Posted on 02/15/2011 4:29:04 AM PST by Kaslin
My school district here in TX is excellent. I agree... this has everything to do with illegals swarming the system in many places here.
I still get spun up when people compare the US to other countries. Our numbers are low not because our education is terrible - though yes there are definitely areas that need improvement. However, we have an albatross around our neck that we put there. I’ll explain:
In the US 100% of students are measured to determine high school graduation and other metrics.
In Japan after middle school students test to determine not only which high school they will attend, but if they will attend. Those who do not test well apprentice out or go to a trade school. These students are not included in the graduation or other metrics for Japan in the calculatons. The same is true for most other asian countries. Therefore, their numbers look better than ours when in fact they aren’t.
I can’t speak to european countries, but would not be suprised if something similar were occurring.
I do not advocate changing our measure, but I do advocate ensuring that everyone is measured on the same level to ensure proper reporting and actions. Do I believe that a large number of students are not receiving proper education - yes. Do I blame the schools 100% nope.
In my home nothing happens till the homework is done and explained. They don’t have homework from school - that’s ok we have some review to do. Do I think this happens in every house - nope....and that is where the real problem is. Sure I’m tired when I get home at 6-7 but we eat supper as a family and then sit till the work is reviewed (and it better be done by the time I get home). As with most things - once the routine is started early it self sustains and instead of a long 2 hours it becomes a 15-20 minute checkup.
It isn’t my responsibility to educate other people’s children - but I pay my property taxes and don’t complain. It isn’t the teacher’s responsibility to educate my childeren it is theirs to instruct and provide a plan - and I have complained about insufficient plans and workload.
sigh it’s too easy to give up, ya gotta fight for the important stuff.
An excellent comment that can be used for almost any article. I'll add it to my other two universal responses, "This is a parody, right?" and, "Who ARE these people?"
Surprised you didn’t get mugged.........
I told them I was a blackbelt... :)
We have a lot of Spanish speakers in Texas. I am not surprised to see the average verbal SAT come out bad. Too many drop out of school.
I have lived all over the country and Texas is no better and no worse than any other State’s multicultural public school systems. We have so many foreigners under the impression that Nation of origin tribalism is “freedom”, that it is a hopeless cause to teach foreign kids English now.
“occasionally”... as in rarely attending school.
Yet another reason to make English the official language. It will save money on printing forms in other languages. It will save money for interpreters. It will force non-English speaking people to learn English to get any type of benefits. They will have to learn English to survive and assimilate.
Do you also consider and factor in the following: Children coming from a disfunctional enviroment: No parental involvement, getting educated is acting like whitey, not knowing who your Mother or Father is, out of wedlock births. When you have these situations factored in it is amazing that some barely obtain an education at all. While the Teachers must be accountable, the Parents must play a role too.
Oh, absolutely. Lack of parent involvement is almost analogous to failure in school. I think we have to break the dependency cycle on welfare and other public assistance that encourages welfare mothers to just pop babies out to increase their welfare check and then let them run wild in the street.
How are they going to make their quota in wildwood flower sales if they don’t attend school regularly? Their gang leaders wouldn’t be happy.
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