I kinda think that we should extend the school day such that it lets out at 5:00pm or maybe like 5:30pm, rather than early afternoon. Both parents tend to be working these days and I'm not convinced that having all that unsupervised free time is really doing the youth of today quite enough good. Clearly we are not turning out the most educated kids anymore, so I think that something must be done to expose them to more education that they are currently getting. I also kind of feel that they rely on a bit too much homework, expecting kids to either learn the material on their own or have parents involved enough to help them, which isn't always the best solution. Kids could spend more time actually in school being taught the subjects and getting clarifications on subject matter. That would help more of the children actually learn things. I feel that more time in classes would make it more obvious which kids could handle more advanced tracks and such as well.
What are your thoughts on improving the state of education? I know some of you from overseas have some valuable input and experience to add as well and I'd love to hear it.
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