Posted by JDNewbie on August 10, 2012 at 22:16:16 from (24.255.128.42):
In Reply to: WOW!!!!! posted by charlie n on August 10, 2012 at 11:04:20:
It must have been nice to grow up in the 40's, 50's and 60's because idiots didn't exist back then. I don't think idiots were even invented until 1971. The schools were just too good before then to have any idiots.
The biggest difference between now and the "good ol' days" when the schools were so much better is I would bet your parents made sure you understood the value of an education. In other words, they would apply guidance to your backside and "encourage" you to do what needed to be done. I know mine did. In too many cases, that does NOT happen anymore. Private school parents are shelling out some bucks for their child to be at school, so you can bet they are also going to make sure their child does what needs to be done. It is really no surprise their students do well. I take responsibility for my own shortcomings and work to be a better teacher EVERYDAY. I don't want to fail any of my students, but I won't take responsibility for the things I have absolutely zero control over.
Sure, there are some crappy teachers. I've worked with several, but I've worked with far more teachers willing to do whatever it takes for their students to be successful. And yes, the unions protect the crappy teachers and have more influence than they should. I have found the teachers who are most involved in the workings of the union, are the grumpiest, most negative, and least effective teachers. It doesn't have to be that way. Do something about it. It is nearly impossible for a teacher to make a meaningful change at a school, but if enough parents/patrons want something to happen, it will happen. (I will not continue to be a teacher if I am ever required to join a union as a condition of my employment.)
The "PUBLIC" in public schools doesn't refer to who gets to go through the front door. It refers to who runs the school. The PUBLIC. YOU. ME. US. Ultimately the teachers are doing as they are told by the administrators who answer to the Superintendent, as well as local and state school boards. Don't forget the federal regulators and their requirements! If you have the answers, get elected to the school board. Get things changed. The good teachers want their students to achieve at the highest level possible. Get rid of the teachers who don't or won't or can't. The public can tell the unions to go fly a kite and in many cases they should. Why do school boards and states continue to contract with teachers who aren't getting the job done?
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