It’s a good point. Not everyone is on a path for 4-year college and that’s totally fine. Frankly, I think COVID has sped up the “retraction” of on-campus higher education. Why move to another town for college when you can do it cheaper from home? Sure, the social experience is lost, but maybe it’s just changing to be a virtual experience anyway?
I agree with you in regards to high schools needing improvement. It’s probably the most impactful time of a kid’s life when determining their future trajectory. I do think, though, that improvement from pre-school through junior high/middle school could be quite helpful, too - in such a way that it carries on to high school. Needless to say, urban areas need a lot of help. And I think rural areas do, too.... badly.
Circling back to a comment you made in an earlier post - there are a lot of people who talk about improving education in America, but it’s mostly lip service. You hit the nail on the head. It also makes me think of politicians paying lip service to helping “our kids and grandkids”. All talk, no show.
I’m not much of an “idea” guy, but on-and-off for the last month or so, I’ve been trying to think of ways to make better education a reality. Obtaining funding is the biggest hurdle, so for me, it seems that everyone needs to be convinced of WHY we need to spend more money on education.... and that’s where I keep hitting a brick wall.
Would the failure of how we handled COVID be enough to make people think more about improving education? Or is it just another topic that gets caught up between political factions?
These are mostly rhetorical questions, but I’m open to any ideas or thoughts.
