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Different-Mud-5926 t1_iv4wpnc wrote

Reply to comment by Yrilusa in Tiny school's wheat crop harvest 'better than a cake sale', set to raise $50k by Real_Carl_Ramirez

The children should work instead of learning?

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srrymydog8yrtwinkie t1_iv4yyle wrote

Children should have practical skills incorporated into their curriculum. Whether it be farming, DIY, cooking or balancing the checkbook. The schools are letting everyone down by not teaching usable, practical skills especially letting kids down by not showing them why certain book work is necessary irl.

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Kusibu t1_iv6fuc8 wrote

The phrase "work instead of learning" would be laughable if it weren't so depressing. Hands-on experience is incredibly valuable.

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Kamwind t1_iv4xd7r wrote

You grow up working on a farm and you quickly learn you better keep your grades up so you can have a different life then that.

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IAFarmLife t1_iv51kr8 wrote

It takes some pretty good grades to be successful at farming today.

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MrMycroft t1_iv5a89h wrote

It does. Virginia Tech, where I got my Forestry degree, offers a whole range of Ag degrees. Then there are also people who go into Ag related law, research, economics, buisness. Farmers can be the nicest people in the world, but the buisness is cutthroat, and the dumb do not survive.

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Ok-Dust- t1_iv577ib wrote

Are you implying they learned nothing?

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sennbat t1_iv7eh0h wrote

Learning is work, and working is often the best way to learn. The only real question is whether the curriculum is designed to encourage learning effectively.

God knows there's plenty of work-that-doesn't-encourage-learning-effectively in your average school where you don't get to spend time with plans.

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