From the book "The Why Axis" by Uri Gneezy and John List, it is stated that the federal and state governments spent about $11K per student per year to maintain the current educational system.
From the article in 2015,
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_futures/2015/08/10_reasons_the_us_education_system_is_failing.html?intc=main-mpsmcs
half of the high school graduates are not proficient enough in English and math to succeed in college, though 80% of student do graduate high school- a all time high.
So is there a better solution to resolve the above with an overburdened teacher-classroom system where public schools are closing left and right due to lack of budget?
Where are the under utilized and overlooked resources?
How about paying each student 11K a year to attend school instead of spending on them?
The only requirement is that each student pass their respective exams (at some physical brick and mortar facility to prevent cheating) at the end of each year.
Is 11K a year enough incentive, to allow this "helping student help themselves" formula to work?
11K is about 40% of a full time job income of 27K per year(average income per capita).
It surely puts enough incentive for the parents to also get involved in collaboration.
What about taking a stronger step further?
How about getting the good students to mentor the weaker kids with financial incentives based on grades improvement?
Earn an extra 5K helping someone in need.
Good and bad students can be easily paired up and monitored.
How about organizing the students into groups such that there is always good and weak students present in each group, where
the stronger students will mentor the weaker ones.
And even parents mentoring other students besides their own kids, with their Overall Group Result monitored for improvement for financial rewards-or to compete for - much like coaching a sports team?
How about getting the big corporates -the sector with the gigantic cash hoard- involved ?
Why cant we align the students' passion, life purpose and career goals earlier and provide early Career Counseling from the Human Resource of these big corporates ? And teach them proper career and networking skills plus Life Skills with good verbal, written english and math skills all bundled in ?
This also gets the students excited at a younger age, gets them feeling realistic about their near future career opportunities, giving them incentive to work harder, and eliminates the illusion of not knowing what to expect for their future. It also eliminates the questioning of themselves as to why they have to work so hard in school.
Seeing is believing, and this step should happen sooner, not later.
And in return for providing these free services, the big corporates get " first look" recruiting opportunities out of the talent pool. They also get to create brand loyalty while providing the free services.
In one of our earlier blogs "Is Sales and Marketing the Ultimate Savior to our Education System?!!"
http://iduidu.blogspot.com/2012/10/is-sales-and-marketing-ultimate-savior.html
we argued that learning Sales and Marketing at an early age promotes good Life Skills as well as solid Self Help Skills that todays students so desperately lack in schools. Its all about teaching and instilling the GRIT in students- so they can help themselves.
The big corporates could easily teach this curriculum with all the cash rich resources they have.
And what about getting the Venture Capital world involved? Business Accelerators and Incubators can come set up programs in schools to
instill an Early Entrepreneurship spirit- one that also instill early Life Skills and Self help Skills.
And what about the public libraries, its staff and its synergies?
Clearly, as books get digitized, its brick and mortar resources can be used for any of the above.
As technologies replace the teaching of the Core Curriculum, schools has a golden opportunity to transform itself into a FUN place- where one learns of ones Passion and steps to realize their passions.
It should become a place where Passion, Purpose and Career Path are aligned.
It should become an exciting place where workers from all walks of every industry is invited to speaker events and seminars- so to give students first hand knowledge of what each Passion or Career is like, out in the real world.
Nothing beats meeting a real life athlete, ceo, or any "Successful Performer of Life".
http://idu1.blogspot.com/2015/12/ending-era-of-failures-why-good-ideas.html
http://idu1.blogspot.com/2015/09/catch-that-cyclist-it-could-save-your.html
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From the article in 2015,
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_futures/2015/08/10_reasons_the_us_education_system_is_failing.html?intc=main-mpsmcs
half of the high school graduates are not proficient enough in English and math to succeed in college, though 80% of student do graduate high school- a all time high.
So is there a better solution to resolve the above with an overburdened teacher-classroom system where public schools are closing left and right due to lack of budget?
Where are the under utilized and overlooked resources?
How about paying each student 11K a year to attend school instead of spending on them?
The only requirement is that each student pass their respective exams (at some physical brick and mortar facility to prevent cheating) at the end of each year.
Is 11K a year enough incentive, to allow this "helping student help themselves" formula to work?
11K is about 40% of a full time job income of 27K per year(average income per capita).
It surely puts enough incentive for the parents to also get involved in collaboration.
What about taking a stronger step further?
How about getting the good students to mentor the weaker kids with financial incentives based on grades improvement?
Earn an extra 5K helping someone in need.
Good and bad students can be easily paired up and monitored.
How about organizing the students into groups such that there is always good and weak students present in each group, where
the stronger students will mentor the weaker ones.
And even parents mentoring other students besides their own kids, with their Overall Group Result monitored for improvement for financial rewards-or to compete for - much like coaching a sports team?
How about getting the big corporates -the sector with the gigantic cash hoard- involved ?
Why cant we align the students' passion, life purpose and career goals earlier and provide early Career Counseling from the Human Resource of these big corporates ? And teach them proper career and networking skills plus Life Skills with good verbal, written english and math skills all bundled in ?
This also gets the students excited at a younger age, gets them feeling realistic about their near future career opportunities, giving them incentive to work harder, and eliminates the illusion of not knowing what to expect for their future. It also eliminates the questioning of themselves as to why they have to work so hard in school.
Seeing is believing, and this step should happen sooner, not later.
And in return for providing these free services, the big corporates get " first look" recruiting opportunities out of the talent pool. They also get to create brand loyalty while providing the free services.
In one of our earlier blogs "Is Sales and Marketing the Ultimate Savior to our Education System?!!"
http://iduidu.blogspot.com/2012/10/is-sales-and-marketing-ultimate-savior.html
we argued that learning Sales and Marketing at an early age promotes good Life Skills as well as solid Self Help Skills that todays students so desperately lack in schools. Its all about teaching and instilling the GRIT in students- so they can help themselves.
The big corporates could easily teach this curriculum with all the cash rich resources they have.
And what about getting the Venture Capital world involved? Business Accelerators and Incubators can come set up programs in schools to
instill an Early Entrepreneurship spirit- one that also instill early Life Skills and Self help Skills.
And what about the public libraries, its staff and its synergies?
Clearly, as books get digitized, its brick and mortar resources can be used for any of the above.
As technologies replace the teaching of the Core Curriculum, schools has a golden opportunity to transform itself into a FUN place- where one learns of ones Passion and steps to realize their passions.
It should become a place where Passion, Purpose and Career Path are aligned.
It should become an exciting place where workers from all walks of every industry is invited to speaker events and seminars- so to give students first hand knowledge of what each Passion or Career is like, out in the real world.
Nothing beats meeting a real life athlete, ceo, or any "Successful Performer of Life".
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On Education-
Educating Morals and Ethics is about Simplicity -Yes! Michael Jordan can truly fly!
http://iduidu.blogspot.com/2012/10/is-sales-and-marketing-ultimate-savior.html
Is Sales and Marketing the Ultimate Savior to our Education System?!!
the Ultimate Ethics & Moral Education - Improv Theatre !??
Teaching Success and Good Morals in 60 days?! The age of Simplicity ......bringing back that lemonade stand
Teaching Success and Good Morals in 60 days?!- Part 2
Speed Reading and Speed Writing with superman, w/ anti-Kryptonite lasers
Simplicity Wins in Education - the single most powerful Word to teach success and good morals?!
The single Superhero Skill one could ever have... Even Superman cant beat this
Paying Students to attend school ?!
LifeSkills for Success- only for the privileged?!
http://iduidu.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-problem-on-affiliation-hereditary.html
The Problem on Affiliation - The Hereditary, Impossible Hurdle to a Perfect Moral Society?
The Problem on Affiliation - The Hereditary, Impossible Hurdle to a Perfect Moral Society?
On Future of Work, Perfect Team Chemistry, & “the Enabler” to solve ALL Problems
http://idu1.blogspot.com/2015/12/ending-era-of-failures-why-good-ideas.html
Ending the era of Failures- why good ideas fail....the Perfect Team at a single click of a button- the non Star Trek approach
http://idu1.blogspot.com/2015/12/ending-era-of-failures-why-good-ideas_31.html
Ending the era of Failures- why good ideas fail....the Perfect Team at a single click of a button- PART 2
Future of Work = Aligning one's Passion and Life Purpose with Work
http://idu1.blogspot.com/2015/12/future-of-work-aligning-ones-passion_31.html
Future of Work = Aligning one's Passion and Life Purpose with Work - Part 2
How we got it all wrong in Gamification - the only One Variation that works
Finally, The Enabler to solve all social problems
On Charity and Non Profit Leadership-
Why Charities are getting it all wrong! Matching Passion to Charity
Revamping the Charity System with Passion Inc- is having maximum FUN the ultimate Savior to all Social Problems?!! Part II –Why Charities are getting it all wrong!
Matching Passion to Charity - Part 4- Finally, web platforms that combo "Passion, Cause, Skills" to solve all problems
Non Profit Leadership - Ambitious the totally Unambitious ?!!! You cant be serious.....
Non Profit Leadership - Ambitious the Unambitious PART B
the Super Lazy is truly Super! Charity the Lazy way
On Solving Hunger-
Super Serious Solution in ending world hunger - Yes Seriously Serious
On Solving Homelessness-
This is the article to end the word ”homelessness”?!!
The Math of Ending Homelessness - the undiscovered Marketer Testimony -PART 2
On Saving Animals-
SOLVING the Animal Shelter Problem
http://iduidu.blogspot.com/2013/10/solving-animal-shelter-problem-part-2.html
Solving the Animal Shelter Problem-Part 2-Super Scrabily Scooby !
Solving the Animal Shelter Problem-Part 3. Single Best Idea- Cafe all Sanctuaries into Magical Kingdoms!
On Solving Traffic issues-
http://idu1.blogspot.com/2015/09/catch-that-cyclist-it-could-save-your.html
Catch that Stormtrooper-Catch that Cyclist! It could save your life
Is 25 miles per hr really enough for ZERO VISION - the Irony here.....
Driving 20 Miles Per hr Speed Limit (not 30!!)in Suburbs to Save Lives!??!
Solving Traffic Gridlocks without a penny
Solving Traffic Problems
On Economy-
How to REVIVE the local small business economy in a recession and start a entrepreneur boom!The Triple win win win approach! The -new business SWAP OPTION-strategy
On Healthcare and Optimal Physical Performance-
Knowing the Yin and Yang of your food is more than just watching kung fu Panda -it could save your life?
Music - Boost Your brain Power without any Effort or a Penny
The needed Multi-Vitamin pill for Students to Succeed
Lose Weight Without a Sweat or a penny!
Ear Candling - Awesome Health Benefits
On Happiness and Purpose-
IDU "6 Steps to Happiness" QUICK SUMMARY - 5 seconds to instant bliss…..but even 5 seconds is too long for a superhero!
http://iduidu.blogspot.com/2012/03/idu-6-steps-to-happiness-part-1.html
Idu "6 steps to happiness" ==part 1
idu "6 steps to happiness" ==part 2
idu 爱嘟! HAPPY秘笈 - 幸福 秘诀 part 1
idu 爱嘟! HAPPY秘笈 - 幸福 秘诀 part 2
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http://iduidu.blogspot.com/2012/09/idu-happy-part-3.html
idu 爱嘟! HAPPY秘笈 - 幸福 秘诀 part 4
http://iduidu.blogspot.com/2012/09/idu-happy-part-4.html
idu 爱嘟! HAPPY秘笈 - 幸福 秘诀 part 5 final part
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