The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune

We are living in the fourth industrial revolution and human beings without technological skills, which a good education provides, will be at the bottom of the social hierarchy. A long term deterrent to a life of crime is a good education.

I am a teacher and I know the value of a good education but if we get the at risk youth in school, it is likely their education will be inadequate or they will dropout. It has less to do with the quality of teacher and more to do with a system that value money over people. Generally the high schools are over crowded and cannot deal with students with serious academic deficiencies. In January 2019, teachers strikes in Los Angeles(L A) for smaller class size and higher pay. The class size in L A was 30 to 40 students. They put forward several academic research that support that small class size improves academic performance.

In addition, remedial services for under performing students need to be funded or else at risk students chance of success are slim. It will cost a lot to fix the problem but it will cost at least ten times as much to continue status quo. s1

The public education system was designed for students with good parents that have control over their children but my experience is that is no longer the norm. Most parents seem to be their children’s friend. I have no problem with that but the current system was not designed for that kind of society. Their expression of love for their children is permissive. We can condemn that reality but that is useless. It is best to adjust the education system to function with little parental support. Currently it is design for utopia.

We can continue to wage war against our own people without providing an alternative. The best solution to crime is to prevent criminals from being created. Aggressive policing to fight crime will not ensure that the next generation of criminals won’t, but in fact it just might increase the likelihood of more criminals being created.

BRIAN E PLUMMER

Nassau

July 8, 2019