YOUR education system at work - again
 

http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49676

Good job teach...

We wonder why our children are "unsat" in reading, math and science.

Depends upon the school system or teacher. Yesterday my 6 year old comes home telling me about the pictures her teacher showed the class of how our soldiers are helping the people of Iraq and Afghanistan! The 6 year old continues by stating her teacher told her these are the good things that are not seen enough on your parent's television. I suppose the other side (libs, ACLU, etc) would simply write that up as indoctrination and their message as information! I already gave the teacher kudos this morning with a simple thank you.

I'd rather eat crackers and jelly for the rest of my days in order to send my kids to private school in this country....well this State anyway.

Nothing intelligent or educational at all about that filmstrip. Putting myself in the shoes of a kid, I wouldn't have actually learned anything from that "material" about anything Bush or the current administration actually did. Just typical Liberal propaganda.

I think that teacher should have been fired for showing materials with vulgar language to students without getting approval. Not to mention the highly questionable educational value.

When I was in High School, my History teacher wanted to show us Saving Private Ryan, but he was turned down by the Principal because of the "violence".

I think teachers need to leave politics and religion out of the public school classroom unless it relates directly to the subject matter of what they are teaching. I'd fire any teacher who broke that rule.

If you can, homeschool.

Agreed.

Geography, English, and Math teachers have no business commenting on politics or current events in the classroom.

History, Political Science, and Civics teachers should be the only ones treading
on this path, and then, only at the proper point in the curriculum.

Your position as a teacher does not give you the right to indoctrinate students with your particular political spin, regardless of what the NEA says.

TR

School
 

Since I retired I spend up to eight months a year overseas doing Contract work. There is only one principle reason for me doing this. Keeping my kids out of the public School System and in private School. It's a shame anyone should have to do this. The difference in our kids attitudes and knowledge (7-8 years old when they started in private School) after the first year in private School was amazing. Before going to private School my Daughter asked us when was Martin Luther King President? We had to teach our Son to read; Public School couldn't do it and tried to blame him. That is when the decision was made to go with the private School System. Oh he reads excellent now.

Your kids are lucky to have you as a parent. I agree it's a terrible shame.

Don't believe him, he lives for this shit. If he didn't have me to make fun of, he'd die.;)

The only answer to anything these days is to throw more $$$$ at it. That is why our taxes are high and nothing seems to work!

Parents
 

RL That is the turth about Parents.
The key is the Parent(s), I know with my Daughter, she was having problems in school. Her teacher stated all the time, "Keep doing what your doing with Her." I know other teachers that say, that some many parents just don't care about their kids.
Today schools really aren't like they use to be, if they were good then. :o

End Of Grade testing
 

It near the end of the year and my kids class is getting ready for their EOG. Well, in talking to my son (2nd Grade) about his test. He told me that they basically get a JM school Practice, Per-test, and then Test. I'll explain....

I.E.: (he's telling me now) They take a test (this is what they have done in the pass, this year) and look it over. The teacher will cover the exam. They have a Practice Test that they take on a Scan-TRON type of bubble test answer sheet, after which they class will go over the parts everyone missed. Then at the end of the week they will test on it as a pre-test exam. The teacher will work with people that need more help for the test (EOG). Now I don't think they can "pass out" the EOG, but all of these 9-week test they are doing this style of testing. WTF

Man, Why do teachers have to give the kids a pre-exam? Look my kids showed me what his last test was and we talked off of that test. He said that is what he will be doing this week. He can't now because he is at home with the Chicken Pox. I guess that what you get with a No Child is Left Behind Act being unfunded.

Education Systems at Work.

RARE MESSAGE
 

I usually just sit back and read these comments as my military days are antiquated.I will make these comments as a veteran of 36 years in education.It really is the parents responsibility to see that the student is headed in the right direction. If you do you will be rewarded, if not, don't point fingers at the education system.At the college level it is hard to pull this off. Even in a public school(we are not all peds.and all administrators are relatively straight shooters) you can and should monitor your student,and their teachers, if not, shame on you.Home school usually doesn't work because the student looses social skills.This doesn't mean it won't work IF the situation is closely watched by the parent.Most of the students I have come in contact with were behind academically and socially upon returning from Home schooling.Parents that attend school academic functions such as P-T conferences,etc. and calling the teacher direct if something is bothering you---you might find out the REAL story.Just my humble opinion.Here in Michigan they tell us to improve all our national and state test scores and leave no child behind then we must lay off teachers due to lack of funds-- its a difficult situation for the school districts.

Its worked for everbody I've met that tried. College scores proved it. Many studies show that they do well in college and society. For me homeschool does not mean I isolate my kids from the world, but I do have much more control of what the see, do, and who the play with. They are very social, and the do not bring home bad habits from other kids. Building character in them is what is most important to me, and it is a lot easier without outside interfence from other kids as well as teachers/school policies that cross the line (the few that do).