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<blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 428427" data-attributes="member: 389">60 years ago, kids used pencils and paper supplied by the parents.&nbsp; Nowadays, they use laptops and electronic notebooks supplied by the school, who also have to maintain their own computer systems to integrate the kids' lesson plans into their electronics.&nbsp; I've taught at the college level and would never consider teaching elementary to high school, but IMHO the students who try nowadays are certainly better educated than those of 60 years ago.&nbsp; I remember taking a business accounting class in high school in the 80s where the teacher claimed the material he was teaching he learned at the collegiate level.&nbsp; Same can be said for many courses high school students take today. We can say the level of smarts were better in the past if it makes us feel better, but kids today far surpass our technological abilities at the same age. I mean, I get it...we all see grandiose examples of spending in new schools, but I don't think too many people would think our kids would be better off with one-room schools as the norm today.BTW, I fully agree with the first two paragraphs.&nbsp; Private school kids are largely given better resources and familial support than the average, or certainly the lower end of the spectrum, kids at public schools.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Allen, post: 428427, member: 389"] 60 years ago, kids used pencils and paper supplied by the parents. Nowadays, they use laptops and electronic notebooks supplied by the school, who also have to maintain their own computer systems to integrate the kids' lesson plans into their electronics. I've taught at the college level and would never consider teaching elementary to high school, but IMHO the students who try nowadays are certainly better educated than those of 60 years ago. I remember taking a business accounting class in high school in the 80s where the teacher claimed the material he was teaching he learned at the collegiate level. Same can be said for many courses high school students take today. We can say the level of smarts were better in the past if it makes us feel better, but kids today far surpass our technological abilities at the same age. I mean, I get it...we all see grandiose examples of spending in new schools, but I don't think too many people would think our kids would be better off with one-room schools as the norm today. BTW, I fully agree with the first two paragraphs. Private school kids are largely given better resources and familial support than the average, or certainly the lower end of the spectrum, kids at public schools. [/QUOTE]

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