[seowulf]

So...if your children can’t read, maybe it’s because they’re stupid.

[polymuser]

Ummm, lemme guess...
John Dewey?
Dept. of Education?
The Frankfurt School?
National Education Association?
Columbia U?
Teaching colleges?
Ignorant, arrogant, lazy union teachers?
Democrats?

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Ping.

[nnn0jeh]

Ping

[NorthMountain]

I have taught in both government schools and private schools. From that experience, and from discussion with friends and family members who have taught in both environments, I say with unshakable confidence:

It is long past time to ABOLISH government schools

Educating children is far too important to let government continue its catastrophically failed pretense at doing it,

[gogeo]

That was a while ago now, but the system has not improved since, as the fundamental problem has not been acknowledged, let alone addressed. It would not be hard, or expensive, to fix.

She says teachers aren't the problem. I say it's the tip of the iceberg.

There's no part of public schools that works the way it should...not teachers, administrators, students, or parents. And there's no way to fix it. That's how it's gotten as bad as it is, and getting worse. There's no accountability for anyone.

[aberaussie]

bttt

[1Old Pro]

. At one point I rearranged the seating to enable the students who wanted to engage to come to the front of the classroom. The principal was informed and I was reprimanded. This was “discriminatory.”

When I went to school we had "tracking" where the students who scored higher on standardized tests and wanted to learn were in once group and so on. This was the best approach IMHO for both students and teachers.