Education , Do you think that the general standard of education is better...

[Andrew1968]

...these days with new methods? Or are you diappointed by the lack of knowledge displayed by the youth of today considering the wealth of reference material that is available on the internet!
Personally speaking I believe that some of the exams are not challenging enough for some of the enquiring minds out there and the less intelligent (yes we do exist) are too easily pigeon holed into having issues with learning !

[Martin]

No - educational standards have dropped dramatically over the last couple of decades.

[Shari]

I so agree with your first poster. I've been around a number of
years and see how education has gone downhill. I remember
when our son was placed in a federally funded program with
a school system in Indio, Calif. back in the late 60's. He was
too small to be in second grade they said. And had been
placed according to his size and birthdate. When we were
informed of this,the school year was already two months into
their cirriculum. So we left things lie. It did benefit our son to
a big degree since some things he did need a refresher on.
But todays teenagers often cannot write in cursive, and that
is a disgrace. I discovered that, by accident talking to some
teenaged girls admiring my handwriting once in a public place. They said they only could print. And that writing was not
part of their cirriculum. I find our grandson from a nearby
school district, cannot write in cursive either. And he's 14. I
have discovered thru internet friends, that children abroad
have a broader scope of inteligence from the things they are
learning than what's being taught in the states. I realize that
alot of activities are missing today in schools but the basics
should still be maintained. Or are we to expect dumb and
even dumber graduating classes as our youth of today ages?