May SartonPublic education was not founded to give society what it wants. Quite the opposite.
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Public schools were not founded to give society what it wants. Quite the opposite. For all the talk of education being a top priority, I’ve seen little to no progress when it comes to standardized test scores. They are often high when compared to other countries and many of them use silly standards that don’t involve true learning.
If you need an example, take a look at the tests in China and Japan. They aren’t trying to teach kids how to read, write, do math and solve problems; they’re trying to make them good at memorizing lists of words and numbers.
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