Changes in primary education One of the biggest problems we have in elementary school is the amount of time kids are forced to sit still. Sitting still is so hard, and it's the last thing young children want to do. I'd rather see kids spending more time playing than doing academics. Elementary school should be simply about reading, writing and arithmetic, about acquiring good work habits, and perhaps most importantly, about instilling a love of learning in each child. A lot of what in today's school system is considered extracurricular, like putting out a school paper, ought to be the curriculum.
Students learn more that way than any other way.
We are moving in a direction where everybody is staring at a computer or a television all day and all night and not interacting with other people in a meaningful way. I think the schools will have to be the counterbalance to this trend, to actively provide opportunities for social interaction and to teach the skills required for successful interaction with other individuals. Part of the job of the school must be to help students learn how to work together and to be a functional part of society. The school itself will evolve into a sort of student or community center, where kids are engaged in a variety of activities and projects. There will be a tremendous range of activities, but they will not be as purely academic as they currently are.