TELL IT DAN
I saw one if my Grandmother's report cards from high school. She was born in 1889. Even as a grade schooler I recognized how standards had lowered even then.
We got the "social grade passing", "self-esteem" vogue in education, producing illiterates with high school diplomas. I know. I was a Literacy Volunteerr in a big inner city.
My parents were teachers. Mom taught art in a nearby public system. My dad was a guy who would not leave his principalship in an elementary school for higher administrative jobs (BS jobs he called them) because he knew he was in the spot to make a difference. He never missed a meeting and sending of the school buses, a cafeteria visit to know his 3500 kids (and he knew them) . He hired professionals and was quick to point out
the diffenece between teaching 1st grade 25 times and have having built 25 years experience.His was his heart was broken totally for his Noble Profession with the first teacher
strike at our school, 1972, the crazy stuff in the teachers room, the ostrascizing those against the uniuon, one he had to take to a mental hospital over it, etc.etc. We do need to pay professionals well to attract them. But now we have soooo many clock punchers...now. I mean have you ever tried to reach a public teacher qt school 30 seconds after the LET ME OUT hour. What happened to pros being pros 24/7?
When he retired they named the Elementary school after my dad. The people he touched all still wish for the day it was like when he was there....
That's not just HIM. That's a general feeling everywhere these days. Much of our malaise economically is a result of unprepared workers, teachers, and schools that are so regulated/union-
ized and unfunded-mandated.
Sadly, my parents discouraged me from teaching as my degree. I have taught and lectured in may settings, and i love the hands on. But i could not have taken the factory atmosphere much less the
union nonsense about hours kept and days for this and days for that. It now takes 3 administrators to do my dad's job (HUH???) or so the new structure of public education would have us believe.
And he even told mom to fly under the radar...she joined for our own good.
My parents did not protest when my kids went to private schools. and college. And he was most pleased with their educated prowess.
Gee, Dan, I fear i offend some, but, i think this is TELLING IT LIKE IT IS. sosolar
We got the "social grade passing", "self-esteem" vogue in education, producing illiterates with high school diplomas. I know. I was a Literacy Volunteerr in a big inner city.
My parents were teachers. Mom taught art in a nearby public system. My dad was a guy who would not leave his principalship in an elementary school for higher administrative jobs (BS jobs he called them) because he knew he was in the spot to make a difference. He never missed a meeting and sending of the school buses, a cafeteria visit to know his 3500 kids (and he knew them) . He hired professionals and was quick to point out
the diffenece between teaching 1st grade 25 times and have having built 25 years experience.His was his heart was broken totally for his Noble Profession with the first teacher
strike at our school, 1972, the crazy stuff in the teachers room, the ostrascizing those against the uniuon, one he had to take to a mental hospital over it, etc.etc. We do need to pay professionals well to attract them. But now we have soooo many clock punchers...now. I mean have you ever tried to reach a public teacher qt school 30 seconds after the LET ME OUT hour. What happened to pros being pros 24/7?
When he retired they named the Elementary school after my dad. The people he touched all still wish for the day it was like when he was there....
That's not just HIM. That's a general feeling everywhere these days. Much of our malaise economically is a result of unprepared workers, teachers, and schools that are so regulated/union-
ized and unfunded-mandated.
Sadly, my parents discouraged me from teaching as my degree. I have taught and lectured in may settings, and i love the hands on. But i could not have taken the factory atmosphere much less the
union nonsense about hours kept and days for this and days for that. It now takes 3 administrators to do my dad's job (HUH???) or so the new structure of public education would have us believe.
And he even told mom to fly under the radar...she joined for our own good.
My parents did not protest when my kids went to private schools. and college. And he was most pleased with their educated prowess.
Gee, Dan, I fear i offend some, but, i think this is TELLING IT LIKE IT IS. sosolar
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Permalink Reply by W. Dan Chance on -
I had the same feeling (of fear of offending some) as I posted "What About Education". We got the nation's attention with what some would say was a very uninteresting topic. After all no one had been able to drum up much interest in alternatives since the 1970's. I'll bet there are hundreds of thousands who want to throw out the text book that current school system use as their guide and try something new, like maybe spending more time studying than in extra curricular activities....didja notice that? We call them "Extra" (as in outside) but we treat them as though they are central to the educational process. Shame on us! By the way, your father sounds like a real educator.
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Permalink Reply by sosolar on -
Thanks Dan. teaching must be transformed back from a job to a profession. EDUCATION=FREEDOM. period. Had we none, we wouldn't even chance to meet here!
Have you seen the discussion on the Declaration of Independence?
EDUCATION MAKES FREEDOM RING.
keep the faith. There is homeschool at least. but the latest "thing" (he open classroom in the '70s for example) is NOT the route.
The old gals in the Normal Schools(history) ALREADY INVENTED IT. BASIC BASIC BASIC. and yes, the entire child ...the "extras" which are BASIC. As a professional woman, I know now that team play lessons are an advantage. You see,
when I was little league age i couldn't play in the "real games" even if I could (and did) kick their buts on the sand lot,
same through high school. intra-murals only. and co-ed a big deal. Title Nine changed a lot but Not until I hit the work world as a rookie ADA. Just watching what athletics did for my daughter, added to 3Rs THE REAL WAY, I think we may have gotten it done...We'll see if she survives university but my sense is that university better try to survive HER.
You know we're gonna get murdered by half the Pickers....but TRUTH ROCKS. amy -
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Permalink Reply by W. Dan Chance on
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My apologies sosolar. I had somehow stopped following this page. I will also check out "Education makes Freedom Ring." Homeschool is good but having observed one up close and personal I know that it is flawed. My late daughter-in-law (she didn't die - I just divorced her mother-in-law) was an intelligent and devoted mother but she didn't know how to teach without reducing each of her 3 children to tears before noon every school day. School should not be torture. God help the children of the less gifted.
I was not inclined to join in sports preferring history, latin, algebra, etc. but I believe I missed a lot about the skill of developing cameraderie and leadership. My work experience would have been more rewarding and I believe I could have been the leader I wanted to be in improving the life experience of others of my generation. Now if we could just remove the excess of emphasis on school spirit and winning from the activity. I still feel that athletics distracts from the academic purpose of education. -
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Permalink Reply by sosolar on
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Of course sports distract from academics. Balance is difficult to achieve. But when i went to college the $ went to the jocks and not much got scraped up for sheer merit. Title Nine. oh, and us girls got real leadership opprtunities...not. unless you grabbed.
School should teach you how to learn and how to love learning forever. My home school pal has a MA in Education and is a master teacher. Other wise I would never mix mom and teacher. And teacher better have a superfluous PhD in Life or two. Her kids know greek, all super scholars, a champion gymnast,t a tap dancer, a pianist, etc. on side. School first. stuff second. -
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