Interesting how many things he got right... and while part of his education prediction is right, I feel that much is not better and in fact lost in more recent generations, including my own.
My great grandmother was a school teacher... when I was younger, I remember looking at a 5th grade textbook from when she taught, compared to what I had nearer that time... It was harder than what I saw through H.S. even. It was an english language textbook. There was similar for Math as well.
I think a large part is lost from current american schools where homework is rarely assigned, and the coursework has been watered down rather than asking students to rise up, or heaven forbid more general separation of classes based on ability.
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Interesting how many things he got right... and while part of his education prediction is right, I feel that much is not better and in fact lost in more recent generations, including my own.
My great grandmother was a school teacher... when I was younger, I remember looking at a 5th grade textbook from when she taught, compared to what I had nearer that time... It was harder than what I saw through H.S. even. It was an english language textbook. There was similar for Math as well.
I think a large part is lost from current american schools where homework is rarely assigned, and the coursework has been watered down rather than asking students to rise up, or heaven forbid more general separation of classes based on ability.