Dave Eggers Wish

Dave Eggers gave his speech very well. Even though he was nervous, his voice was inspirational and his story was funny. He believed that kids need more one-on-one time with teachers or adults in order for their school work to improve. I wonder why kids do better if they have more one-on-one time. I think this is because kids need more attention and not everyone speaks up in class. Some kids are either too nervous or afraid to ask questions to the teacher even though that is what they need. For example, sometimes I don't speak up about a topic during class because I want to ask the teacher myself. This is good for me if the teacher can find time to meet; however, the class could have benefited from my question. With this idea of one-on-one time, Dave Eggers and a few of his friends started a tutoring business for kids after school. Eventually, the kids started publishing books and selling them. Dave said that the kids wanted to learn and were more focused if they were going to finish homework before they got home. I think this is because kids were not distracted and could easily get the help they needed. So, if this is a fact, why don't our education systems allow more one on-one-time with teachers? Class sizes are very big and some teachers see about 100 kids a day. We could reduce class size; however, then not as many kids would be able to attend the school. How would we choose who got to attend school? We could also try making class length shorter and giving kids more off hours. This would limit the amount of work actually done and kids would probably get more homework. I think that it is the kids' responsibility to talk to their teachers and get the help they need. Some younger kids don't understand this which is why tutor centers are very important. One-on-one time is very important and should be encouraged, but school systems should not be changed in order to accommodate it.