Re: Val's
post Re: madeinuk's
post -
Just because there are disparities doesn't mean that the US education system isn't fundamentally flawed. If the disparities were to disappear tomorrow... list of textbook flaws, teacher flaws
Agreed!
However the corollary may be:
If the fundamental flaws in US education regarding teacher expertise and textbooks were to disappear tomorrow, there may still be disparities. Some may say that the current focus of the US educational system on equal
outcomes may also be a fundamental flaw, and that the fix may be focusing on equal
opportunities, while recognizing that some may be more motivated to utilize the opportunities presented... which often requires both hard work and sacrifice.
As another poster mentioned
upthread, "
the education system as a whole is such a small piece of educational outcomes."
Parental choices, including budgeting/financial decisions and nutritional habits, may detract from or negatively impact the level of in-home educational support for some children. To the degree that some parents may not be instructing their children in these life skills, and may not be role-modeling positive choices, government schools may take on this role in teaching children these life skills in addition to academics, so that future generations may benefit.
This recaps several pages of posts by various people, upthread.
