tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post7080584959914647498..comments2023-10-07T02:42:10.642-07:00Comments on Coalition for Kid-Friendly Schools: Two Looks at Education in ChinaFedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-42602765380134539442010-12-13T08:08:23.136-08:002010-12-13T08:08:23.136-08:00To add, I was specifically addressing the psycholo...To add, I was specifically addressing the psychological wear and tear of the Asian students. Not that the rest of us were immune, by an means.HomeworkBluesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-60583020384125228042010-12-13T08:06:43.454-08:002010-12-13T08:06:43.454-08:00"This kind of practice has seriously damaged ..."This kind of practice has seriously damaged students’ health. They have completely lost motivation and interest in studying. My child’s health gets worse day by day. So is her mental spirit." I saw this at my daughter's high school. The school pushed the kids to the breaking point, but in this case, it wasn't so much the mom lamenting, but the child.HomeworkBluesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-18522943444530320482010-12-13T07:27:33.706-08:002010-12-13T07:27:33.706-08:00Happy Elf and Psych Mom, I agree. Actually, I'...Happy Elf and Psych Mom, I agree. Actually, I'm in favor of almost any reasonable alternative to the system we have now.<br /><br />I really don't see how encouraging every student and her dog to get a college degree, at enormous expense, is helpful in a bad economy.FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-39004092618525801682010-12-13T06:29:25.132-08:002010-12-13T06:29:25.132-08:00PsychMom says:
I think we have to call them "...PsychMom says:<br /><br />I think we have to call them "internships" or some other newly invented name, but I agree with you, Happy. Most of the kids graduating from high school didn't need Grade 11 and 12, let alone a college degree. If they had a tailor made apprenticeship-like training program lasting 4 years (or more depending on what you want to do) beginning at age 16....that allowed them to make some money too, we'd have the start of some sanity in education. Grades 11 and 12 would be for the book learners..the ones who actually want to be college professors or surgeons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-25408362065956212162010-12-12T12:35:36.269-08:002010-12-12T12:35:36.269-08:00I have to wonder if we wouldn't do well to re-...I have to wonder if we wouldn't do well to re-invigorate the idea of apprenticeships instead of a college degree for at least the majority of American students. :)Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.com