Historically, education was very important, so it was presented in ways that actually worked. That meant either individual lessons or small groups.
Now it's more about warehousing; they don't care if individual students actually learn anything. So public schools are designed for adult convenience, and then adults whine when children do poorly there. This includes colleges, which are now very badly designed to produce the kind of workers that businesses wish to hire.
Of course, there are schools that actually use science to teach the way people learn. Montessori is one good example. You will note it looks nothing like public school. It is too much work; most people don't want to teach that way. But it works marvelously, and turns out graduates who are kind as well as knowledgeable.
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Date: 2023-04-01 07:28 am (UTC)Now it's more about warehousing; they don't care if individual students actually learn anything. So public schools are designed for adult convenience, and then adults whine when children do poorly there. This includes colleges, which are now very badly designed to produce the kind of workers that businesses wish to hire.
Of course, there are schools that actually use science to teach the way people learn. Montessori is one good example. You will note it looks nothing like public school. It is too much work; most people don't want to teach that way. But it works marvelously, and turns out graduates who are kind as well as knowledgeable.