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Originally Posted by inBOIL
I think you missed my point - when a large array of forces come to bear on a student in such a way as to discourage him from succeeding, a good teacher (or even a group of good teachers) may lack the capacity to overcome this influence. A teacher can't always turn a shitty parent into a good parent, or change a community's values, or convince the government to increase funding, or remove an extra chromosome. They're teachers, not social engineers, and it doesn't make sense to require them to sacrifice the quality of their teaching to make changes that are the responsibility of parents and community leaders.
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I reread your post, and, you're right, I did miss your point a bit. I kind of jumped on the one line, and I apologize for calling you out in the manner I did, but my point is that children do need more one-on-one interaction. That's up to the teachers to provide.
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Originally Posted by Hektore
Money is a scapegoat. Other countries who outperform us spend less than us per student.
The important part about money is at 6:55 but the whole video is worth a watch, although long at 40 minutes.
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I only watched about ten minutes of the video you posted. I plan on finishing it later, though, as it has sparked my interest.
I don't think money is necessarily a scapegoat, but it isn't being used properly by the administration. The money needs to be used directly towards smaller class sizes and more resources for the students, not new buildings that aren't even designed for student use.