Mom blasts school: Educate my son!

nypost.com ^ | june 14, 2015 | susan edelman

[kearnyirish2]

That so-called “alternate route” into teaching is opposed by the teachers’ unions, because they don’t want the knowledgeable teachers of real subjects to get more money than basketweaving instructors. Most people who really know math/science/technology couldn’t be bothered with teaching, so more often than not the basketweaving teacher is given those classes as well (with no results).

[kearnyirish2]

It is pathetic; “honors classes” are the only ones even coming close to the regular classes I attended thirty years ago...

[Hardens Hollow]

I ran into coaches that were taking the subject competency test in math for the 4th or 5th time! And it wasn’t even a difficult test - it was only at the high school level.

Pathetic. They will be one step ahead of the students. If even that.

[bjorn14]

Those Regents test must be racist. (do I really need a /s tag)

[Kickass Conservative]

That’s great, but can you name the 57 States?

[kearnyirish2]

I believe it.

[wintertime]

I believe it, too.

[wintertime]

Pittiful!

I was a tutor at my church. The government teacher running the program didn’t know how to add, subtract, multiply, or divide fractions. She always sent the older students to me.