Orlando Buffalo Posted October 27 Posted October 27 I was speaking with two other teachers this week who also have successful children and we all see something similar, we have an inverse bell curve of intelligence. Kids who are smart are pushed to be smarter and kids who are not as smart are told by parents not to worry about it, hollowing out the middle portion. My average test scores generally are about 70% but half the scores with be 90%+ and half below 50% with little in between. None of it is along racial or gender lines, simply some parents don't care. Separately My first period is 24 kids and 3 will not stand for the pledge, all three are not immigrants, all three complain I don't help them enough, and all three have parents who give no repercussion for not doing homework. I will add that they are only three that complain I don't help. 1 2
All_Pro_Bills Posted November 12 Posted November 12 3 minutes ago, JFKjr said: Glad the Dept of Indoctrination is leaving! Another important situation to address is the control of public school teachers unions over the education system.
Orlando Buffalo Posted November 13 Posted November 13 12 hours ago, All_Pro_Bills said: Another important situation to address is the control of public school teachers unions over the education system. This is a state issue, not federal, so unless he wants to make teacher unions illegal, he can't do much. The ending of the dept and making the only federal function to be a Clearinghouse of information of which states are doing better will do wonders 1
dgrochester55 Posted November 13 Posted November 13 (edited) I do not know if what Trump has in mind will work, but I do know that what we have in place now is not working. We all know that the US is less competitive than ever academically, but it is even more than that. I have heard countless horror stories from various people both personally and online on how ineffective schools are including teachers and admins in school districts. If you have one or two disruptive kids, everything slows down at the others kids expense to coddle them. Entitled and bratty kids rule the roost and teachers cannot do a thing. Much higher ratios of functionally illiterate kids in middle school and high school. Teacher are taking retirement as soon as they are able and school have made teaching less enticed by changing pension qualifications from 20 to 40 years and replacing previously good health benefits with the same high deductible junk that most of us are stuck with. If I was a college student, why would I want to be a teacher now? Edited November 13 by dgrochester55
Big Blitz Posted November 13 Author Posted November 13 The integration of common core math has set back a generation. 1
Orlando Buffalo Posted November 18 Posted November 18 14 hours ago, B-Man said: I am actually all for school choice, and I say that a public school teacher, because it will hopefully push the lesser teachers to get better. It also will cause parents to pay far more attention because they have some control. The big issue will be like here in FL when the good schools get full no one new can come in, so getting your kids in the good school early is important. 1 1
SoonerBillsFan Posted November 20 Posted November 20 Being married to an excellent educator, what happens to states who need the federal money just to fund their public school systems? I think there will still need to be some assistance provided,but with set rules governing the funds.
B-Man Posted November 24 Posted November 24 (edited) HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: ‘***** Marxism’ course coming to Cornell University next semester. https://www.campusreform.org/article/*****-marxism-course-coming-cornell-university-next-semester/26836 . ADDED: "Q Ueer Marxism Edited November 24 by B-Man
B-Man Posted November 25 Posted November 25 It ain’t the funding. ( uh-oh, I can feel my sainted, English teacher, mother frowning at me from up in heaven) 😄
4th&long Posted November 26 Posted November 26 Obviously education is seriously lacking in this country. It should work out well closing the dept of education. Just what trump needs, more idiots to fall for his bull####. The country is overrun with redneck whit trash idiots!
AlBUNDY4TDS Posted November 26 Posted November 26 12 minutes ago, 4th&long said: Obviously education is seriously lacking in this country. It should work out well closing the dept of education. Just what trump needs, more idiots to fall for his bull####. The country is overrun with redneck whit trash idiots! Hey dumbass, clearly what we've been doing is working right? Right? Trump winning has left you completely shell shocked. 1
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