun 2023 #8

the countries listed stopdiggin Jun 2023 #10

I used to think the HS I attended was horrible. Torchlight Jun 2023 #13

Our population is huge compared to all of those countries. jimfields33 Jun 2023 #14

Not unique to US (public) education institutions brooklynite Jun 2023 #16

Pre-Covid NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #37

Some of the highest IB scores in Europe...and higher than the US average. brooklynite Jun 2023 #40

The article I read states that there was a noticeable drop in scores in 2012. Lonestarblue Jun 2023 #19

We should want to change this ASAP. pandr32 Jun 2023 #31

So true. The Repugs have been successful Quakerfriend Jun 2023 #32

Homeschooling more than anything relies on the abilities - and patience - of the parents FakeNoose Jun 2023 #42

Homeschool NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #43

Smart kids are bullied in America pfitz59 Jun 2023 #50

+1 betsuni Jun 2023 #61

Just made a quick list Wolves ov Siberia Jun 2023 #51

My girls went through the German educational system until college DFW Jun 2023 #54

+1 betsuni Jun 2023 #62

That's because the GOP has been working diligently to dismantle it since the 1960s. n/t TygrBright Jun 2023 #57

My kid just finished kindergarten and I feel it was incredible. honest.abe Jun 2023 #58