Posted on 01/26/2013 5:05:09 AM PST by wintertime
The Common Core Standards are an educational reform movement initiated by the National Governors Assocation and intended to standardize the educational curricula of the states around a "coomon core" of knowledge required to function in modern society. Put that way, the initiative sounds fine, but as if often the case with educaitonal reforms, Common Core proponents have relied on bafflement and obfuscation to shut down inquiry by the paying public into the very political process of putting the initiative into action -- a process monetarily supported by private education corporations. Common Core tests (those used in Oklahoma were developed by a number of individuals and states in a consortium called PARCC; Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) are to be computer adaptive, leaving the paper and pencil tests of yesteryear behind in a cloud of perceived ineffectual dust. Due to their technologically intensive nature, concerns have been raised in a number of quarters over their costs, in no small part due to the technology necessary to administer the tests.
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(1) With so many sucking off the teat of the government socialist-entitlement school taxes, do you think this is an easy entrenchment to reform?
Exactly! - Why reform - when you can dazzle. My fear in all this, is that schools across the US will say “reform” when the only thing they are doing is laying down technology - the outcomes will stay and remain the same - without teaching self-independence - competition - and awareness of the global world as compared to US traditional values. Just like the movie - Wall-E, was suppose to introduce children to the concept of technology is the answer (they mixed in emotions of a devastated world, but one where humans return to build again) That is a key emotion where the child walks away happy - but the underlining message is - prepare for technology to save you. This is what I’m seeing presently: children cannot write effectively - they do not understand cursive - they cannot think for themselves and only have short bursts of brain activity - they are non-aggressive and do not seek competition, but rather compliance as long as they can discuss trivial issues - but nothing complex. I have seen adults, with a basic HS education at age 40 write better than some kid graduating out of a recent honors program. This is a national security issue!
With so many socialist-entitlment school employees sitting in the pews do you think ministers will be willing to bite the hand putting money in the collection plate? By the way, I wonder how many ministers have spouses working for the schools? Alot - it seems. The ones in administration also have spouses in the teachers corp - actively participating in every level of what a kid should be learning - not what is required for a trustworthy citizen to be molded and sent out into the world fully equipped to analyze various situations. The majority of students graduating have no sense beyond their immediate peer group or Facebook page - they cannot even hold a basic conversation with another higher educated adult with world experience.
The problems will only escalate.
I have been very plain about your pings to me. If you continue your action will say far more about you than they will about me.
Please, feel free to have the last word. I will not be responding further to any more of your pings that I have most politely and respectfully asked you not to send to me.
With the greatest respect and politeness,
Wintertime
In the end, the K12 program of home schooling is what needs to be done. Where 1 parent watches a group of kids one day - then another - then another - all the while making sure assignments are instructed correctly - extra world views are taught - and take the child out of the public system. A parent who uses and takes advantage of home schooling - has shown that comparatively that student is at least 1 grade higher than their public schooled peers - if not more.
What can be accomplished in a home school environment in 6 hrs take the public school almost 3 times that amount of time - with no guarantee that the student actually can implement what was taught into real world situations. I have again, seen this personally.
When my wife retires, our daughter will be home schooled - and I see that she can make some money taking on at least another 5 children in the home environment.
No bullies - no shootings - no events of physical harm - and real world application of what is being taught in a very controlled and safe setting...this is where technology can link and cut off the public sector.
Almost like the small school house in the 1800’s - but resources and information much more available.
Please really really try to understand that I have never had a ping list.
In the past two states in which I have lived homeschooling the children of others was illegal. It was considered to be running a private school and all the health and safety rules ( for example wheelchair ramps) that applied to public access businesses applied.
Re: Dame schools
At one time in our nation the schools you describe ( a mom teaching her children and the children of others) were common in the U.S. They were put out of business by the socialist-entitlement school monopoly and cartel.
Re: Time it takes to homeschool
Indeed, my homeschooled children rarely spent more than two hours in formal homeschool. It took me ( the mom) from about 7 am to noon to homeschool 3 children. The rest of the time the children played. Gradually the child's play became their life's work. It was a fascinating process to watch unfold.
Re: School murders
Homeschooling families have far more control over the amount of time (and when) they will expose their children to gun free zone. My homeschool was never a gun free zone.
Re: Academic achievement of homeschooler
Children who have been homeschooled from the beginning far outshine, on average, their institutionalized peers.
Re: Your decision to homeschool
Congratulations! You won't regret it.
My child (adopted) - the one that has some mental disabilities at this point from pass abuse - needs to stay away from public schools by the time she enters Middle School - upon her graduation of high school - my wife and I can determine whether she goes forward into other public settings - to make sure she doesn’t become a victim AGAIN - once grown up and educated - she’ll be far more worthy of dealing with those incidents you describe and hopefully make the proper and necessary arraignments to deal those possibilities.
That depends on her mental state — you not assume all elements are average - then again - perhaps I should have given clear examples of why we have made that determination until she reaches adulthood (physically and mentally)
The economic pressure to keep these public institutions are enormous - legislation may be brought up that once again allows this — if the eCenters cannot be built to accommodate children with 2 working parents - then parents are going to have to place their child with someone — it might be a agreement that has no pay attached to it - but where each household has a wireless connection - and it’s agreed that each parent (say 5 families) is there to be an adult that is present...nothing more...
I cannot see how the present sate of the both state and federal govt can maintain this expenditures on institutions that are not educating children - but only is a place for them to temporarily go during the day to hang out and self-teach through electronic programs...
I think someone in the trust of this was watching Star Trek!
Believe it or not, city schools are not under-funded. The average annual per-pupil expenditure is $12-15k. That's about $250,000 per year for a class of 20 students.
Where does the money go? 80-90% of the typical school budget goes to teacher salaries. In the cities, a large percentage goes to administration.
In Washington, D.C., for example, there are 100 times as many administrators per-pupil as in the parochial schools of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.
I used to head a school choice group, and am familiar with the stats. Don't expect the media to repeat them. Maybe Beck will someday.
They close at the first sign of a snow flake, They have long summer and holiday vacations, and the kids only get 6 to 7 hours. In some states, ( Maryland was one when we lived there) the teachers have a “preparation” hour so Wednesday was even shorter than the rest.
Honestly...If parents need day care I am confident that private vouchers schools ( institutional or home-based) could do a far better job of doing both schooling and day care than any government school in our county.
I believe you are correct.
I wonder what the U.S. equivalent of the Reichstag Fire will be. ( I bet Obama was hoping Sandy Hook would be.)
I know here in southern Indiana - the teachers are fading in what they could have done - to being nothing more than just there. Even the new governor of Indiana told the democrat elected Super of schools - to basically (piss off) - and as far as what each child is worth - it’s a little over $5400 for the year.
The schools here have gone to a longer day and school year. Plus, the salaries are being capped. The school systems are now under pressure to reform education to where the students must perform and show progress - or the teacher is going to lose their job. I think the public sector schools are now realizing that as good as technology is at bringing children into public schools so they can capture that $5400 - it can also just as well be used in a secure home setting.
As Winter has pointed out - she covered everything in great detail and had outstanding results for her children in a H/S environment...I have seen personally, that say for instance - the Middle School has 6 classes (50 min ea) - plus lunch - and a home room - where the day start at 7:50 - and ends at 3:10 - (7 hrs) - the kids come in - loud and rude - takes 20 minutes to get them settled - 20 minutes to instruct and give out home work - and the other 10 minutes dealing with interruptions through out the last 30 minutes...a complete waste of energy and time...and these kids think this is how the work and college environment should be - because that how they show up to work...
Go to a fast food restaurant lately where teenagers are working - and look at how the food is ordered - their tone of voice - and then the actual product...if one cannot take simple pride in constructing a chicken sandwich - how are they going to perform at a higher functioning position...???
I’ve stopped going to fast food this and other health concerns - but the point is - students used to take pride in their education and demand they be taught at a competitive level — that is absent and no one is calling to see what happened to it!
When these “lack of prepared” students hit the military service - geez...that’s a book in explanation...I’ve hundreds of soldiers and had to mentor and re-construct them in a combat environment — yrs of lacking from public sector schools = national security nightmare!
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