Daniel Pink reads a reader idea from Rockville, Maryland: assign each child an educational advisor at kindergarten who guides them through grade 12, like an "education guardian angel." Pink notes it would be costly but worth considering.
Hey, this is Daniel Pink. I write the Why Not column for The Washington Post, where we propose bold, unconventional ideas for remaking our country, our organizations, and our lives. We've gotten thousands of ideas from readers all over America. Here's one from a reader in Rockville, Maryland, who says, why not assign an educational advisor to kids when they enter kindergarten who can work with and advise that student all the way through grade 12? This is a very interesting idea. There, there are some mechanisms in other countries where Mothers who have babies have a nurse come and visit them for a certain amount of time to get them off to a good start. What we're essentially doing is giving every kid a kind of education guardian angel to guide that kid all the way through his or her formal education. It's an expensive idea. It might be an idea worth considering. Tell us what you think in the comments below.
