President Obama is talking about extending school schedules into the summer months. Classes on weekends are even being discussed in some circles.
The goal is a good one: to make our kids at least as competitive as their counterparts in other countries. It’s no secret American school kids lag behind many countries in key skill sets like math, reading and science. Way behind.
How did we get to this point in the first place? A generation or two ago our education system was the envy of the world. Students from that time went on to get us to the moon. They went on to design the best cars in the world. They invented computers. They developed lifesaving medical procedures and cures.
What happened? Where did we lose it? Why did we fall behind?
We must have been doing something right back in the day. Maybe we need to look backward so we can move forward again.
It’s apparent our education system has taken a wrong turn. Maybe it’s time to double back and get on the right track again.
If the system is shortchanging our kids and our future, making days longer will just make it worse.
Back to the future. That’s the answer. What worked once can work again.
-John
John W. Scherer
John is CEO & Founder of Video Professor, Inc.
You can reach him at ceo@videoprofessor.com.
