My last article details many failures of the current education system. I also discuss the idea of learning by doing, which provides real world experience and better motivation for discovering individual passions. Many universities have begun this style of education through research programs. This has been the most effective learning method thus far as it encourages healthy competition to learn while also fostering new discoveries. The minds of the young can be the most useful when utilized properly and we should encourage this type of learning for all students.
The unfortunate aspect of the research programs is that they are too expensive to offer to all students and therefore many growing minds are left out of the best opportunities for them. I advocate that these types of research opportunities should be the main focus of funding in universities. I also believe that many of these types of programs should be provided to students in K-12 who have discovered their passions and would like to begin focusing on work that will benefit them in the long run. Let us allow the next generation to shine as they should and let us not hinder advancements to humanity that could have been had.
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