Posted on 08/30/2012 12:04:50 AM PDT by Zakeet
I think there are more that have fallen victim to the “tyranny of experts” and have been convinced that they can’t do it as well as an “professional educator”.
Our society has become overspecialized. It leads to efficiencies, but causes inherent weaknesses overall.
I agree with you, and actually don’t see how a smart recent high school grad can’t teach younger kids, since the entire curriculum is not that difficult to master.
I was more speaking to the economics or other reasons why there may not be the full-time stay-at-home parent that is otherwise needed for supervision for younger kids.
Yes, there are other reasons.
“Economics”, though, is about choices.
“See NYC could care less about Smoking at School, Skippig School or what ever the kid wants except educate him/her”
Years ago they tied welfare payments to children’s attendance at school; maybe some teachers had some frank discussions with administrators about why it might be more conducive to a productive learning environment to just have the “cash-for-kids” students stay out of the classrooms altogether to give the students that care (from families that care) a chance. There is no reason for a welfare child in an urban environment to believe they have a chance to amount to anything; they are simply pawns for their parents, school districts, and political representatives (none of whom could care less about them or their futures).
I should add that my mother was teaching 3rd grade in a suburban bedroom suburb of New York. Mostly middle class students.
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