• Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works
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    Make English 4 if not English 3 electives rather than required. Replace them with a semester of driver’s ed […]

    I disagree. Imo, there isn’t any point to teaching driving skills to students. Imo, I also don’t believe that it would be entirely ethical.

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      8 days ago

      How many hours of the average American’s life will be spent behind the wheel of a car?

      How many hours of the average American’s life will be spent examining 400 year old stage plays?

      If they get something wrong behind the wheel of a car, what’s the worst that can happen?

      If they get something wrong examining a 400 year old stage play, what’s the worst that can happen?

      I propose that teaching Shakespeare instead of more in depth driver’s ed isn’t entirely ethical.

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        7 days ago

        How many hours of the average American’s life will be spent behind the wheel of a car? […]

        Would it be a goal of yours to reduce the amount of time that one spends driving in their life? If so, do you think that teaching drivers ed in school will achieve that end?

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          7 days ago

          Reducing but not eliminating the amount of time people drive would mean less practical experience which means rusty drivers. I recommend recurring training.

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        […] If they get something wrong behind the wheel of a car, what’s the worst that can happen? […]

        Out of curiosity, do you live in an area that doesn’t require a driver’s license in order to be legally allowed to drive on a public road?