What is the purpose of an education?

At times I just have to shake my head and wonder what are people thinking.

Joanne Jacobs reports on recent changes in Dallas rules for teachers. Teachers have to accept late homework without penalty.

What are the administrators thinking? Is the whole purpose of school to pass children? Even if they don't learn? Part of life is getting work done on time. Every job I can think of carries an expectation of getting work to be done on time. From a worker at Jack-in-the-box to a CEO at the largest companies the workers are expected to perform. Can you imaging ordering a hamburger and being told it will be a half hour before the cook gets around to making it?

By telling children they don't have to get the work done on time, they are being set up for failure.


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