Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on September 13, 2007 - 12:33.
I am tired of the continuing dialog that either directly blames or alludes to all of our educational problems as being caused by inadequate or complacent teachers. I sometimes wonder if any of these authors actually have day-to-day involvement and interaction with schools, teachers, students, administrators, etc.
Why the powers that be deny complicity in the failure of US education is the true travesty. Their nepotism, pet projects, often tyrannical policies, denial of responsibility, etc., are a huge part of the problem. The "how dare you" attitude has got to change before education starts turning for the better.
REAL DISCIPLINE has also got to be reinstated, regardless of cost! Teachers have to put out small fires before they escalate into large conflagrations. Whether or not those small fires be exchanged words, actions or threats should not have to be the major concern of the teachers. Those kinds of things should be addressed before those students are allowed to even enroll in school.
Consider this: A teacher spends more time trying to maintain civility in the classroom than on instruction. Why? because the system IS broken.
More money is NOT the answer. Denial by the Powers that Be is not the answer. We have addressed everything in great detail except parental involvement (and I don't mean those that come to the schools looking to fight [no wonder their kids fight]) and parental responsibility (the responsibility of a parent to raise the child as a parent and not a best-friend).
In summation: Stop blaming the teachers for everything bad that happens at school. Stop blaming the teachers for poor test scores. Research the administrations of schools, school districts, state school boards and even the failed Department of Education. Perhaps you will discover that the teachers are NOT to blame for everything wrong with education!
WHY ALWAYS CRITICIZE THE TEACHER?
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on September 13, 2007 - 12:33.
I am tired of the continuing dialog that either directly blames or alludes to all of our educational problems as being caused by inadequate or complacent teachers. I sometimes wonder if any of these authors actually have day-to-day involvement and interaction with schools, teachers, students, administrators, etc.
Why the powers that be deny complicity in the failure of US education is the true travesty. Their nepotism, pet projects, often tyrannical policies, denial of responsibility, etc., are a huge part of the problem. The "how dare you" attitude has got to change before education starts turning for the better.
REAL DISCIPLINE has also got to be reinstated, regardless of cost! Teachers have to put out small fires before they escalate into large conflagrations. Whether or not those small fires be exchanged words, actions or threats should not have to be the major concern of the teachers. Those kinds of things should be addressed before those students are allowed to even enroll in school.
Consider this: A teacher spends more time trying to maintain civility in the classroom than on instruction. Why? because the system IS broken.
More money is NOT the answer. Denial by the Powers that Be is not the answer. We have addressed everything in great detail except parental involvement (and I don't mean those that come to the schools looking to fight [no wonder their kids fight]) and parental responsibility (the responsibility of a parent to raise the child as a parent and not a best-friend).
In summation: Stop blaming the teachers for everything bad that happens at school. Stop blaming the teachers for poor test scores. Research the administrations of schools, school districts, state school boards and even the failed Department of Education. Perhaps you will discover that the teachers are NOT to blame for everything wrong with education!