The changes that you see coming from the top, i.e., the Dept. of Education and from some state governments based on political philosophies and sometimes coming from some harebrained scheme that aims to solve problems with re-recycled "reforms" and redirected resources is all just a part of the confusion connected to compulsory attendance…
The changes that you see coming from the top, i.e., the Dept. of Education and from some state governments based on political philosophies and sometimes coming from some harebrained scheme that aims to solve problems with re-recycled "reforms" and redirected resources is all just a part of the confusion connected to compulsory attendance laws. Education is inherently political but when schools are operating to satisfy legal requirements, everything else and especially the students must take a back seat or get thrown off and under the bus. Students must be present under their own volition or the environment is inevitably hostile and destructive. Regardless, education is a matter for students and their families. Schools are for fish. If some are able to garner knowledge, skills, and character there, that is wonderful for them. For most, they are about socialization, training, and warehousing. There is no such thing as mass education or forced education. It's time to get real.
The changes that you see coming from the top, i.e., the Dept. of Education and from some state governments based on political philosophies and sometimes coming from some harebrained scheme that aims to solve problems with re-recycled "reforms" and redirected resources is all just a part of the confusion connected to compulsory attendance laws. Education is inherently political but when schools are operating to satisfy legal requirements, everything else and especially the students must take a back seat or get thrown off and under the bus. Students must be present under their own volition or the environment is inevitably hostile and destructive. Regardless, education is a matter for students and their families. Schools are for fish. If some are able to garner knowledge, skills, and character there, that is wonderful for them. For most, they are about socialization, training, and warehousing. There is no such thing as mass education or forced education. It's time to get real.