185- "Y-E-A-R-N to L-E-A-R-N!".....

American education, in general, is archaic and the all-important yearning-to-learning is missing from its internalization in American society.
Individuals...we should be asking each and every student, "What are YOUR talents? Talent is deep inside, internalized, and intelligent visionary educators must look for them. That effort takes a bit of time and skill as a 'people person.' Right away, that's where a few intuitive educators in America have realized the missing links to a student yearning to learn...from within, not with that archaic educational system that's been around for decades. When an indidual student catches on, to learning, they take off with a fascination for exploration, trying, questioning, and yes, even 'failing' for the moment...not giving up, keeping on keeping on.
We NEED MORE schools and schools-within-a-school for the performing arts, thinking skills and inventive minds. Also, educators who understand individual students in order to uncover and develop what his/her talents really are...internalization! And that's why I feel and now know that the current system of those SOLs being used as skills measurements has and are ruining our chances for a once again "powerful" nation of thinkers and doers...and creators! Our American society is no longer a creating and inventive one like we once were, leading the world. Enough countries, now, are ahead of us.
IMAGINATION needs to be rewarded! But, today, it's much easier to teach to the test, to drill for the "facts" and then spit back "answers" that fit what someone in an office in a State capital has SAID was the correct answer to make the proverbial bell light up and ring. Reminds me of a Psyschology 103 class and something about dogs!
To turn our American society back into a vibrant, exciting, creative, producing country that some other countries have discovered, like we used to be, our national education goals have to be re-examined and changed. Too many students are bored and complacent, sitting in a sterilized classroom in neat rows and, by rote memory, respond to an unimaginative leader. Some imaginative EDUCATORS, teachers, do break the mold!
Ah, the value of creativity then moves into our businesses, towns, cities and even, yes, our governments. We will have CREATED a revolution.
What if creative and intelligent persons ran our country...for a change?