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I am a public school teacher, and I will say this for the upteenth time. The only way to to fix the schools is this.
1 Pay the teachers a better salary. THe average new teacher lasts three years before they decide to do something silly like have a family or buy a house.
2 Lower the class size. 48 kids sitting on floors and window sills aren't going to learn much.
3 Give the teachers and schools back their authority. If I leave a kid back or send him to summer school, the parents should not be able to overide me because they feel it will hurt their child's self esteem. I guess being 22 and not knowing how to add DOESN'T hurt the child's self esteem?
And when the teacher or principal says something to a child or a parent, the courts or such should toss out all theses cases that undermind the school's authority.
Why is it that Bayside, which gets the same money as Long Island City, does fantastic each year, but Long Island City is in the pooper?
Its not the teachers, money, principals or materials, its the attitude of the parents and community. You want to fix a school, then fix the attitude and community it services.
But politcals wont say that to the people that vote them in. Its easier to blame the NYC school system as most of the teachers live out side the NYC voting district.
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