Oh, I guess my sister’s school was one of the ones effected by the pilot course. I remember her being incredibly confused by the change, as was I. It’s essentially just an alternative to the letter grading system as functionally there’s no difference to the current system from my current understanding?

Like, proficiency cards use expressive terms followed by supplementary teacher comments as described in the article… but how is that different from say me getting a C with my teachers comment on my report card describing where I could improve? Do they think C stands for COOL-CAT or something?? The nouns are merely a means of identifying where to apply what value. Even if it did mean Cool-Cat, I’m still struggling by this point. So what did this accomplish?

They mention this a smidge down, “while teaching them… how to use their knowledge in ways that matter for post-secondary education and careers”

Perhaps a goal shift would benefit our students? I’d love the curriculum to express why it’s important to learn, not just cram their heads so they’re set to become career-bots regurgitating information that was fed to them.

Math was always expressed upon me to be utilized in specific career fields. I wish I knew I could use it on literally anything my creativity could allow for. My sister doesn’t understand why she’s learning anything in school as I didn’t in her place. My family was failed and shall extend that failing onto her as they did with me, saved by happenstance and luck. Our entire education system is a failure.

Didn’t people like Mortimer Adler look into how to better educate kids? Is it an issue of expressing it to the right people?