That is one thing I cherish about growing up in the 70's; we were encouraged to study hard, work hard, and WIN with good sportsmanship. Competing for a seat at the table is good for one's soul I believe.
Standardized testing does work in many countries in the rest of the world. And the students who experienced that type of expducation seem to excel in American colleges and universities as well as the ‘Real world’ business environment.
That is a problem under specifics of the test and administration. It has nothing to do with the concept of holding teachers accountable based on their performance.
That today is what we call a “participation trophy”
He believes due to video games and cell phones.
I believe he is right.A very good friend in California is a math professor at two colleges. He says kids today are "dumb beyond belief" compared to just some years ago.He believes due to video games and cell phones.
In my day, more nuns were sadistic than not. I've got a bunch of horror stories from personal experience. Best thing that ever happened to Catholic schools was lay teachers. Enough of that.
Now, you were not a little bit of the problem yourself, were you?
thepostmillennial.com
Wow!!!And they wonder why parents are pulling their kids out of school.
In Washington state, 55,000 have left public schools. My wife & I saw the writing on the wall way back in 2004 and have homeschooled our 3 kids all their lives. Now all 3 are ahead by 2 years and all are currently in college with my oldest set to graduate at 21 with a masters and two undergraduate degrees.
Washington public schools lose over 55,000 students
Washington state’s public schools are facing what one official called a “systemic” enrollment crash as parents pull students out of school for multiple reasons.
dailycaller.com
Don't blame anyone but the schools themselves. Too much "woke" BSNationwide, the American public is beginning to walk away from public schooling as Private school enrollment increases
REPORT: More Than Half Million Students Have Left Public School System Amid Virtual Learning
Public schools across the country may face a crisis as enrollment levels plummeted following closures of in-person learning.
My experience limited to 5 years public and 8 Catholic in Oakland CA
Nope. I was the poster boy best behaved kid in the class for 8 years. Gave serious thoughts to becoming a priest. Decided around age 16 that I wanted children and a family more than that. My observations of nuns' interactions with students over 8 years ages 6-14 formed my opinions of nuns. Remember, this was back in the 60's and 70's. Most of those nuns were born in the early 1900s - 1930s. I'm guessing they were beaten as children and/or in the convents as well.
Catholic grade school sucked for me, but besides the nuns, it was due to the kids in the class. I lost interest and dropped out after 3rd grade. I attended through 8th grade, but did not participate. Was home schooled by my parents and self-taught. Catholic high school, on the other hand, was quite engaging for me on a social level. Most of the kids I went to grade school with did not end up going to Catholic high school. Their parents sent them to public school. Which was great for me. Went from 28 kids in my class to 250+ kids in my class. Met a lot of people the 1st couple weeks that had older siblings there as well. Huge families with large groups of friends. Everyone just seemed to get along very well. Mostly lay teachers. A few nuns in the library. 1 legendary priest taught boys' freshman theology. A couple brothers/deacons teaching as well.
