“There are two ways that change occurs, evolution and revolution, the difference is that with evolution there is less blood shed and fewer bodies in the street.”
Unfortunately, when evolution DOESN’T HAPPEN, then revolution is the only option. We, conservatives, would all love to see government schools wither on the vine and just be a bad memory for taking this country from educational excellence to the Ash Heap of Education, measured world-wide (you should be familiar with that terminology, from Ed School). But the entrenched interests will not let that happen. So they continue to pile on, and just make things worse and worse.
For example, as far as I know, there is NOT A SINGLE SCHOOL DISTRICT where PARENTS asked for their (somewhat) traditional math education to be jettisoned for Everyday Math, yet it has happened in probably thousands of districts. Just type-in “Everyday Math Sucks” into Google, and you’ll see that.
AGAIN, parents DID NOT ask for Everyday Math but they paid their taxes and then had that thrown at them.
So when you come yelling at parents for not being more proactive - perhaps you might consider that when you gals constantly beat down parents with crap like this, some of us get a bit upset - and it’s hard not to blame them for giving up.
[Aug 2003 article] “.......Since 1998, scores on the math portion of the state’s Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System tests have remained flat, while reading and writing scores have climbed, according to a Mass Insight Education report, Raising Math Achievement in Massachusetts. Most of the 21,000 elementary school teachers in the state are ``seriously deficient’’ in math, the report states, based on interviews with local school administrators and state and national math specialists.
The report also recommends that colleges and universities boost their math requirements for education majors. Many schools require no more than a single math course for future teachers.........”
I will respond to this when you get it through your thick skull that I am a male.