Politicians focus on the quality of education in America. What is being done from a societal perspective in addressing the quality of student in our schools today?
It's a lot cheaper to blame bad teachers than to discuss things like single parent families, both parents working, poverty, crime, etc. Again these things do not have easy solutions.
What I'm getting at is that if education is the great equalizer and if we are an important component of that system then does it fall on us to fix the inequities? (If that is even possible...)
Little to nothing. The society we live in is breaking down. Families are broke up or never together, people are working more but making less, schools that are struggling, etc. I think some of our schools are doing remarkably well considering that fact.
Brian is driving at here what in part I am trying to say. We in all honesty deal with what happens inside our classroom. These other aspects of life that fundamentally shape children are literally out of our hands.
Is society better than it was 50 years ago? Has the gap between wealthy and more been closed at all. I would guess that as society improves education improves. There is a symbiotic relationship between the two..
Is society better than it was 50 years ago? Has the gap between wealthy and more been closed at all. I would guess that as society improves education improves. There is a symbiotic relationship between the two..
It's a lot cheaper to blame bad teachers than to discuss things like single parent families, both parents working, poverty, crime, etc. Again these things do not have easy solutions.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mr. Pauk. No easy solutions and more cost efficient.
ReplyDeleteMaybe as teachers we are supposed to fix these issues of character...?
ReplyDeleteWhat I'm getting at is that if education is the great equalizer and if we are an important component of that system then does it fall on us to fix the inequities? (If that is even possible...)
ReplyDeleteLittle to nothing. The society we live in is breaking down. Families are broke up or never together, people are working more but making less, schools that are struggling, etc. I think some of our schools are doing remarkably well considering that fact.
ReplyDeleteBrian is driving at here what in part I am trying to say. We in all honesty deal with what happens inside our classroom. These other aspects of life that fundamentally shape children are literally out of our hands.
ReplyDeleteIs society better than it was 50 years ago? Has the gap between wealthy and more been closed at all. I would guess that as society improves education improves. There is a symbiotic relationship between the two..
ReplyDeleteIs society better than it was 50 years ago? Has the gap between wealthy and more been closed at all. I would guess that as society improves education improves. There is a symbiotic relationship between the two..
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