Monday, May 30, 2011

High school and nerds

I came across this thought at a political blog I follow, and Bradley and I wondered if any of you have thoughts about it.
REVENGE OF THE GEEKS: What made them outsiders in high school makes them stars in the world.

If high school is an environment that systematically punishes traits that lead to success in the real world, then why not abolish high school? As institutions, they don’t do a very good job of teaching math and history. If they also punish traits linked to innovation then what exactly are high schools good for?

1 comment:

Laurene Ross said...

Good question:) We are opting to pick and choose how we use our local High School. So far Band and Japanese have made the cut, everything else will be taught from home.