If you ever teach a group of kids you quickly learn that interests, personality types, needs come in a wide spectrum. Whats in the "core curriculum" and its effects are not predictable.
For example, I had French classes for 4 years and can't speak, read or write it to save my life. The teacher wasn't bad and kept telling me, who knows maybe one day I'd move to France. As a kid, I thought the whole thing was ridiculous. I was quite happy where I was.
Better option is to give ppl, at any point in their life, a route to learning when they discover a knowledge gap.
As did happen when I was sent off for work in France.
For example, I had French classes for 4 years and can't speak, read or write it to save my life. The teacher wasn't bad and kept telling me, who knows maybe one day I'd move to France. As a kid, I thought the whole thing was ridiculous. I was quite happy where I was.
Better option is to give ppl, at any point in their life, a route to learning when they discover a knowledge gap.
As did happen when I was sent off for work in France.