I can add another lie.
When you oppose or object to a policy or method they are forcing on your child, you are the ONLY one who has a problem with it.
I suggest that those interested in education examine the writings of Paolo Friere. Taking Dewey to the next level of leftism, many of his deconstructionist, anti-capitalist, etc. ideals can be seen throughout public education. To its obvious detriment.
One of his tenets was to flood the then-current system with the so-called lumpenproletariat, so that it collapses.
No longer learning centers more like indoctrination centers in social engineering, sexual deviance, diversity, propaganda, mental illness wards and racial inequality
K-12 is a big festering pimple. It needs to be squeezed from all sides.
Pressure Points:
-—Parents must be informed of the evil. Dr. Price is working on this.
-—Teachers must be shamed for implementing the evil.
-—The unions are evil and must be thwarted.
-—The federal and state departments of education must be abandoned.
-—Vouchers, tax credits, and charters can be used as a temporary solution to achieve full privatization of all education.
-—Employers must be encouraged to look for other means besides diplomas and degrees for certification of knowledge.
-—Society must see high school diplomas as nothing more that certificates of attendee.
These above are only a few of the ways the pimple can be squeezed.
Most Conservatives: “Well, I know the schools suck and ruin children, but I paid taxes to them, so I sure as hell plan to get my money’s worth!”
“Another way to undermine the claimed superiority of phonics is to say, “No One Method Is Best.” “
This should probably read: “No One Method Works Best for All Children”...at least that’s what I’ve heard (from idiot parents who still send their kids to public schools).
“This next one is sick: “Word Calling Isn’t Reading.” A version of this claims that when children read successfully what’s on the page, it’s not reading; it’s only “barking at print.””
When I taught my kids to read before they were 4 years old (phonics only, of course), I heard this argument from others, and it was actually TRUE at the time. They were clueless understanding much of what they read (other than really basic children’s book). But I correctly surmised they’d learn the meanings in the next few years, which they did.
In fact, NOT struggling with words makes understanding meanings much, much, easier.
“”Your Child Isn’t Ready” is what school officials tell parents if a child is less than literate. This tricks the parents into backing off and waiting a few years. A simple lie buys time, maybe several years during which the child might learn nothing at all.”
I heard a variation of that, such as “you’re pushing your kids to hard”, or “let them enjoy their childhood”. They enjoyed it, but not at the cost of delaying their education in reading and math, something that they could NEVER fully overcome.
Not to mention the fact that I you teach them correctly (phonics and no calculators), the total time needed to get through reading and math is cut by about 2/3’s.
“”Your Child Is Disabled” means there is some problem in the kid’s brain, not in the school’s approach.”
The feds pay a part with this too, by handing out money to parents of kids who have First-World ‘disabilities’, like ADD.
“”It’s the Parents’ Fault.” As soon as Sight-Words were introduced and children began to falter, psychiatrists came up with convoluted ways to blame the parents.”
Actually this goes back far longer than Sight-Words, which was (and still is) a backdoor way of sticking to Whole Language Reading, while the idiot parents (many of which are conservatives) are told that Whole Language is no longer used. Blaming parents goes back to the 1960s, Sight Words didn’t become big until Whole Language was fully discredited in the 1990s.
Bruce, you can add one more: “You know, you’re the ONLY parent complaining about this policy” - when it’s clearly not true.
Standard, yet still effective, means to isolate ‘troublesome’ parents.
Abolish the Department of Education NOW !!!
Almost forty years ago, Flesch published Why Johnny STILL Can’t Read,but he feels good because the keep telling him he’s special.
Something about going “blind”?
#2, pay for performance/merit pay is not fair
#3, teaching diversity, environmentalism, and liberalism helps kids.
#4, Competition for schools is bad
#5, We need to protect free thought, so we cannot fire bad teachers #6, We can't track students by their ability, it's not fair and stigmatizes others #7, we need one size fits all, training for blue collar jobs is not a good idea
The more local you go in government the worse the effectiveness gets. Our local school board is run by a bunch of complete morons.They break the law and cannot budget their way out of a paper bag. And yes vocal parents are ridiculed and belittled. They are up for trying every dumb idea that consultants foist on them. They are disfunctional at a breathtaking level.