When talking about whether students should be picking what they study in their classes versus being assigned certain curriculum and prerequisites, Courtney asked: My question is what do others believe about blending the two? What is a good balance if there is any?
I believe that our education system should be set up like an upside-down funnel. In the beginning—elementary school—the education should be broad and universal. The majority of the work should be assigned by the educational system. As students get older and pass through the grades, education should start to become more specialized to give the student a chance to explore specific interests they have. In high school, for example, there should be some core requirements; students should have to take a certain number of social studies credits, math credits, etc. but students should for the most part be in control of what within those areas they are studying based on the interests they wish to pursue. College would be the tip of of the funnel. I believe that in college students should be in almost full control of what they study and the activities they pursue based on their career choices and extracurricular interests.
My question in response is: We all have different “strong suits,” things we are better at. We also have things we struggle with. How should it be handled if a student is struggling with a particular subject matter?
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