Comments on: 6 Problems With School http://flimjo.com/6-problems-with-school/ You don't have to be a salaried employee forever. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:03:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: rick@ 5 dysfunction of a team http://flimjo.com/6-problems-with-school/comment-page-1/#comment-56674 rick@ 5 dysfunction of a team Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:01:42 +0000 http://flimjo.com/?p=98#comment-56674 You have really said the points which has occurred in my life. The school where i studied has similar problems. not only this much but i had many problems with it.Still many of schools need to know about this.they should opt for practical solution rather then just theory based answers. You have really said the points which has occurred in my life. The school where i studied has similar problems. not only this much but i had many problems with it.Still many of schools need to know about this.they should opt for practical solution rather then just theory based answers.

]]> By: Robert http://flimjo.com/6-problems-with-school/comment-page-1/#comment-809 Robert Tue, 20 May 2008 13:32:17 +0000 http://flimjo.com/?p=98#comment-809 Andre, thank you for commenting. I agree that not ALL schools are flawed this way. However, the school you attended seems to be the exception rather than the rule. If more schools adopted that style of curriculum and grading, their graduates would be more prepared for the changing world we live in. Andre, thank you for commenting. I agree that not ALL schools are flawed this way. However, the school you attended seems to be the exception rather than the rule. If more schools adopted that style of curriculum and grading, their graduates would be more prepared for the changing world we live in.

]]> By: Andre http://flimjo.com/6-problems-with-school/comment-page-1/#comment-804 Andre Tue, 20 May 2008 05:42:09 +0000 http://flimjo.com/?p=98#comment-804 I just wanted everyone to know that not all schools flawed as the author depicts. Yes, most public schools are, but there are several charter school such as High Tech High (which I have attended) that attempts to overturn these problems most public schools have. Just to highlight how these schools operate, learning is project based and grading is deemed off reflections from mistakes. In addition, they even have entrepreneurship classes as an elective. Sure my invention business wasn't so great, but it sure was a heck of a experience. I just wanted everyone to know that not all schools flawed as the author depicts. Yes, most public schools are, but there are several charter school such as High Tech High (which I have attended) that attempts to overturn these problems most public schools have. Just to highlight how these schools operate, learning is project based and grading is deemed off reflections from mistakes. In addition, they even have entrepreneurship classes as an elective. Sure my invention business wasn’t so great, but it sure was a heck of a experience.

]]> By: Robert http://flimjo.com/6-problems-with-school/comment-page-1/#comment-474 Robert Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:01:27 +0000 http://flimjo.com/?p=98#comment-474 Hey zaki, thanks for the comment. I agree that the exam-taking part is also unrealistic. Life isn't about exams. Investing and creating wealth are ongoing challenges, not just a one-time exam that you pass and forget about. Hey zaki, thanks for the comment. I agree that the exam-taking part is also unrealistic. Life isn’t about exams. Investing and creating wealth are ongoing challenges, not just a one-time exam that you pass and forget about.

]]> By: Students Become Investors At Chicago's Ariel Community Academy | Flimjo http://flimjo.com/6-problems-with-school/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Students Become Investors At Chicago's Ariel Community Academy | Flimjo Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:37:09 +0000 http://flimjo.com/?p=98#comment-469 [...] Comments zaki blogjer on 6 Problems With SchoolEntrepreneur on Entrecard Valuation Problem And How To Address ItClick for Nick on The Day It All [...] [...] Comments zaki blogjer on 6 Problems With SchoolEntrepreneur on Entrecard Valuation Problem And How To Address ItClick for Nick on The Day It All [...]

]]> By: zaki blogjer http://flimjo.com/6-problems-with-school/comment-page-1/#comment-468 zaki blogjer Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:23:51 +0000 http://flimjo.com/?p=98#comment-468 1 area that I feel is 1 on the biggest mistake in school is, it teaches us how to pass the exam, so that means what we're learn in school, even though is useful, but the environment or how it was delivered, is not practical in real world 1 area that I feel is 1 on the biggest mistake in school is, it teaches us how to pass the exam, so that means what we’re learn in school, even though is useful, but the environment or how it was delivered, is not practical in real world

]]> By: Robert http://flimjo.com/6-problems-with-school/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Robert Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:25:33 +0000 http://flimjo.com/?p=98#comment-464 Hey Dave, thanks for the comment. That's a great point. By learning to "hate learning," you're essentially setting children up to fail. They despise learning, and then they get settled into their day jobs later on in life with no desire to learn anything else. Learning should be fun, right? Learning is how we acquire wealth. Hey Dave, thanks for the comment. That’s a great point. By learning to “hate learning,” you’re essentially setting children up to fail. They despise learning, and then they get settled into their day jobs later on in life with no desire to learn anything else. Learning should be fun, right? Learning is how we acquire wealth.

]]> By: The Internet Apprentice http://flimjo.com/6-problems-with-school/comment-page-1/#comment-463 The Internet Apprentice Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:23:18 +0000 http://flimjo.com/?p=98#comment-463 Hmmmm, thinking about this, I would add another area where schools fail. They often teach kids to Hate Learning! Talk to a child just entering the school system. They are interested in just about everything and anything. However, when they leave high school, a very common comment is "Thank God that's over, I don't have to learn anything anymore". How does school accomplish this? Well, it forces kids to learn things they may not be interested in at all. Let's say you're just not very good at math. You can do the basics, more than enough for REAL LIFE, but figuring out when train A will pass train B is not your cup of tea. Despite this, you're forced to do silly problems like this for an hour a day, and then constantly be told that you're not as good as Timmy two rows over from you. Instead, maybe you're passion is Art. However, you may only get Art one day a week. If you are excited about something you are working on, who cares? After an hour, stop what you're doing and it's on to history, geography, or any other random subject. Is it possible that this teaches kids not to care about anything? I could go on, but there you go. It just doesn't make any sense! - Dave Hmmmm, thinking about this, I would add another area where schools fail. They often teach kids to Hate Learning! Talk to a child just entering the school system. They are interested in just about everything and anything. However, when they leave high school, a very common comment is “Thank God that’s over, I don’t have to learn anything anymore”. How does school accomplish this? Well, it forces kids to learn things they may not be interested in at all. Let’s say you’re just not very good at math. You can do the basics, more than enough for REAL LIFE, but figuring out when train A will pass train B is not your cup of tea. Despite this, you’re forced to do silly problems like this for an hour a day, and then constantly be told that you’re not as good as Timmy two rows over from you. Instead, maybe you’re passion is Art. However, you may only get Art one day a week. If you are excited about something you are working on, who cares? After an hour, stop what you’re doing and it’s on to history, geography, or any other random subject. Is it possible that this teaches kids not to care about anything? I could go on, but there you go.

It just doesn’t make any sense!

- Dave

]]> By: Week 17 - The Overview http://flimjo.com/6-problems-with-school/comment-page-1/#comment-447 Week 17 - The Overview Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:59:04 +0000 http://flimjo.com/?p=98#comment-447 [...] explains why schools as institutions are flawed and how things work quite a little bit differently in the real [...] [...] explains why schools as institutions are flawed and how things work quite a little bit differently in the real [...]

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