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there's alot in this topic---i think things will occur to me as time passes that i don't think of now---but for the moment:
from what i've seen teaching in universities, the main thing that high school teaches that's a real problem is intellectual passivity. there's way way too much emphasis on very concrete problem solving and nowhere near enough on encouraging kids to think their way through problems. more generally, kids coming out of high school seem in general to have a very difficult time thinking for themselves, taking intellectual chances, etc.. i've thought for a long time that high school kids should be taught philosophy, should have more seminar-style classes, etc..
the other thing i think would be a very good idea is to institute a year or two between high school and college. maybe a national service thing---maybe something international--but it seems to me that having some kind of break from school in the context of which kids can explore what they're interested in, who they might be turning into, to figure out a bit better what they want to do would have a huge impact on the quality of university education for them.
thinking about this...good thread.
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