I agree that public education is not hitting the mark. I knocked myself out trying to help and give the children that I taught a chance. The bottom-line was that they didn't give a shit because the parents didn't give a shit and over half of the teachers didn't give a shit and we weren't funded enough to even have a chance. I didn't have pencils for my students that last quarter of the year because nobody wanted to buy them. I'd buy them and the students would lose them within the same day. Just a small excuse of no one caring. I spent a lot of my own money trying to make my room work, but it was spent in vain because within a couple days it was broke, torn, or lost. I was trying to go upstream in a canoe with a hole in it and no paddle.
A few of my students did have a chance and this is only because the parents CARED. I'd say that of my 3 years teaching in the inner-city, I had 5 parents that actually cared and showed up to any educational event. I remember joking that we should offer beer and maybe they'd care more.
Anyway, I could vent all day long about it. I tried my best and it's a horrid situation. So, I decided to get out of the public school sector when the opportunity arised. Charter schools are one answer to the public system dropping the ball. In my new school, I see parents volunteering 80+ hours a year. I see kids that not only want to learn, but respect the process of learning. It's a good thing.
One person can't fix the problem. Education is just one part of a bigger issue. This country is going down in so many areas. It's pretty scary to me, but I just do the best I can and maybe I did make an impact somewhere along the way by teaching.
Shanifaye: Homeschooling is snother answer and I don't blame you. If I can't find a decent school, that is definitely what I will do too.
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Originally Posted by Analog
Why is this country allowing itself to be destroyed from the inside? Why does everyone cry "save the children!" but do fuckall about fixing the terrible education most of them are getting? Why is there no public outcry that this "great nation" has a shitty education system?
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I don't know the answer. I think some people don't understand what it's truly like in a public school, at least a failing one, behind the scenes. I find most people are selfish and want to put on a facade that they care, but don't want to get their hands dirty. If we knew the answers, the problem could start getting solved. It's easy to cover your eyes and ears when you aren't immediately affected.