You are the dictator-king of a new country. You decide what things should be on the school curriculum of your country. Aged 11-18, what should students know about science? Is it important for most people to understand science and maths or is it only important for a select high IQ elite who will go into relevant careers?
There is an argument to be made that students should study exclusively mathematics, problem solving and logic for a while. Anyone with work ethic and decent memory retention can hold onto ideas about all the parts of a flower or cell. What students struggle with is the application of knowledge to solve problems. You need to train that with problem solving.
Alternatively, students could focus education as how Hassidim study Talmud. Set a challenging science text book between two students and get them to debate the text and solve problems.
>>17040538The Bible is all the education one needs.
>>17040551>>17040554Weird thing about the Haredim is that they often encourage secular education (science, maths, history) for girls but prefer to educate their boys exclusively in Torah and Talmud. Women are expected to be the breadwinner AND homemaker so the man can just study Jewish religious texts all day.
>>17040538China already do that.
>>17040558Do you think your country should mimic Chinas education system and curriculum? Would that even be possible?
>>17040538>Is it important for most people to understand science and maths or is it only important for a select high IQ elite who will go into relevant careers?90% of the things people learn after 13 in school are useless for the majority of the population. Most people just need to know reading and writing and basic maths and how to lift boxes and drive. Does the average cleaner or waiter or porter need to understand calculus? Fuck no.
>>17040539Isn't that just IQ anyway? Can you even meaningfully impact that with stricter educational structure?
>>17040644>Can you even meaningfully impact that with stricter educational structure?Yes you can train someone to spot patterns and make connections. Solving challenging physics problems you can get used to solving things by writing down everything you know about the problem, working out what you can work out with that, and working out what you can with that, until you get the answer. Japanese kids do sudokus and kakuros as kids to train themselves. Innate fluid intelligence determines how well and how quickly you can acquire that skill.
>>17040538The most important trait a school curriculum or education system should focus on is hours spent in class and studying. Generally the more hours means better overall performance. Subject matter is secondary to this. IQ is third.That's literally why Asians and Asian Countries do better in academia across the board. Their students have longer school hours, have secondary school programs after their primary schools and study longer than any other group.
