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Everything that's wrong with American education summed up in one image
American Thinker ^ | 2-21-2022 | Andrea Widburg

Posted on 02/21/2022 9:27:20 AM PST by servo1969

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To: KarlInOhio

In 1968 in the 5th grade I said I didn’t think we had enough information to know for sure Pluto was a planet. I was called an idiot.


61 posted on 02/21/2022 12:48:38 PM PST by Fledermaus (I'll wear a mask when Dr. Fraudchi shuts the hell up.)
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To: Jim Noble

Ever heard of Sicilian?

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That’s who you’re never supposed to go up against when death is on the line!


62 posted on 02/21/2022 12:52:32 PM PST by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: servo1969

The child has a significantly higher IQ than his “instructor”.


63 posted on 02/21/2022 12:54:01 PM PST by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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To: bk1000

I have them cut it into 4 slices cause I could not eat more than 4 slices.


64 posted on 02/21/2022 2:11:57 PM PST by oldasrocks
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To: HighSierra5

School pizzas are often square.


65 posted on 02/21/2022 2:20:24 PM PST by Andy'smom (Proud member of the basket of deplorables)
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To: IYAS9YAS
There was a big kerfuffle about a decade ago where a whole bunch of articles and discussion came out about not using red to mark wrong answers as it hurts self-esteem. Guessing this educated idiot bought into it.

Correct, I remember it.

I mentioned green because that color provided the evidence needed to confirm the political affiliation and acceptance of Woke Propaganda by the Racist, Leftist Tool that graded the child's correct answer of the question as "not possible".

And you are astute enough to notice and associate the color with the Woke Disinformation that caused the "teacher" to select it.

Kudos, you're on the ball.

66 posted on 02/21/2022 4:55:15 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: servo1969

In college I took a general biology course. On an exam I was asked the following question:

Q. What are the causes of old age ?

The answer I gave was

A. Being born early and not dying early.

The professor marked it wrong and I protested saying my answer was 100% correct. He finally said he meant the effects of old age and I should have known that.

I asked if I had to explain the difference between cause and effect for a science professor?

I got full credit


67 posted on 02/22/2022 3:12:01 AM PST by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
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To: servo1969; Robert A Cook PE; Liz; SunkenCiv

TEACHER IS STUPID.
TEACHER IS STUPID.
TEACHER IS STUPID.
TEACHER IS STUPID.
TEACHER IS STUPID.
TEACHER IS STUPID.
TEACHER IS STUPID.
TEACHER IS STUPID.
TEACHER IS STUPID.
TEACHER IS STUPID.
TEACHER IS STUPID.............................


68 posted on 02/22/2022 5:44:00 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: servo1969

Because parents don’t tell their kids, “The Teachers aren’t responsible for your education, YOU ARE!” And then parents actually paying attention to what their kids are (or aren’t) learning in school.


69 posted on 02/22/2022 5:48:12 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: bk1000

LOL!


70 posted on 02/22/2022 6:52:04 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (When government fears the people, there is liberty.)
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To: HeadOn

That’s funny. Sad, but funny.


71 posted on 02/22/2022 6:56:57 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (When government fears the people, there is liberty.)
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To: Robert A Cook PE

A high school girl in our church was having trouble with math, so Hubby, PhD in Physics, tutored her a few times. The methods she was supposed to use made no sense at all (”new math”? - I don’t know), so DH showed her how “work the problems” and figure them out. She learned.

Only trouble was that she became a target for the teacher. The kid explained how she arrived at her answers, and the teacher had no clue. Teacher just followed the written text.

The girl was so harassed and tormented by Teacher that the parents had to move her to another class.


72 posted on 02/22/2022 7:04:57 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (When government fears the people, there is liberty.)
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To: MayflowerMadam; SunkenCiv; Red Badger; Liz; Kaslin; BenLurkin; SJackson

I believe that is a deliberate reason for “the new math” using intricit “set theory” and re-arrangements, instead of rigorous rules and processes that will work every time.

It is the “Educational Professionals” who do not have the discipline to work the real math problems, who “want the freedom” to think freely and to escape the “rigid boundaries of their racist bourgeoise past” ...

But, what DOES HAPPEN is that “parents” (and grandparents nor anybody outside of the Educational Community” can no longer help their kids. It demeans the parent, it forces the children to kowtow to their Teacher as the “The Only Adult Who Knows This”

... A real position of power and authority to the Teacher, The School Board, The Education Professor back in the home office of the school dristrict, isn’t it?


73 posted on 02/22/2022 7:13:59 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (Method, motive, and opportunity: No morals, shear madness and hatred by those who cheat.)
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To: Robert A Cook PE

Back in the 90’s when my daughter was in elementary school and then Middle school, she was having a ‘problem’ with learning her math.

I took a look at her textbook and it was garbage. It was all about ‘groupings’ and getting ‘sets’ and ‘combining’ sets, etc.

The BASICS WERE NOT BEING TAUGHT even back then.......................


74 posted on 02/22/2022 7:35:42 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: dinodino
<>"I can’t believe anyone needs to explain this to you."<>

I do. After the invasion of the H1B's, I became a Science/Math teacher at the high school level.

You would not believe how many times I had to correct the ANSWER sheets of the teachers.

Some were not amused.

75 posted on 02/22/2022 9:33:54 AM PST by Aevery_Freeman (Who is Ray Epps?)
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To: Aevery_Freeman

I don’t believe this is an H1B problem. It’s more likely to be a wokeness problem.


76 posted on 02/22/2022 10:04:22 AM PST by dinodino ( )
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To: servo1969

I’ve seen this kind of stupidity in my children’s public schools.


77 posted on 02/23/2022 9:42:09 AM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: Bikkuri

That is handwriting???


78 posted on 02/23/2022 9:48:49 AM PST by Exit148 (I’m)
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To: Exit148

Well, print.. but you knew what I meant.


79 posted on 02/23/2022 10:07:47 AM PST by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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