Posted on 08/17/2024 3:55:12 PM PDT by Morgana
eachers are quitting in droves as a new generation of appallingly behaved students push their patience to the limit.
Born between roughly 2010 and the end of 2024, Generation Alpha will make up the largest cohort of children ever to live on planet earth.
However, the two billion-plus toddlers and pre-teens are already being cited for their illiteracy, unruly behavior and an uncontrollable addiction to screens.
Many blame lockdowns and school closures during the pandemic for the rise in bad behavior, while some are pointing the finger at Millennial parents who are opting to distract children with technology rather than properly discipline them.
Now a new bombshell study has revealed the devastating impact this has had on school life, with 26 percent of public schools reporting that a lack of focus among 'iPad' students has had a 'severe negative impact' on teacher morale.
On top of low morale, a separate April study revealed that 92 percent of leadership at public schools were concerned that students were not meeting academic standards, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
Two years earlier, NCES reported that 44 percent of all public schools were operating without a full teaching staff.
That year also featured the lowest job satisfaction levels among teachers of all time - only 12 percent - according to 2022 research published by Brown University.
In May of this year alone, 59,000 teachers and other educational staff quit their jobs in the United States according to a poll by Statista, leaving their thankless job in favor of a more 'fulfilling' career.
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That is my take on it.
Ok.
With all respect, so?
I’ve known several home schooled kids who grew up to be failures. Couldn’t navigate the real world, dead end low paying jobs and drug addiction.
Taylor Swift, Simone Biles and Serena Williams were also homeschooled.
All very successful.
They all have exceptional talent.
Most of us don’t. So what about the rest of us?
Okay. It didn't work out for them.
Taylor Swift, Simone Biles and Serena Williams were also homeschooled.
And it worked out for Tim Tebow as I pointed out earlier.Most of us don’t. So what about the rest of us?
There are more resources available for home schooling nowadays compared to 20 or 30 years ago. Government schools are declining.
When you see the average person with children, how often does ‘now there’s a person who I’d trust to teach my children’ come to mind?
Depends on how you're framing the question. I'm not exactly sure what you're getting at.
Ok.
Here’s the point I’m attempting to make.
I am of the opinion, and certain enough to say it’s factual, that most people are not smart or capable enough to teach their children the skills required to be successful in fields their parents themselves are not proficient, and even then it doesn’t serve the best interests of the child.
I doubt highly that teachers are leaving in droves..maybe those that can retire with a fat pension....where else can you work roughly half a year ,get paid well with superior benefits and a no fire clause..doctors would be so lucky.
That's where we can continue to provide more resources for home schooling associations. We have the internet so that's huge.
Government schools are failing. Many of them are no longer safe.
A 40 year old 250 pounder in the first grade beating up teachers.
Indeed they did.
Needs to be repeated.
Dude, nothing is safe.
More recourses? From public funds? Then you got public education.
The arguments about ending public schooling haven’t been completely formulated or made in a way that makes sense as policy.
Of course there are problems in every school, and many entire school systems are crap, bloated and need to be reformed to continue to push us forward.
Arguing that anyone who can procreate can also educate their progeny to greatness or a Heisman trophy better than professional teachers isn’t thinking it through.
And, somehow, I feel I need to emphasize, that there are exceptional people, who can thrive under any circumstances. It’s just not the rule, or even a significant percentage.
Source?
Need some security. Sounds like someone I could use.
But the Rod will have your children taken away!
The best model I have seen is home-school associations operating within a network of churches. Part time home and part time class environment, where they. teach the parents how to teach. Almost all of the membership come from churches.
I will say (don’t know where you live) there probably are some decent public schools but my kids (more conservative than me), choose to home school. Public Schools in the DC area have gone crazy.
Nope. That's not what I'm proposing. Although I would support tax credits if you're a family trying to home school your children.
I meant resources like Khan Academy
We're expecting too much from the government to do things for us. Our society is starting to fall apart. So it's time to become more assertive with the way we live our lives.
There's been a lot of changes in the past couple of decades. Government schools are simply not a choice for some families. It's a tv show but you should check out The Wire season 4 where it introduces Baltimore's school system.
First, loved The Wire. RIP Omar.
Second, my daughters found Khan Academy to be a good resource and things like that are beneficial.
On your third paragraph. The fundamental issue is this. The government doesn’t work for, or against us, it is us.
Right. There's a good chance Kamala will win in November. If not, Trump will buy us time. Four years. Then it's likely Gavin or Gretchen will be elected in '28. So we will have to address all of what we're talking about.
As a classroom teacher of 34 years...the true enemy of Public Education is the administration via the Department of Education. Policies that are liberal to the core. Teachers can not really teach anymore. It’s all checking of certain boxes to fulfill an agenda. And you don’t dare speak out or discipline anyone or anything. You will be blacklisted and end up with a classroom in a closet with over 40 kids, evaluated every day by your 8 bosses and hounded every day to do this and that. I left the big city, Omaha, and am ending my career in a small rural town. LOVE IT. No nonsense old school approach. LOVE IT. Of course I took a 40% pay cut. WORTH IT.
However, the two billion-plus toddlers and pre-teens are already being cited for their illiteracy, unruly behavior and an uncontrollable addiction to screens.
So it is a worldwide problem after all?
Last I checked, world popuation was a bit over 8 billion.
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