There’s a Simple Reason Today’s Students ‘Know Nothing’ | Intellectual Takeout

There’s a Simple Reason Today’s Students ‘Know Nothing’ | Intellectual Takeout
"I recently had an interesting conversation about education with a young man who grew up in Mexico City.
Although we never got on to the topic of whether the American or Mexican system of education system is better, he did have an observation about a major difference between the two.
Americans, he noted, don’t know their history very well.
He went on to explain that Mexican history was a very prominent part of the yearly curriculum and children learn it thoroughly.
As I thought about it, I realized that the U.S. education system spends far more time focusing on math and reading skills.
These subjects are certainly necessary and worthy of attention, but is it possible the heavy emphasis on them is actually a detriment to students?
...“Current education practices show that reading comprehension is misunderstood.
It’s treated like a general skill that can be applied with equal success to all texts.
Rather, comprehension is intimately intertwined with knowledge.”
Unfortunately, that knowledge is not being passed on to students..."
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