When reading the part about how standardized and identical schooling is, I had this weird vision related to how some RPGs work. 4-5 years focused on the basics, reading, writing, PE (really necessary now that kids spend all their time in front of a screen), and math (elementary math needs a lot of updating but that's another issue). Then splitting into just a few different focus areas, maybe 3-4 like technical, communication, business, arts, etc., that still enhance those basics but in a way that orients around the student's strengths and interests.
High school is already more flexible and college is of course wide open so it would basically change the flexibility-vs-time curve from something of a trumpet shape now to something more like a cone.
In an ideal world this make school more relevant and interesting for the students and businesses alike. But I have to admit Morloks and Eloi are a distinct possibility.
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When reading the part about how standardized and identical schooling is, I had this weird vision related to how some RPGs work. 4-5 years focused on the basics, reading, writing, PE (really necessary now that kids spend all their time in front of a screen), and math (elementary math needs a lot of updating but that's another issue). Then splitting into just a few different focus areas, maybe 3-4 like technical, communication, business, arts, etc., that still enhance those basics but in a way that orients around the student's strengths and interests.
High school is already more flexible and college is of course wide open so it would basically change the flexibility-vs-time curve from something of a trumpet shape now to something more like a cone.
In an ideal world this make school more relevant and interesting for the students and businesses alike. But I have to admit Morloks and Eloi are a distinct possibility.