I've come up with some ideas to start with...I just know that there is a better way than our current age-based system. Age doesn't determine maturity or mental ability. True, it plays a large part in one's development, but it isn't the same for everyone.
Here are some of my thoughts so far (in no particular order):
How can we be taught by abilities instead of age? We place far too much importance on age. Perhaps the ages of legality should be changed from age to maturity, measured by one's progress in school, and not in the current system; but rather in the newly reformed system where everyone is grouped by maturity, speed of learning, and intellectual strengths instead of simply by age. This grouping would be much easier accomplished if we could draw from a larger pool to create the groups; instead of by area, trying by state, or even the entire country by means of the technology we have access to today. True, we can't instantly teleport to a classroom for our group every day (yet), and in-person interaction is far better than a face on a computer, but then, we can start with what we have. The newly created need for faster transportation, and better technology in general, combined with the new brain power of those educated by this new system, would create a push for this all to be invented. It would create a golden age in America; a period of unprecedented growth. Other nations would begin to adopt this system, and the world would flourish.
Not only would it change and improve the way we learn, but it would cause unprecedented intellectual, economical, and personal growth across America, and the world.
In a way, it's like going back to the schoolhouse system, where everyone was educated by ability instead of age.
It's true that there are some things everyone needs to know:
Reading
Writing
Basic math
Basic music skills (piano -- aids development in other areas of life)
But we must change the way we teach these basics to everyone (regardless of age)
In the beginning…we are all infinitely creative. Our growth before school is done at home, where we play and imagine and learn through creative outlets. The early childhood grades slowly phase out this creative learning for more industrial, boring learning: public education.
Some interesting thoughts from others:
The rest of my ideas are in an audio format, which I'll transcribe...eventually.
I have a lot of learning to do, research to do, ideas to develop, people to talk to, and, well, hundreds of other things that I don't know about yet.
How would you test a child's abilities? What would you be testing for? When would you test?
It should be a long and complicated process.
But I want to do it.
I really think it could change the world.
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