Board:   [DoveNet] Debate
Subject: Re: A whole new post
From:    Nightfox
Date:    Sun Aug 16, 2026 13:58

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  Re: Re: A whole new post
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nightfox on Sun Aug 16 2026 12:23 pm

 PF> My daughter went to summer school last summer. Willingly. She wanted to
 PF> catch up because her junior high school curriculum was different than some
 PF> of the other schools, and her friends were a class ahead. That was the
 PF> first time I'd heard of someone using summer school as a tool.

That's good if someone is willing to make it into a positive experience.

I had taken summer classes when in college, willingly, because I wanted to get classes done and out of the way (particularly, the first couple terms of college calculus - those two were offered as compressed classes one summer, 5 days a week for a couple months).  The full curriculumwasn't always available during the summer, but I was able to take some of them.

 PF> And well versed. The testing regimen has focused on succeeding at test
 PF> taking, not critical thinking, arts or music. A society needs well
 PF> rounded, skeptical, critically thinking adults to thrive - something that
 PF> is contrary to political parties attempting to manipulate the body
 PF> politic.

Yeah, it's surprising to me that the school system in the US would be made to not prepare students well, and it seems not enough people complain about it.

Nightfox

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