Education - start classes later in the day for better performance
Studies have found that by starting classes just a half an hour later that students greatly increase their ability to pay attention during class, and have much better scholastic performance. Also by starting and ending classes later students will have less time to 'get in trouble' while unsupervised.
Education - provide better chairs and tables to improve performance
As adults we are well aware that having hard uncomfortable and cramped chairs distracts our attention from the task at hand. It has been suggested that by changing to more comfortable chairs we could see significant improvements in students ability to focus on school, especially for those students that are easily distracted and need it most.
Education - reduce or eliminate the teaching bureaucracy
The greatest barrier to teacher effectiveness is the enormous amount of bureaucracy. Eliminate the bureaucracy and give teachers greater control over their teaching approaches in exchange for increased accountability.
Education - Motivate students by giving them some control over funds
Students should be given some decision making over funding allocation based on how well they do in school. For instance if a student is heavily into a sport such as basketball, allow the student to use part of his education funds to pay for better basketball instruction if he shows a lot of improvement in core skills like math, reading, and science.
Education - Reduce wasted time
The time of instructors, students, and parents gets wasted. Lets stop wasting everyone's time by 1) Getting rid of unneeded busywork homework 2) use technology to save instructors time correcting and reviewing homework 3) eliminate redundant testing.
