Splotts Meaning

The five year old boy is a curious, loving, and extrordinary boy whose attention is captured by stories that make him laugh with the riddles of the story. He is tired of hearing the reapeated story again and again so he supplicates for a new story. When the time comes and he understands things better, he would not like stories to be told to him then. He will be mature, smart and reasonable for the decisons he will make for his life. The boy's cildlike 'Baba' contrasts with the images the father imagines of the same boy '..Packing his shirts and looking for his keys', the father looks upon the days when the name 'Baba' still defines him as an important part of his child's life. Silence conquers the relationship with the boys distance from his father and the father's supplication for his son's closure.
That was the father's figment of his imagination, when he thought the boy was leaving. At the moment, the bous is still a child and wants his father to tell him a story and explore it's wonders. The relationship between the father and son is a strong bond that only silence can conquer their relationship. Silence isn't a bad thinng in their relationship, it is a moment in which the father looks into his son's eyes and just smiles because of the bond they share.
The father nor the son knows where their relationship is headed but in this special moment, the only thing that the father can do is enjoy the time they have together and keep this bond that is keeping them close together.•
There is a saying, 'Old as he was, he still missed his dad sometimes', a bond so strong between the father and his son can not be torn apart so easily, only time and distance can tell their destiny. Silence between a father and son conquers their relationship.Today I had a long and interesting discussion with a colleague about the merits and shortcomings of the American education system. During this discussion, we tried to look at things from a different perspective. The fact of the matter is that America's current system of education is lacking. Compared to the rest of the world, our K-12 programs are terrible. We tried to get to the root of the problem in our discussion but wound up getting sidetracked more than a few times.

Flourish And Blotts Meaning

One of the issues that was brought up is the fact that American education focuses on building well-rounded educated people. This means teaching everyone the same subjects to a specific standard and making sure that they are able to pass exams designed to test their knowledge. The problem is that these tests are designed assuming all students are the same. They are equal. And this is where we broke off on a tangent.
Equality is complex. The driving force of a lot of legislation in the past couple of decades is that everyone is equal. And this may ruffle some feathers, but they're not equal. Everyone is different. That's not to say that everyone shouldn't be allowed the same legal rights or granted the freedom that everyone else has. The equality I'm talking about has nothing to do with civil rights. When it comes to education, students learn differently, have different aptitudes, or even just different interests. Labeling them all as the same is a disservice. Testing them like they are the same is ludicrous.
Many countries in the world have already realized this. Germany, for instance, teaches their children general skills up until a certain age, right around the beginning of high school, and then tests them for their specific aptitudes. Once they've determined what the child enjoys and is good at, their education is focused on that. A child showing great aptitude in engineering starts learning more complex math and subjects specifically designed to enhance his engineering skill. He doesn't learn 15th century literature because it's unnecessary to his occupation. In this way, systems like that of Germany focus on specialized workers often times more capable in their field than their American counterparts.
But we also looked at the merits of generalized education like we have in America. In many ways, having an understanding of subjects outside of a specific career path can lead to innovation. Understanding ethics from a philosophy class might lead someone in a medical field to work on a better way to treat a disease that is both economical and medically beneficial. Having knowledge from a wide variety of subjects allows people to think outside of the box in ways someone trained specifically for a task may not be able to.
So which is more important? Is a highly skilled worker whose focus has been his occupation better than a jack of all trades and master of none that might have a larger knowledge pool? It's hard to say. There are other factors to consider. Culture is one such factor. If we leave out culture as a factor, we can apply Japan's education system to the mix. Their education system is similar to that of Germany, students get general knowledge at first and then go to specialized schools. And, Japan leads the world in innovation.
The biggest difference between these education systems seems to be the curriculum. In America, the states decide what to teach and how to do it. This leads to students being more or less capable than those in other states. Arizona's K-12 is appalling compared to that of California. In places like Germany and Japan, the curriculum is national and set on a national level with little flexibility. Perhaps combining a mandated general knowledge early on and allowing room for specialized training later is the perfect balance that America just hasn't found.
That's just my opinion.

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