Rules can be learned without the relation to contextual meaning. Indeed, not to understand the difference between the meaning of rules and context of a sentence is not to understand the difference between a dictionary and a poem. Rules structure an activity and give direction to a task. Mastering the rules gives a sense of accomplishment. The need for free public education There can be only one goal for our public schools - free education of our children.
Education is a privilege and a necessity for a democratic society.
Yet the right to learn is mistaken as a guarantee to succeed and the hard work of learning disguised as entertainment. Fun does not create knowledge, knowledge creates fun. Education should build on trust based on knowing what each of us can achieve, not what each of us deserves. What each of us deserves is the right to free public education. What we are able to achieve is reflected not so much in the degrees we will earn at the end of the day, but the knowledge we can apply to improve our life.