Saturday, June 23, 2012

Let's stop all this Shit & Really Help Education

Now that the Legislature has made Teacher Evaluations open to just the parents of the kids, we need a bill to evaluate parents and make that open to just the teachers of the kids. What a Joke!!!!! Like this will improve education. You want to improve education in this country!!! It's simple...Give every kid a stable, nurturing, & loving environment for them to grow up in. It's what they come to school with & what they do with what they learn , once they leave each day, that really matters. You can't expect schools to do EVERYTHING. I hope people realize this. Apparently Gov. Cuomo & the legislature like to play the blame game & point the finger at schools. They are more concerned with getting re-elected & heaven-forbid people look under their own roofs.
Look around....Those of us that used our education & came from a nurturing home usually do OK. Schools can't solve the problem of the poor home environment. That society thinks it can & therefore just puts them on the welfare rolls is what is sad. Put your education dollars to good use like a strong Mentor program for those kids that don't come from a nurturing home & help them before they join the welfare rolls. That's good use of education dollars.
There are other good answers to our country's Education Issues but as long as our leaders continue to try & win votes & blame everyone but where the blame really falls, the issues will remain issues. 
We need Parenting classes in our schools.  Help kids realize how important a job parenting is & how to do it right.  Open our schools up to help young parents do a better job.   A strong Mentor program for all those kids who don't come from a home where parents are able to nurture their child & their education.  Give these kids someone who cares.  A strong 3 to 5 program so kids don't have to go home to an empty house. 
These are just some ideas.  I know if we put our heads together we can come up with more.  Let's stop wasting time & money blaming schools & teachers.  For some kids, it's the only place they get that nurturing & get to hang with someone that truly cares.  Not all schoolls are perfect & yes their needs to be tweaking & a system that holds schools & teachers accountable & we need to be able to help them do better or get out but let's put the focus back on the kids.  Not just say we are.

1 comment:

  1. Nothing will change until the Superintendents say "enough" and refuse to follow the poor guidance of State Ed. They need to band together. And if State Ed refuses to give them funding then the schools close. Until there is radical reform nothing will change.
    Our Superintendents and Administrators have turned into sheep with no brains. Teachers have been so vilified that no one respects us anymore - including kids and parents and administr
    ators. All the RTTT (Race To The Top) money has gone to line the pockets of politicians, State Ed and Administrators. Not one cent has gone to the children.
    We need to bring back grandparents in the school lunch rooms and kitchens and the hallways. And we can no longer pick our battles. If you can't follow the rules of the school - OUT!
    And we need local diplomas. All students deserve a diploma - SPED and blue collar destined students.
    If we let kids focus on their skills, we can get our college-bound students much more college ready and the kids looking for trades will begin to learn the skills they need.
    There needs to be an investigation into how contracts have been awarded for tests and test-taking/scoring equipment. There is massive fraud of public funds going on. Pockets being lined and the governor and legislators are turning a blind eye and assisting with this.

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