Feb 15 2012: Regarding vocational schooling, there are problems with youth who do not study what they are interested in, they just study to have a secondary school. Teachers are often not competent in the field and thus don't provide kids with a real nput into it. Companies don't want to cooperate with the schools as the students are not competent. Seems like a dead circle!
i believe if there was a more competitive environment when a group of companies were competing among each other to get the best kids from the best school, while group of the same number of schools compete on geting placement for kids in the best companies, there would be eventually a place for every school in companies for students to get n internship and all, schools and companies would do better to be better. Kids would see a goal and teachers would be better monitored, as well as instructors in the companies, which would lead to more effective education and practical studying which makes sense.
Feb 15 2012: I definitely agree on educating through giving responsibility to students. This agency on startups makes it very easy and it is great to make young people experience that their ideas are possible to be realised or transformed by help other young people.
In europe, there isYouth initiative, it is an EU commision activity under Youth in action where young people can submit their ideas and plans and get money on making it real. I did it Couple years ago and it provided me with a great opportunity and a life experience. Young people just need to see a goal in the what they are doing!
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i believe if there was a more competitive environment when a group of companies were competing among each other to get the best kids from the best school, while group of the same number of schools compete on geting placement for kids in the best companies, there would be eventually a place for every school in companies for students to get n internship and all, schools and companies would do better to be better. Kids would see a goal and teachers would be better monitored, as well as instructors in the companies, which would lead to more effective education and practical studying which makes sense.
just an idea, would like to hear some comments.
A reply on Conversation: What are the advantages/disadvantages of learning models that exist outside of traditional educational institutions?
In europe, there isYouth initiative, it is an EU commision activity under Youth in action where young people can submit their ideas and plans and get money on making it real. I did it Couple years ago and it provided me with a great opportunity and a life experience. Young people just need to see a goal in the what they are doing!