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What steps do you think we should take to improve our education system?
What steps do you think we should take to improve our education system?I'd like to see more courses in our high schools that embrace the arts and the humanities, and performance-based assessments as opposed to "teaching to the test."
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Kindergarten is Rough!
My son brought home a lot of schoolwork from kindergarten (obviously a worksheet packet that had been completed over the past week). Several of the sheets were marked with statements like "you need to try your best!" or "not acceptable!" I looked at his work and the work is all...
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Are Teachers Paid Too Much?
With budgets being tight and homeowners feeling the pinch, the simple question comes up...are teachers overpaid? Their pay comes directly from taxes and thus a raise for them is a raise in taxes. Is this justified?
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Shaping the future of America. Education, civics classes & parenting.
(About a 2+ minute read)“. . . of the people, by the people, for the people . . .”First, as a passing thought, should the conversation with 17 & 18-year-olds begin ‘now’, especially for those that will be eligible to vote, through schools and/or parents, for the upcoming 2024 election? Is there...
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Todays Education System
Preface: I love teachers and applaud their desire to devote their life to helping our children become successful in life.The problem: We are teaching to the test too much. Here in Texas, the schools are funded by how well they do on the state tests every year. This forces the teachers...
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What would the ideal school or learning scenario look like to you?
There has been a lot of debate - here and in society - about the crisis of schooling and education reform. People have different ideas about what needs to be fixed - more/less funding, pay and testing for teachers, testing for kids, dump the whole system and start over...I was just wondering:...