Posted on 05/03/2018 8:04:27 AM PDT by NOBO2012
Thanks to W at least none of the kids who can’t have been left behind.
I’d like to see a study showing how many teachers can’t read. I’ve met lots of people with college degrees who can’t read, can’t spell and can’t speak proper English. How did these people get college degrees?
The Three Rs stand in the way of “progress”.
An idiot could teach a child to read by age 8. The fact that in so many cases our schools cannot is a damning testimony against them, and a call to parents to home school. I’m amazed that it is still considered “normal” to put your kids in public school.
I was in military intelligence and could join MENSA tomorrow, yet I never got through basic Algebra. Never made any sense to me. My (adoptive) father hardly got to attend school during the depression, instead being sent out as a “hired man” to support his family, starting at age 11. But he was able to tackle Calculus.
Teacher’s Union HURTS children.
Teacher’s Union HATES children.
Every teacher strike says they hurt children.
Teachers Hurt Children.
— and written with good grammar.
> An idiot could teach a child to read by age 8. <
True, unless three or four other students are yelling and running around the room.
And sadly, that’s the state of most urban schools today. Years ago, a disruptive student would get suspended, and the rest of the class could learn. Now principals are rated (and given bonuses) based on reducing suspensions.
Suspensions are down. But so are scores. School administrators refuse to see the connection.
When I was in college, I loved Chemistry. After three weeks into the first semester at community college, I had become the student from which all the other students were asking for help. It fit my brain. Then the teachers went on strike.
That was the end of college for me. I never looked back. Looking back now, I wish I had gone for a shingle or two back in the day, but it has really only cost me a little money. I proved to myself that I did not need college.
When I was a Navy recruiter I tested a guy who came into my office carrying his bachelor’s in education from a historically black college. He did not qualify to join the Navy by a large margin.
Anyone who lived through the forced integration of schools can tell you stories.... they didn’t raise the kids up from the black community, just dumbed everyone else down.... And it continues today.
If you have a skill, do you really need a degree in it? My mechanic earns $75 an hour. The trades pay good. We weren’t all meant to be Rocket scientists. Are we going to get into the bell curve analysis again? Environmental motivation has a lot to do with it. “Family” up bringing is a big deciding factor. The stronger the family relation, the better the chances are to being better educated.
And that’s burying the bad news: in many urban areas proficiency levels are much worse.
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Urban areas are dominated by Democrats.
> I tested a guy who came into my office carrying his bachelor’s in education <
You’ve hit on something important there. I’ve spent decades teaching in urban public schools. In general, the better teachers had degrees in the subjects they taught. The math teacher had a degree in math, etc.
The poor teachers had degrees in education, and only a minor in the subjects they taught. And the worst administrators all had something in common. They had PhD’s in education.
So yeah, it would be a big step forward if all education degrees were abolished. You want to teach math, get a degree in math.
And for what it’s worth, even in the worst schools I was in most of the teachers were good teachers. They had real degrees. But the challenges they had to face there...the violence, the self-serving administrators...I could write a book.
Ever notice that they weren't obese before we started giving the their meals.
The Incredibles 2 - see at 1 min mark on math
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5qOzqD9Rms
Reading and writing and math do not change so why is it the kids are dumber? It has to be on purpose as far as I can tell.
Raising snowflakes! The cultural illness in our society is that everything said, done or seen is “about me!” The self-absorbed snowflake sickness is some people are unable to process that external stimulus isn’t necessarily about them - then they meltdown. The KEYSTONE to a strong self identity is faith, values, morals, and a REAL education.
“any teachers can’t read. I’ve met lots of people with college degrees who can’t read, can’t spell and can’t speak proper English. How did these people get college degrees?”
Here in Flori-DUH, we lowered the standards for wanna b teachers since they consistently flunked the then, normal qualifications...
Problem solved they said back then ..
Yep. My kids are professionals with advanced degrees. Having said that that doesn't necessarily translate into job security. There is probably more job security in being a mechanic. My kids are getting good money, traveling around the world and are not sweating in some factory or shop. But the potential of layoffs is always hanging over their heads.
It depends on your IQ, skills, passions and risk tolerance. One size doesn't fit all.
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