The deliberate dumbing down of America...

[Kathianne]

Kathianne,
I am not a teacher so all I know is what I am told by friends who are. They are dismayed that they don't really educate anymore.

Well I am and I do read about what the public schools are facing. It's wrong to set benchmarks that are not attainable. If they made allowances for handicapped-more than 'more time' or 'reading questions aloud', they could probably actually raise the bar and the teachers could just teach best methods. But alas, that is the government for you. Yes, I KNOW-Bush and Kennedy.

[Psychoblues]

kewl,,,,,,ain't it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Can I get anyone a refreshment?!?!?!?!??!?!?!??!

[n0spam4me]

Ya got any fat weasel Beer?

oh well.....

[Psychoblues]

Do you mean what I think you mean, n0spammy?!?!?!???!?!?!??!??!

Ya got any fat weasel Beer?

oh well.....

[glockmail]

My children had excellent education in the public system. All have very nice careers. None are republicans.

The indoctrination went smoothly.

[n0spam4me]

"Do you mean what I think you mean, n0spammy?!?!?!???!?!?!??!??!"

What?

have you not heard of "FAT Weasel beer" or?

color me clueless.....

or?





anyhow ... the emperor is still NAKED!

[Trinity]

You can not leave the education of your child solely on the public school system. I guess you can if you want them taught how to take tests, and learn only what is on those tests.

I try to expose my children to learning situations and research things with them. That way if they have other questions, I can answer as we go or we can search for the answer.

I will say out of all the teachers my 13 year old has had, he absolutely loves his world history teacher this year. According to my son he says this guy treats us like adults and not little kid's. He teaches us stuff we need to know, but he also talks about other stuff and teaches things that aren't on the tests, but are related to world history. Williams words "Mr. Curtis ROCKS!"

I also teach my kid's critical thinking skills, to question everything and not just take what someone says and believe it is true. Ask Questions and research for answer's if need be.

I guess I taught him well. We had drawn up a contract with the boy's on the household rules and had put in it no cussing. William was heard cussing and was sent to his room for 10 minutes. While in his room he heard my husband cuss. When William came out he was all about that contract we all signed, and was debating it with my husband, on the legalities of him cussing and what was his punishment. My son said you signed the contract too so you need to be punished as well. My son was like where's that contract let me see it I am going to call a lawyer. He kept repeating you signed the contract too.

At this point I was laughing so hard. My husband was getting a little ticked off with a 13 year old debating with him. I had to say he does have a point it is in the contract.

I finally had to say look it does not specify in the contract the punishment for cussing, it is our discretion on what that will be. But I told him he was more then welcome to review the contract and make a list of what he thought was an acceptable form of punishment, for any of the rules that get broken, and we would review them with him. And then make a addendum with the punishments clearly stated.

He's still working on it.