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From: chapman@fornax.UUCP
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: education
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Date: Sun, 1-Mar-87 17:06:18 EST
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Posted: Sun Mar  1 17:06:18 1987
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I sure a lot of people have noticed what I am about to comment on and
I'd like to hear what people think about it.

Every year thousands (tens of thousands?) of bright eyed little kids
go off to start in kindergarten.  They are by and large very inquisitive,
adventurous and enthusiastic. Twelve or thirteen years later they exit
the school system.  Only now they (with a few exceptions) actively
resist learning anything.  Learning and thinking have become a chore
to be avoided.

Why?  Would smaller class sizes help (I think so)? A different type of
setting?  Different training for teachers?

A lot of these people end up becoming a drain on society. Certainly
they are not taking part in it as best they could (as far as my
recent posting regarding an educated voting populace is concerned).

Should we put more effort into them when they are young to save having
to look after them all their lives?  Would a one generation effort be
sufficient?

john

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