week two assignment

I agree with weblogg-ed titled questions posted September, 22nd. He is asking why our kids spend time on things that won’t be a big part of our lives or careers. We should be spending more time on what we will or want to practice our adult life. His comments to bmason makes since. If we don’t need it we will forget it. It doesn’t matter how much of something you learn, if you don’t put it into practice and exercise it regularly than it is time that could be geared to something else.
A parents 2.0 back to school dilemma starts with talking about structure and leads to how to lecture teachers on teaching. I don’t whole heartedly agree with a lot of the arguments in this post. Sure there are the few that talk about communicating in a positive manner with teachers, but the ones that say they are concerned about engaging kids in bigger conversations, excusing them from homework that they understand and sending resource links to education personal is hard for me to agree with. I mean all that is great experience for our children. We should be the ones to build bonds through deeper conversations with our children. Lastly structure in the school environment teaches children how to focus.
Not what you know post asked if kids are being taught life skills that will help them with the hiring process. Well writing a great resume is a great life skill that needs to be taught. I don’t really agree with his thinking that a “knowledge test” is not as important as showcasing your skills. Tests make many nervous and feeling intimidated. Learning how to take a test is a great interviewing skill that teaches you how focus and pick out key concepts. No employer wants an employee who lacks confidence, even if his technology skills are awesome.