[tde-users] Re: [users] [OT] rant about education :)

Anno domini 2021 Sun, 23 May 19:51:43 -0500 J Leslie Turriff scripsit:

On 2021-05-23 19:05:50 deloptes wrote: [...] IMO the underlying problem (at least in the US) is the low pay provided in the education industry, which drives out those with good teaching skills. In the school I attended after moving to the US, math was taught by the athletics coach! I also wonder about the abilities of the people who set the curricula standards.

Same in Europe. Some "economists" aka "experts" make curricula standards on what they think the industry needs. Needless to say that's not what the industry needs nor what moves society forward.

Nik

Leslie