The Revolution In Education
A Better Education System

Today, experts tell students how to prepare for life



Tomorrow, students will tell the experts what they need to be happy, successful, and prosperous in life.

They can do this by systematically reading nonfiction to discover their interests and plan their career.

• Two booklets: a Dewey Decimal System Booklet that details the categories in the Dewey system. And, a Jobs List Booklet that details the Jobs listed with the Department Of Labor. Also, the Jobs in this booklet are indexed to the Dewey Decimal System + Each job shows the Identity Traits needed to be successful in the job.

• Access to a complete library of nonfiction material.

• An Association of universities, businesses, Departments of Labor, and Departments of Education who identify the skills for ever Job. They then scope and sequence those skills into Courses Of Study in which the students can enroll to prepare themselves for that Job. 

• The Association also lists the Identity Traits for every Job (Aptitudes/ Talent, Interests, Personality, Temperament, Cognitive Ability).

• The Association indexes all Jobs to the Dewey Decimal System and creates a Jobs List.

• Counselors help students *to find their strongest Identity Traits, *to find their strongest Interests, *to find jobs that match their Interest and Identity Traits on the Department of Labor's Jobs list, *to find like minded students and people for them to meet and discuss their Interests.

• The Department of Labor's Job List will tell students: 

• The Dewey Decimal System, like the Alphabet (T-W-O  says, Twoe. And, O-N-E says, Owney) and Place Value in our numbering system (Fifteen says, Five Tens, or Fifty), must be upgraded to put things in their correct Category, such as, Computers, Software, and Internet belong in 600.
• An Expanded Dewey Decimal System Booklet that details the various topics that are catalogued in a library. Students can browse through this Booklet to find topics that interest them, before they go to the library. Today, these Booklets will be available on Electronic Books.
• A Complete List Of Jobs Booklet that details every Job. Jobs in the Booklet are indexed to the Dewey Decimal System.
• Reading Level Labels on all materials to indicate reading level.
• Fiction material indexed to the Dewey Decimal System.
• Bookmobile to bring material from resource centers to the schools.
• Journals to help students clarify and fix their occupation.
• Discussion Groups to clarify and familiarize students with their occupation.
• Internet bookmarks linked to the Department of Labor's Jobs List.
• Resources that enable students to plan their occupation, such as, libraries, universities, research centers, etc.
• Department of Labor to provide students with "up to the minute" Internet data on the pay, demand, location, and training for a specific Job.
• ^{Once again, The Department of Labor not only must list the course of study or training a student will need to get a specific job, but also it must list the Aptitude scores, Cognitive abilities, Interest Inventory, Personality/ Temperament type, and any other Identity Trait necessary for the student to be successful and happy in that job.  For example, a person who loves to be with people and has little interest in mathematics would not be happy in a room with a calculator balancing the books.}

The Dewey Decimal System

1. Systematically means to

            a.  read from each nonfiction category
            b.  keep a record of what they read
            c.  prioritize the interest level of each book or material on a 1 - 10 scale.

2. Nonfiction catalogues information in a way that permits students to efficiently survey various occupation related topics, discover their interests, and plan their occupation. 
3. Interest is an indicator of aptitude.  If a student likes something, there is a very good chance that they are good at it.
4. Scope and Sequence permits a student to prepare for life in the 5th Grade.  For example, if a student wants to become an electrician, s/he can begin a course of study that includes all the math, vocabulary, spelling, study skills, science, history, language skills, art, music, and so on, for that occupation.

5. Students can match reading material with a Job. 

6. Students can select comfortable reading material.

7. Students can enjoy occupation related fiction as they plan their career.

The Revolution In Education begins when a student is 11 years old (5th Grade). 

This is the age at which they develop self-awareness. 

Some develop it sooner.  Some develop it later.

Self awareness is necessary because it enables students to say, "I like this, but I don't like that".

With that ability, they can prioritize what they read on a 1 - 10 scale.

The Better Schools Foundation

We must set up a foundation to

• create materials that will make the new system operational.

• recruit personalities and institutions to persuade communities, students, teachers, counselors, administrators, and political leaders that the new school system will work and is good.  A famous person because of their popularity, integrity, and zeal for good education could accomplish the task overnight.

Some of the materials we must create are

• A list of Identity Traits for each Job.

• A Department of Labor's Jobs List's Wall Chart that indexes jobs to the Dewey Decimal System.  

• Dewey Decimal System Wall Chart.

• Research that will put reading level labels on every book.

• Index fiction to the Dewey Decimal system

• items from the Requirements and Additional Requirements list

• a web site that gives information about the program

• videos and web pages that explain and demonstrate the program.

• billboards, newspaper, television, radio ads that advertise our web site

• All jobs are indexed to the Dewey Decimal System and qualified by Identity Traits.

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