He has some really good ideas that would benefit the country. No more assembly line schools. From what he has described, kids would move and learn organically at their own pace and would be able to explore topics they're actually interested in. Couple that with vocational education and good jobs and it sounds much better than the current abomination that's making everyone retarded.
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When I taught Algebra 2, I would have loved to have kids who could do fractions without a calculator. They were pushed through the grades without attaching mastery of the most basic and necessary skills.
It also sucks for the people who are actually curious about certain topics since school basically makes it impossible to teach for the student. I think instead of going by age it could go by subject and interest. Kids who don't care about school can have an appetence or something.
I failed algebra and do load calcs in my head using ohms law as an electrician now. My transcripts are nothing but A's and F's. I'd cut class to go get stoned with my friends and they'd all wonder why I'd ditch them to go back and catch history or science. Teachers make all the difference. I flunked English in high-school and then was told by my professor in college I should consider writing after acing 101 and 102. It didn't occur to me until later that my high-school English teacher was a feminist Democrat who loathed my toxic masculinity and free spirit. I probably reminded her of an ex who dumped her for getting so fat.