Testing may be overrated, needed but over emphasized.
Finland has a project based education system, turns out it is one of the best in the world. The term is Phenomenon Based Learning [1] but really it is just project based learning which matches the real world more. The tests aren't multiple choice in Finland, you have to find the answer.
My favorite classes were project based classes, if they are fun and intriguing, maybe education will sink in more. Learning math through programming a game for instance over just worksheets and tests, show how you can use trig/linear algebra to move things around a screen rather than just getting an answer correct.
Financial and critical thinking courses are also lacking in most education programs.
Yep; US education has now become a game of "teach the kids how to pass the tests, so we can get more money, so we can teach more kids how to pass the tests, repeat". Kids come out of highschool with no idea what they want to do or what reality is like. Schools run like prisons with crazy administrators who would struggle to hold jobs in the world outside of school.
Finland has a project based education system, turns out it is one of the best in the world. The term is Phenomenon Based Learning [1] but really it is just project based learning which matches the real world more. The tests aren't multiple choice in Finland, you have to find the answer.
My favorite classes were project based classes, if they are fun and intriguing, maybe education will sink in more. Learning math through programming a game for instance over just worksheets and tests, show how you can use trig/linear algebra to move things around a screen rather than just getting an answer correct.
Financial and critical thinking courses are also lacking in most education programs.
[1] https://www.noodle.com/articles/phenomenon-based-learning-wh...