Posted by
Matthew on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 8:58:27 AM
It has been said that "No Child Left Behind" has been a failure, as schools are forced to spend a fair amount of the year teaching to the test, rather than focusing on other indoctrination efforts. This causes a strain for many educators, as they signed up for the opportunity to mold little minds into small minds, not to teach specific subjects such as mathematics or reading.
In recognition of the failure of this program, I suggest new legislation called "No Child Undirected." The heart of this proposal consists of IQ tests to be administered at grades 1 and 6. Once a median has been established, a child's direction in life will be determined based on his or her score.
For those students who score above the median, they shall be given an education with college prep and essential life-skills in mind. For instance, financial planning at the level required for a CFP (Certified Financial Planner) should be required for this group of students. They will also be required to memorize the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and take firearms training. As they move out of their years in education, they should be granted the same choices of occupation and location available to all today.
Regarding the other group of students, they should be given classes on self-esteem and encouraged to read pop culture magazines. They will be specifically groomed for the jobs for which they are best suited - sanitation engineer, haircare professional, Congressional Representative - and will be assigned a specific living location upon graduation. Those locations will be strategically chosen along the most active fault lines, within coastal cities that sit below sea level, and near nuclear waste facilities.
This may seem harsh, but a certain level of population control will be required as thisa half of the population is generally the most prolific.
The details need a little work, to be sure; but I feel reasonably certain that this plan would cure much of what ails this nation today. I would suggest this effort be undertaken by the next Congress.