American Education System

[Wavels]

All a curious person needs to do in order to ascertain the cause of the decline of the USA's school system is to scrutinize the difference in quality of America's public school education before the advent of the noxious and destructive influence of UNIONS. Teachers unions were largely nonexistent before the early 1960s..... good job unionized teachers....way to go!

 

[UncleBuck]

All a curious person needs to do in order to ascertain the cause of the decline of the USA's school system is to scrutinize the difference in quality of America's public school education before the advent of the noxious and destructive influence of UNIONS. Teachers unions were largely nonexistent before the early 1960s..... good job unionized teachers....way to go!

simple minds.

 

[Harrekin]

simple minds.

I hadnt noticed, I'm still lolling at the dude who said Americas unemployment rate is 4.5%.

 

[ASMALLVOICE]

Children of today are being taught to go with the flow, not to be an individual and at all costs, eliminate the ability for critical thinking. This is the scenario that plays out before me on a daily basis.
I have had very candid discussions with several teachers and superintendents and they know that all that is cared about is the test scores and attendance.

I for one hold the older teachers in very high regard, as it takes a special person to accomplish it successfully. I see newer teachers that are so "conditioned" by the system that they could care less about anything that goes on in the classroom outside of test prepping, sad at best.

They no longer teach cursive writing and within the next 10 years, they will phase out all handwriting skills after the 3rd grade. Big Chief tablets and Husky pencils are becoming a thing of the past at an alarming rate.

If you are not involved in your childrens education to the uttermost, you are shortchanging your childs future severely. They are teaching your children to be conformists, nothing more.

Peace

Asmallvoice

 

[echelon1k1]

That's 200k in Aussie Monopoly money tho...

What is it in a REAL currency?

EDIT: Wow currencies have fluctuated a bit since I last looked, that works out at 215,000 USD or 157,000 EUR.

I stand corrected.

I call on you to prove me wrong... I wouldn't be putting 4years into a trade otherwise. I think it was you that previously mentioned AU's strong resource sector

 

[UncleBuck]

Children of today are being taught to go with the flow, not to be an individual and at all costs, eliminate the ability for critical thinking. This is the scenario that plays out before me on a daily basis.
I have had very candid discussions with several teachers and superintendents and they know that all that is cared about is the test scores and attendance.

I for one hold the older teachers in very high regard, as it takes a special person to accomplish it successfully. I see newer teachers that are so "conditioned" by the system that they could care less about anything that goes on in the classroom outside of test prepping, sad at best.

They no longer teach cursive writing and within the next 10 years, they will phase out all handwriting skills after the 3rd grade. Big Chief tablets and Husky pencils are becoming a thing of the past at an alarming rate.

If you are not involved in your childrens education to the uttermost, you are shortchanging your childs future severely. They are teaching your children to be conformists, nothing more.

Peace

Asmallvoice

socialization and conformity is pretty much the point of school.

do you go to job interviews wearing a swimsuit and flip flops?

 

[ChesusRice]

Children of today are being taught to go with the flow, not to be an individual and at all costs, eliminate the ability for critical thinking. This is the scenario that plays out before me on a daily basis.
I have had very candid discussions with several teachers and superintendents and they know that all that is cared about is the test scores and attendance.

I for one hold the older teachers in very high regard, as it takes a special person to accomplish it successfully. I see newer teachers that are so "conditioned" by the system that they could care less about anything that goes on in the classroom outside of test prepping, sad at best.

They no longer teach cursive writing and within the next 10 years, they will phase out all handwriting skills after the 3rd grade. Big Chief tablets and Husky pencils are becoming a thing of the past at an alarming rate.

If you are not involved in your childrens education to the uttermost, you are shortchanging your childs future severely. They are teaching your children to be conformists, nothing more.

Peace

Asmallvoice

Then by all means take your kid out of religous school

 

[Harrekin]

I call on you to prove me wrong... I wouldn't be putting 4years into a trade otherwise. I think it was you that previously mentioned AU's strong resource sector

I know a couple of sparks who migrated to Australia, the best paying job Iv heard of there was/is 90k AUS, which is still decent but 200k is a stretch.

 

[ASMALLVOICE]

socialization and conformity is pretty much the point of school.

do you go to job interviews wearing a swimsuit and flip flops?

Wow, tis better to be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt. Just trying to help you out, nothing personal.

If you believe that is the primary function of the public education system, then you are truly a dolt and have no business on this thread.

Peace

Asmallvoice

 

[echelon1k1]

I know a couple of sparks who migrated to Australia, the best paying job Iv heard of there was/is 90k AUS, which is still decent but 200k is a stretch.

Not in the mining sectors... It also depends who you're with. Self employed contractors still do very well on 100k+. Thing is, certian mines are very remote, with no towns or facilities near by. They'll fly you in for 10 hr shift each day for 14 days, then fly you back home for 10 days off. Then repeat. IMO though, worth $200k a year. Average 3 bedroom house here on a qtr acre block is $450k... Think about it that way!

 

[UncleBuck]

Wow, tis better to be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt. Just trying to help you out, nothing personal.

If you believe that is the primary function of the public education system, then you are truly a dolt and have no business on this thread.

Peace

Asmallvoice

socialization and conformity are the primary functions of the public education system. deal with it.

the reading and writing just happens in the meantime.

 

[ASMALLVOICE]

Then by all means take your kid out of religous school

You sciolistic dingbat, my youngest is now out of college and doing well. Do you not pay attention to anything you see, wait, don't answer that, we already know.

You are terribly butthurt about something, I personally don't think it is a racial matter like you want it to be, but more along the lines of how do you get your wife to talk dirty to you like she does to Sancho.
If you ask her nicely, she just might show you....lol

Peace

Asmallvoice

 

[ASMALLVOICE]

socialization and conformity are the primary functions of the public education system. deal with it.

the reading and writing just happens in the meantime.

You could not be more wrong. You just proved to me, that you care nothing of your childrens education and much less of thier future. Sad, Sad Dad

Peace

Asmallvoice

 

[UncleBuck]

You sciolistic dingbat, my youngest is now out of college and doing well. Do you not pay attention to anything you see, wait, don't answer that, we already know.

You are terribly butthurt about something, I personally don't think it is a racial matter like you want it to be, but more along the lines of how do you get your wife to talk dirty to you like she does to Sancho.
If you ask her nicely, she just might show you....lol

Peace

Asmallvoice

the projection is strong in this post.

+2 points for busting out a thesaurus to make us think that you are smarter than you are.

 

[ChesusRice]

You sciolistic dingbat, my youngest is now out of college and doing well. Do you not pay attention to anything you see, wait, don't answer that, we already know.

You are terribly butthurt about something, I personally don't think it is a racial matter like you want it to be, but more along the lines of how do you get your wife to talk dirty to you like she does to Sancho.
If you ask her nicely, she just might show you....lol

Peace

Asmallvoice

You mean YOUR kid went to a public school and was SUCCESSFUL?

I thought that was impossible?

 

[Harrekin]

You sciolistic dingbat, my youngest is now out of college and doing well. Do you not pay attention to anything you see, wait, don't answer that, we already know.

You are terribly butthurt about something, I personally don't think it is a racial matter like you want it to be, but more along the lines of how do you get your wife to talk dirty to you like she does to Sancho.
If you ask her nicely, she just might show you....lol

Peace

Asmallvoice

His "wife's" voice finally broke, he only likes the boys young.

Dont blame me for my words, Im Irish, it's the drink apparently.

 

[UncleBuck]

You could not be more wrong. You just proved to me, that you care nothing of your childrens education and much less of thier future. Sad, Sad Dad

Peace

Asmallvoice

what kind of future does my kid have if he is not socialized? if he does not know basic conformity?

there's a reason why people don't show up to interviews in flip flops, and there's a reason why knowing how to get along with others is critical to functioning in society.

DIAF.

 

[ChesusRice]

Wow crying that public schools are teaching conformity
and at the same time thinking no tolerance should be taught about this

 

[UncleBuck]

Wow crying that public schools are teaching conformity
and at the same time thinking no tolerance should be taught about this

does ASMALLPENIS have some kind of problem with the gays?

that would be the ironic topping on the cake.

 

[ASMALLVOICE]

what kind of future does my kid have if he is not socialized? if he does not know basic conformity?

there's a reason why people don't show up to interviews in flip flops, and there's a reason why knowing how to get along with others is critical to functioning in society.

DIAF.

You and Chesus are so far off topic, I am not speaking of the past of education, but where it is at today and where it is headed in the future. Basic rules of society yes, but to eliminate the ability to be an individual and capable of self awareness and critical thought is what is being diminished at an alarming rate. If you do not think that is the case, you are nowhere near where you need to be in your childrens education, shame on you as a father.

Now, lets see what other ignorant sludge you can add to this post.

Peace

Asmallvoice