HW 41 - Initial Internet Research on Schooling

The topic about school which I will be getting more specific with is the questioning of why school doesn't provide specific classes to benefit not only the interests of students, but to help them long term in the future. In my own thoughts, schools today probably only want to provide a base of education for their students and have them choose more specific classes when they get to college. However, I think it would be more beneficial if this was done earlier in the educational career of students, say around high school or even junior high school.

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/8-essential-skills-they-didnt-teach-you-in-school.html

This article explains the "8 essential skills that weren't taught in school". Some topics include how to be successful in Life and how to make and accomplish goals. These topics should be taught in school to prepare us before we are sent out into the world to make something out of ourselves. This article insists that if we are taught these 8 skills, we will be able to have a better increase in success in Life.

http://www.databasepublish.com/blog/why-dont-we-teach-project-management-school-kids

This article gets more specific and asks why isn't "Project Management" taught in school. Although a little too specific, this article expresses how schools can change the confidence of students in wanting to get to the top of whatever careers they may end up choosing. This may bad, but this idea could serve as positive influence in accomplishing alot past high school.



Part A for HW 42

http://professorronaldgcorwin.com/id15.html

This article talks about how public schools offer the "common curriculum" to students. A clever metaphor that was used was that for heart surgery, a huge, major hospital beats out a small medical office, implying that specialized schools are available for more specific educational interests.


http://teachingtechnology.suite101.com/article.cfm/magnet_schools_for_tech

This article discusses "magnet Schools", schools who have an eye for the more educationally advance individuals who have a clear, set goal on what they want to do for their future involving computers and other technology. It also argues how less advanced students may feel bad because they don't meet a given standard like others do. However, one cannot help if some kids are more determined than others.