Comments on: More Educashun http://www.itfrom.us/2008/02/more-educashun/ A Good Christian Raisin' and a Eighth Grade Education Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:24:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Marty http://www.itfrom.us/2008/02/more-educashun/comment-page-1/#comment-1981 Marty Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:54:29 +0000 http://www.itfrom.us/2008/02/03/more-educashun/#comment-1981 Schools were at their best when the job of principal was the pinnacle of an educator's career. At one time the principal of the school was one of the most respected positions in the community. Right up there with the pastor of the church and that guy that had been coaching little league for 20 years. Now, the job is used as a required stop on the way to another job in the system... You get promoted by keeping the parents off the board and superintendent's back and keep those test scores up. So, teachers teach the test. So, our kids memorize instead of learn. Schools were at their best when the job of principal was the pinnacle of an educator’s career. At one time the principal of the school was one of the most respected positions in the community. Right up there with the pastor of the church and that guy that had been coaching little league for 20 years.

Now, the job is used as a required stop on the way to another job in the system… You get promoted by keeping the parents off the board and superintendent’s back and keep those test scores up.

So, teachers teach the test. So, our kids memorize instead of learn.

]]> By: billymac http://www.itfrom.us/2008/02/more-educashun/comment-page-1/#comment-1980 billymac Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:56:29 +0000 http://www.itfrom.us/2008/02/03/more-educashun/#comment-1980 In general people fear change, especially anybody who has a stake in it (i.e., teachers, parents, administrators, politicians, and students). I think all of these groups work for the status quo, even though there are pockets of folks who cry for change, there is no real skin in the game. In general people fear change, especially anybody who has a stake in it (i.e., teachers, parents, administrators, politicians, and students). I think all of these groups work for the status quo, even though there are pockets of folks who cry for change, there is no real skin in the game.

]]> By: Hungry Mother http://www.itfrom.us/2008/02/more-educashun/comment-page-1/#comment-1976 Hungry Mother Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:06:22 +0000 http://www.itfrom.us/2008/02/03/more-educashun/#comment-1976 Here's what I found: Parents typically, and as a group, don't give a shit. Administrators, including the superintendent have easier jobs when there is no change. Teachers, and their unions, want to work the exact number of minutes required in their contracts and don't want any extra work. Students want to be left alone to play their video games. Some of them want to have degrees from prestigious universities, but don't want to do any work to earn them. School board members want to have short, meaningless meetings and keep taxes down. State boards of education want to keep their jobs and do nothing controversial. The federal government wants to do social engineering or test politically popular educational theories, so they mandate programs, but don't fund them. The solution is for a super-strong parents' group to force the system to change. Here’s what I found:

Parents typically, and as a group, don’t give a shit.

Administrators, including the superintendent have easier jobs when there is no change.

Teachers, and their unions, want to work the exact number of minutes required in their contracts and don’t want any extra work.

Students want to be left alone to play their video games. Some of them want to have degrees from prestigious universities, but don’t want to do any work to earn them.

School board members want to have short, meaningless meetings and keep taxes down.

State boards of education want to keep their jobs and do nothing controversial.

The federal government wants to do social engineering or test politically popular educational theories, so they mandate programs, but don’t fund them.

The solution is for a super-strong parents’ group to force the system to change.

]]> By: Taylor http://www.itfrom.us/2008/02/more-educashun/comment-page-1/#comment-1975 Taylor Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:05:34 +0000 http://www.itfrom.us/2008/02/03/more-educashun/#comment-1975 <a href="http://www.taylortheteacher.com/2008/02/03/in-answer-to-your-question/">My answer</a> is here. All this time, and I still don't know how to do trackbacks! My answer is here. All this time, and I still don’t know how to do trackbacks!

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