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Post by Luigi on Jun 24, 2009 21:05:58 GMT -6
Americans used to be one of the brightest nations on this planet... and now we're slowly descending to be one of the lesser nations in knowledge. This isn't to say every American is an idiot... just on average. I consider ourselves here to be the exception, as we aren't complete morons like those around the area.
So I would like opinions as to where you think American education went wrong.
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Post by KittyCat72 on Jun 25, 2009 8:28:09 GMT -6
Things probably started going downhill when people began to focus more on money and greed than what needs to be done. We should have been working towards education with our country's resources and not lying are arguing about how to use money, etc.
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Post by Muhammad Sali on Jun 30, 2009 12:22:43 GMT -6
I think what happened was that America thought it had to be the best. So it put all the pressure on teachers and students and it ended up backfiring. We have to know all this core content that doesn't even come up again in life unless you are going to teach it when you grow up. I've asked my math teacher where something she was teaching us would come up in life and she says "Honestly, unless you're a math teacher or a mathematician, you'll never need to know this" and that is just time-wasting. Also, the bullshit that is "No Child Left Behind" they are teaching kids with a 3rd grade reading level, core content about Julius Caesar and expecting them to interpret it just as well as someone with a higher IQ than them! It's ridiculous, and again, time wasting. They only focus on test scores which don't really tell you anything about the child's knowledge at all, maybe they just guessed correctly, maybe they aren't good with timed tests but if they had more time they could figure out the answer. It's all just a big FAIL.
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Post by Luigi on Jun 30, 2009 12:29:43 GMT -6
Yeah...
Multiple choice is fail for that kind of thing. When you think about it... test scores are random.
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Post by Kara Copas~Cheerio~ on Jun 30, 2009 13:49:39 GMT -6
Yeah.
I think it started when the no child left behind grant was passed. Because there are some kids that just dont want to learn and theyre not going 2. The kids like that you just cant help. And it is putting stress on the teachers to make those kids learn.
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Post by Synsoldger on Jun 30, 2009 17:14:15 GMT -6
Ok i know im not what some people would call "smart" but I try and people just dont seem to undersand that i just dont get most of it s screw them
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Post by THE PRINCE OF THE DEAD! on Jul 7, 2009 21:50:44 GMT -6
i think education should become a little more "interesting" because if things are interesting they are easy to remember (for ex. i cant remember about my chores around the house after about an hour but i can remember just about everything i did on WoW from teh entire day and the day b4)
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Post by Muhammad Sali on Jul 13, 2009 14:03:00 GMT -6
Yeah. I think it started when the no child left behind grant was passed. Because there are some kids that just dont want to learn and theyre not going 2. The kids like that you just cant help. And it is putting stress on the teachers to make those kids learn. I'm not sure if you understand the No Child Left Behind Act... it's not that the students are lazy... some just aren't capable of it. How anyone expects someone with a lower IQ to read as well as someone with a much higher IQ is beyond me. And the NCLBA is for mentally handicapped students, not for regular-ed. I know some regular-ed kids are lazy and don't want to learn, but the problem is not kids who don't want to learn. The problem is the amount of time we're giving that kid to learn something, and all the pressure we put on the teachers and students to achieve something that is impractical. |
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Post by Kara Copas~Cheerio~ on Jul 13, 2009 14:15:54 GMT -6
Thats pretty much the same thing I said. Its putting alot of pressure on the teachers. And bobert I agree it should be more interesting. I didnt learn anything this year except in Webpage and Spanish. The other teachers mainly let us just watch movies. (Witch was fine w/ me.)
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Post by THE PRINCE OF THE DEAD! on Jul 16, 2009 23:48:58 GMT -6
to me like a way to help kids with coordinates in math is give them one of the art things almost like connect the dots
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Post by Rock Angel on Jul 17, 2009 9:25:33 GMT -6
to me like a way to help kids with coordinates in math is give them one of the art things almost like connect the dots Those things were always fun!  But yeah, I agree. Teachers should make an effort to make things a little more interesting. |
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Post by THE PRINCE OF THE DEAD! on Jul 19, 2009 21:53:49 GMT -6
i love the conect the dots stuff (its a good waste of class time when bored  ) |
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Post by Kara Copas~Cheerio~ on Jan 2, 2010 3:01:11 GMT -6
I always Hated English cause We had to read boring stupid stories Especially last year. Gosh it was awful. (That 1 about the crane, something about a fish, a guy wanting 2 screw a girl It was stupid to say the least.) But Ms. Lyons makes it fun if you ask me. I like Ms. Lyons though. And Algebra MY GOD most boring class EVER!!!
I dont think its the american Education system completly though. I think its certain School*Coughs Monroe County*I mean look at most of the teachers... Test scores etc.
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But yeah, I agree. Teachers should make an effort to make things a little more interesting.
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