Recently the state of Minnesota implemented Profiles of Learning . They are basically standards that are intended to ensure that students learn sets of skills and knowledge consistently throughout the state. There are numerous problems with these standards, which I will not get in to. However, one issue which is rarely addressed, and that particularly upsets me, is a hidden cause behind these standards. It is well-known that much of politics are run by businesses and special interest groups.
Schools are places of learning.
It disgusts me how now the big movement in education is preparation for college or careers. I do not necessarily think that all practical lessons be taken out of schools, rather, I wish people would just understand that schools are built to teach, not to prepare. My parents forced me to attend church from seventh grade through eleventh grade. I absolutely hated going. I cannot say that now since I have a choice I would ever choose to go, but I do not hate church like I used to.