Ya ... Definitely today's education system should be changed..we should have education system to our interest and it could be like bringing our skills up... And should be oriented with the work which we have to do in future..

 It's gotten to the point where I think the teachers need to be taught better, so that they can more effectively teach the children. I've said that the next time they go on strike, I'm suing, because the law says that your children have to be in school. I think that they should have to pay for making my child miss school.

 More than basic knowledge, there is no focus on logic and critical thinking. Learning is more than rote repetition and regurgitation of a litany of facts. The fact that you can tell someone what all the political parties are, does not show any understanding of what they stand for (or supposed to stand for), or what their major opinions on the major issues are, as an example.

 The schools in our area only teach what is needed to pass state testing. My son's class is being sponsored by a business! The education system is in an abysmal state and our children (and ultimately us) suffer for it.

 Yes we need to go back to the basics, the three "R's".

 It depends on which school you go to.

 Let's start by disbanding the teachers' unions.

 The education system needs a change, simply because we [speaking for kids/teens here] are being taught to memorize facts instead of try to understand how the facts work, especially in real life. For example, we know what the Pythagorean Theorem all those other theories, definitions, and postulates, but the problem is that some of us don't care [can't say 'don't give a d---', unfortunately - seemed more fitting] anymore because we question in our minds what its relation to real-life is. There seems to be only competition to pass for state exams and college exams, when there's no longer a drive amongst a lot of my peers to have higher goals than to pass. Also, the concept of homework should be changed. It's not that I, as a kid, feel lazy to do homework, but we should be guided as to how to 'research' on our work, and be guided on how to write our papers. Cases of plagiarism appear because there's no supervision in the writing of the term papers and such. Also, the testing system irks me. When a student fails, it's only two-way: [1] the student is not trying hard enough, or [2] the teacher is not competent to teach the content to a specific type of student. In stating [2], I don't mean to say that the teacher is a bad one, only that the student/s may have a hard time understanding him/her because he/she may have this different teaching method that might fail for one type of student, but may help another student understand. It's like a dog teaching a cat to bark. That kind of thing. THAT'S WHY there needs to also be a sectioning system that can cater to a bunch of students who are excellent in, say, hearing and understanding rather than viewing and analyzing. Mine may not necessarily be the best solutions on Earth, but the absolute is that there needs to be a CHANGE in the system. We're not robots to be programmed with formulas as commands, but we're humans with a capacity to think and analyze topics. I think that's where the system needs to start changing. We're kids, but we're not stupid.

 I like lojikals point of view. Critical thinking, kids thinking for themselves, making their own decisions should be the most important thing. Also, when say, history teachers give lectures on certain subjects and events, almost all of them are only telling part or half of the story. "our teachers should describe to their class exactly what happened there. They would include all the facts--ALL the facts-- leading up to that event. They should seek the views of historians from BOTH sides of the encounter, realizing that there is more than one point of view on EVERYTHING. They would then not ask the class to memorize the facts of the matter. Instead, they would challenge the class. They would say 'now, you've all heard about this event. You know all that came before, and all that happened after. We've given you as much of the knowledge of this event as we could get our hands on. Now, from this knowledge, what wisdom comes to you? If you were chosen to solve the problems which were being faced in those days, how would you solve them? Can you think of a better way?'"
CHALLENGE us students, teach us to think for ourselves and make our own decisions.

 This country is in trouble. I'm not talking about the threat from outside – the biggest element of which would be Islamic radicalism. I'm talking about the threat from inside. If we don't do something to break the grip of these government schools, and the teacher's unions that run them, we are going to lose this entire country to ignorance. We are going to continue to churn out generations of mind-numbed government subjects who can readily identify the faces of the current pop culture, but who couldn't tell the vice-president from the speaker of the house if their iPods depended on it. The answer is competition. We need school choice. Only competition will drive these schools to strive for excellence. If the teachers union is against school vouchers, we should all be for them.

 It needs to be changed. I agree with pat's argument.

 Yes of course ,I think its time that we should learn things practically than simply clinging to parrot learning.

 Yes because the leaning is very important it help you get a good career so i cant say no

 Yes,It needs to be changed.

 Yes obviously the education system should be changed. Now a days everybody needs a student who is skilled. Along with the academics some extra skill is also required like soft skils,english speaking sills etc and that should be provided. Emphasizing more on subjects is not much needed in this competitive world. There should be complete personality development.

 Yes like the criteria...maybe something that can help students be more productive in society or to enlighten them perhaps.

 I agree some things should be changed, Parents are responsible for the child's education and with a lot of parents home schooling now, I guess they are getting the message.

 Yes...but question is what type of system will be perfect.

 Yes i am totally agreed to the given statement because today we only imposing a Borden on those who have some extraordinary talents and they are going to ruin by the traditional teaching schedules

 Yeah there must b a different way of teaching and stud must not b allowed to mug up and vomit! They must b made to collect some information.. Research like.. Things etc can b carried out. This could b done at least from 7th std onwards!

 They should make it more laid back and not so military style maybe college style, and no homework. If the kids have to be at school everyday. That means that they go to bed early, get up early, and go to school for 6 hrs. Or whatever it is. That by itself is a great achievement , then the rest of the day should not be ruined by homework.