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Should schools be more competitive when it comes to classroom learning?
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The Dept. of Education Should be Eliminated
It's time to let go of this institutional tool of the democrat party.Department of Education doesn’t educate anyone or run any schools or colleges. It’s a collection of 4,000 bureaucrats who mostly manage student loans, write rules, oversee various grant programs, and generate paperwork. (The...
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Are American Public School Teachers Overpaid or Underpaid?
The average American teacher works 9 months a year, gets holidays off, receives a base salary, pension, full benefits and a job for life as a result of tenure. What you get, someone with a Masters Degree who on average teaches a class of students ranging from 30 to 50 students who span the...
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Does anyone here have experience with the Waldorf Schools?
I am currently doing some research on private school education.The Waldorf schools are expensive and non-traditional, emphasizing the whole child. I have heard both pros and cons. While I like some of their philosophy, I'm not sure I agree with their view towards technology. Does anyone here...
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Should high schoolers be able to choose core classes based on a choice of future
Should high schoolers be able to choose core classes based on a choice of future career?Sophomores and upper classmen only though... they already have prep-classes that you can choose, but is that enough. Kids with 4.0's through high school bust their butts on learning useless information (like why...