education

the education system sucks
schooling is targeted to the least common denominator, so the great students with great potential get shafted, how do we expect to remain great if we stifle and suffocate our heros before they even get a chance to show what they can do?
i'm not saying that we need to isolate the high potential students and instruct them at a greater level, social interaction with people your age but all ability levels is important, classes are only a small part of the education that goes on in schools
students need to be able to individually go at their own pace, and be able to further pursue things that interest them, instead of being subjected to the homogenization that is happening now
if each student had a computer and a program did the instruction, specific to the student, in that students learning style, while the teacher was available for individual assistance, it would allow for the greatest learning for ALL students
now there would have to be some sort of standard to determine the minimum education requirements, but beyond that the student should be able to explore anything of interest, and even specialize in things they have special skills or interest in
some of the standards and how to work in social time and other things like that need to be worked out, but the idea is solid