Do Algebraic functions as a Frosh, Geometric Problems as a Soph. - Advanced Algebra as a Junior - and Trig and Calculus as a Senior and earning A's in those topics...
And if a student is able to write and express themselves meticulously in English, perfectly diagram sentences, and display the ability to write a research paper in perfect English and write out detailed Science lab reports...
Then I say yeah -- let em have the ear buds in and if they want to listen to G thang music -- great.
Otherwise, count me among those stuck in a rut of the past.
You bet, chalk to the board and get the reading, writing, and arithmetic, with a battery of supporting subjects such as sciences, social studies, and/or some career training.
I believe in an old school approach, because as a Country we fall behind other nations.
I think we need to try what India is doing or China. They can pick up their pictographic language and then switch to our letter based language.
All we can do is b###h about people who won't learn English. We pride ourselves in being stupid.
Education might be an entitlement - but we fail to embrace the opportunities we have - and others overseas seem to be embracing those instead of us.
There's no accident that our highly technical fields are being filled by people overseas.