tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post4206720606613721438..comments2024-03-11T11:13:12.066-05:00Comments on Homeschool and Etc.: The Mystery Soccer ScoreHappy Elf Mom (Christine)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-37471849195376465562011-10-03T08:03:39.584-05:002011-10-03T08:03:39.584-05:00Brains, yayy for having more than one "choice...Brains, yayy for having more than one "choice," eh?<br /><br />River, I know just what you mean. In the old days, we all knew who was in the "star" or "robin" class and what it really meant. No one was fooled. Today? No one is fooled... but now we just resent things being too hard for the disabled kids and not challenging enough for the gifted children...<br /><br />Middle-achievers? Who cares about those? Funny thing is, they'll perform average-ly on just about any test you throw at 'em. :)Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-1680350448078137012011-10-03T05:40:23.899-05:002011-10-03T05:40:23.899-05:00Out here the education curriculum is gradually bei...Out here the education curriculum is gradually being "dumbed down" so that kids aren't left behind, everybody passes at the end of the year. There was also some sort of kerfuffle last year (that I didn't take much notice of), about competition being removed from the classrooms, so that kids who got poor grades didn't feel bad about themselves. <br />In my opinion, this is a very bad move. if kids aren't learning properly, they need extra help to understand the lessons, without testing how will the teacher know if he/she is doing a good job? How will he/she know that "Johnny" or "Susie" is having trouble understanding the three times table or still can't fluently read a first grade reader even though "J" or "S" is now in the third grade? <br />And what happens to the smarter kids who are going to get so terribly bored because there is no challenge available to them in the learning environment?Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-63347846064536658922011-10-03T03:27:31.802-05:002011-10-03T03:27:31.802-05:00Yay! More Tech Schools! Yay!Yay! More Tech Schools! Yay!Usethebrains Godgiveyouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026223483117357541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-21105275851135229902011-10-02T22:19:53.901-05:002011-10-02T22:19:53.901-05:00(Tackles Julie with resounding bone-breaking *crun...(Tackles Julie with resounding bone-breaking *crunch*)<br /><br />It's onnnn... seriously, Julie, you KNOW the goal of educating our young people is three-fold:<br /><br />1. free childcare! (if you disagree, try suggesting that we shouldn't have public school and you WILL get this argument back, along with what about poor poopsie and her free lunch)<br /><br />2. employment! (again, try arguing that we should cut all those jobs...)<br /><br />3. college education! That's right! Fill in bubbles today; become an engineer graduate of MIT tomorrow!<br /><br />I only wish I were kidding. If it were NOT true, we'd have:<br /><br />1. vouchers for everyone! Maybe my special needs kid gets a higher dollar amount, but there you go.<br /><br />2. more voc-tech schools! Because not everyone wants to, or should, go to college.<br /><br />3. Less emphasis on truancy! Educate your child as you see fit, spend the voucher or give it back. Your life.<br /><br />PS. I don't drink but when I'm sick, NyQuil is my friend and I just go to bed. (Hint: good night!)Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-22825807929901649582011-10-02T22:08:10.287-05:002011-10-02T22:08:10.287-05:00Because...
In soccer we are all heading toward th...Because...<br /><br />In soccer we are all heading toward the same goal -- getting the ball in the net. <br /><br />Is that true of education? Have we defined what it means to be educated? Is the goal the same for every child regardless of their individual strengths and weaknesses? Is the goal determined by educators? Businesses who would like a work force that has good soft skills? More importantly, if a person has an area of interest and strength, do we ignore that and concentrate on teaching to their weaknesses? <br /><br />I am not trying to start a fight. I do think the student should get feedback about his or her performance. The teacher should too. But the soccer analogy is weak unless we can agree on the object of educating our youth. <br /><br />I have David's man-cold. It may be just as miserable as he was letting on! :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com