STREAMOFCONSCIOUSN3S t1_itm3190 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 5:26 PM

We need increased tracking in schools. Instead of having 2 tiers in the form of general population and gifted, maybe split it up into 3 or 4. Let the problem kids be problems amongst themselves while normal kids who want to be in school can actually learn and get something out of it. And also save the sanity of the teacher.

blueskieslemontrees t1_itme3al wrote on October 24, 2022 at 6:37 PM

To further the idea, we need to stop treating public school as a pipeline for university (and in some districts prison as the alternate). Plenty of other countries have successful models that are built around differing outcomes - trade school track vs university track, etc. I just am not sure how you build an option for track changes if aptitudes change after diversion

Lokky t1_itmj800 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 7:09 PM

>You are getting downvoted but there is some truth to what you are saying. I do wonder however who exactly are the poor souls who are supposed to be teaching the problem kids.

yyuryyubicuryyme t1_itmml92 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 7:31 PM

Put all the “problem” kids in the same class and save the sanity of the teacher are quite contradictory. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg for how terrible of an idea this is.

STREAMOFCONSCIOUSN3S t1_itoifbs wrote on October 25, 2022 at 3:39 AM

What makes this a terrible idea? Sacrificing a few for the greater good. Regarding the teachers, you'd just have to advertise the job truthfully and you'd find someone. Maybe bump up the pay a good bit for the hassle.

bigdaddyman6969 t1_itmz0jf wrote on October 24, 2022 at 8:51 PM

They do this in the wire - the last season I think. Doesn’t end well. The optic of it are political suicide.