Length of schooling: Too much? 12 years in public, plus 10+ years of college
Types of education / experiences:
How teachers taught: Mostly lecture. Although the final semester of my undergraduate education degree did require student teaching, as did my MS. Best educational experiences: Ones which challenged my thinking and provided not only foundational information, but skills which allowed me to transfer the knowledge into behavior.
Worst educational experiences: I had a professor once who taught by putting the textbook on the podium and reading it to the students.
Job experiences: See attached resume. (You asked for it !!)
Had an adequate education: Yes
Who are schools for? What are my choices? They're for the students, the parents, society and future employers.
What should kids learn? The knowledge and skills -- both educational and social, and perhaps even technical -- necessary to achieve their individual goals and be self-actualized, however they define that.
How should they learn it? A combination of conceptual learning and practical experience. Remembering that a chance to succeed also implies a chance to fail.
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