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Some things we didn't discuss in class but that I think could really impact the education system:

(some of my friends saw Waiting for Superman, and we were discussing these ideas...)

-tracking - Should we be tracking children, and separating them from one another based on ability?  Or, should we keep all children in one class and deal with their differences within the one classroom - would this help bring our standards up by holding everyone to a high standard?  This might be an area where putting money into a system could help - we could have more teachers in each classroom in order to facilitate the range of ability and methods of learning that would be in untracked (?) classrooms.

-tenure - Why do teachers get tenure so easily?  In my school district, teachers simply had to teach for 3 years (give or take a year) in order to get tenure.  This seems too easy - in other professions, one constantly has to prove their skills and expects to be punished for lacking abilities.  Do other professions have such extreme job security?  What is the function of tenure in providing quality education to all students? 

Could changing these things change our education system?