9.6.09

Sometimes mandatory discussions can be useful...

Today during our Panel Discussion, I met a lot of people really involved with education. Some things that I learned:
  • Individual attention with kids are a must
  • Good relationships between teachers and parents are helpful to help the child (kind of like the Trinity)
  • Positive attitudes (sometimes kids reflect the negative attitudes their teachers/tutors give them with their parents)
  • Sometimes kids drop out because they feel so miserable in high school (not fitting in, rich kids and poor kids - poor kids feel like how they dress etc isn't good enough)
  • Oftentimes, kids who aren't doing well get pushed aside.
  • But almost always, the kids who do average are neglected