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katatonic
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posted May 20, 2010 02:35 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for katatonic     Edit/Delete Message
for your information there are plenty of teachers out there actually trying to reach and teach kids despite the demands they are expected to fulfill.

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posted May 20, 2010 08:25 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for jwhop     Edit/Delete Message
Those good, dedicated teachers in the US public school systems are few and far between katatonic.

Those who are good teachers and dedicated to providing a good education to their students are fighting a losing battle.

The aims and goals of the public school systems is not education...as most Americans think of education..at all. It's political and cultural Marxist propagandizing and indoctrination which the majority of Americans despise.

Public schools should be shut down, vouchers for private education should be instituted...for the good of students.

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posted May 20, 2010 01:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AbsintheDragonfly     Edit/Delete Message
Read some John Taylor Gatto.

Seriously enlightening books.

I know I'm in the minority here, however, I advocate for unschooling/homeschooling whenever possible. I had my children tested this year, just for fun and edification, and also to see where they might be missing some skills. I have a 10 year old in 5th grade, and 2 8 year olds in 3rd grade. My 10 year old tested National Percentile Rank 99 across the board, and an National Grade Equivalent of 13+ across the board. My 8 year olds, tested at National Percentile Rank 82 for a core total, and a National Grade Equivalent of 5.5 for a core total.

Would they test as well in public school? I doubt it, though I don't have any hard data to back that up, never having had them in public school.

I also believe that they wouldn't have done as well academically during Kevin's illness if they had been in public school, because I think they would've always been worrying about him in the back of their minds, and it would have affected their learning. At least this way they were able to do some learning at the hospital.

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posted May 20, 2010 02:29 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for katatonic     Edit/Delete Message
abs..gatto is a hero of mine, alongside john holt who had an even more extreme suggestion...that children should not be subjected to "teaching" at all as it stunts their ability to learn and create..."unschooling" became his last outpost and inspired many homeschoolers today.

but gatto continued to operate in the school system (in one of the worst school systems in the country, in the bronx) and to succeed with students slated for addiction, poverty and early death.

a friend of mine also works in the east bronx and it IS a heartbreaking job with MANY failures but she keeps at it.

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posted May 20, 2010 06:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AbsintheDragonfly     Edit/Delete Message
John Holt is awesome too.

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gatto continued to operate in the school system (in one of the worst school systems in the country, in the bronx) and to succeed with students slated for addiction, poverty and early death.

This is one of the many reasons why I admire this man! Where would they be if he wasn't there? Where would the children be without your friend. Those are the unsung heroes, IMO.

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posted May 20, 2010 06:20 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Glaucus     Edit/Delete Message

I am all for Montessori and Waldorf Schools that accommodate for all learning/neurological differences and include multisensory,hands-on, real world experience learning environment. I also believe in apprenticeship programs for students that don't want to be in academics.

I think that the Mathematics requirements should be dropped for majors that don't really require higher level of math like a degree in English,Literature,Fine Arts,Art,Drama,Music.

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katatonic
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posted May 20, 2010 07:39 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for katatonic     Edit/Delete Message
i would agree, glaucus, except for the fact that i would never have taken some math and science courses that i ended up loving if it weren't for the requirements. on the other hand, homeschoolers have proved there are as many ways to teach these subjects as there are students.

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posted May 20, 2010 09:35 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for jwhop     Edit/Delete Message
AD, katatonic and Glaucus...I find myself in agreement with all of you...on the subject of education.

Homeschooling is a viable alternative. But in Germany, they take children away from parents for homeschooling. Homeschooled children do so well that they're prohibited from entering some scholastic competitions.

Glaucus, Montessori and Waldorf Schools are private and excellent examples of what education should be.

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posted May 22, 2010 02:48 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AbsintheDragonfly     Edit/Delete Message
I knew that Germany did that. I find it horrifying to say the least. OF course considering their country history, that isn't surprising because you can't get them involved in Hitler Youth without public schools.

As an aside, has anyone seen the movie, Sophie Scholl, or heard of Die Weiss Rose (The white rose)? They were University students, who resisted the Nazi's, by writing and distributing leaflets at the University of Munich(I think). THey ended up getting caught, and shot.

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I know that our system was modeled after the Prussian system, which was designed to turn out "good little soldiers" who didn't think, followed orders, and didn't ask questions. Keeps the undesirables in line you know, the status quo...

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posted May 22, 2010 03:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for katatonic     Edit/Delete Message
how strange, i heard that germany pays parents to keep their kids at HOME until the age of 7...and the germans are probably more sick of hitler than anyone else. will have to check and see if there was universal state managed education in the 20s/30s germany.

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posted May 22, 2010 04:13 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for katatonic     Edit/Delete Message
so apparently the individual states or "cantons" are in charge of schools in their jurisdiction, with the federal govt having little to do with them (austria is more centralized)

there is no kindergarten unless the parents make arrangements for it. required schooling is ages 6/7 to 15 and though they have a longer year and more days they have more frequent short vacs AND SCHOOL IS ONLY A HALF DAY.

a typical school day starts at 7:30 or 8:00 in the morning. Classes are on a college-style schedule, with some courses offered only two or three times a week. There is also school on Saturday mornings, in some areas only on alternate Saturdays. Although the school year is ten months long and the summer vacation period only lasts about six weeks, students get many more holidays and short vacations during the school year than do U.S. students. (School days per year — Germany: 220; U.S.: 180). The curriculum usually focuses on mostly academic subjects, even in vocational schools, with a limited offering of physical education, sports, art, and music. Religious instruction is required, but students over the age of 14 can opt out. Interscholastic sports competition is rare, though there may be an occasional track and field contest. Computer science courses are increasingly available (the Germans in particular have begun linking many of their schools via the Internet), but access to computers and other technology is still often quite limited. A 15 or 20-minute break around 10:30 am, called the große Pause, gives students and teachers the opportunity to have a snack and relax before classes start again. There is usually no school cafeteria, as the school day typically ends at around noon or 1:00 pm. (Many schools in the former DDR [GDR] still have cafeterias.) Students go home for lunch, and in the afternoon they usually have a fair amount of homework to do.
http://www.german-way.com/educ.html

in england the school year is laid out similarly. for a mother who has to work all those short breaks are a nightmare in terms of taking care of the kids.

i have noticed that one aspect of german public education is an apprentice system...after a certain point those chosen for or having chosen certain careers - carpentry for example - become apprentices. they are paid parttime and work free parttime as they learn their craft. how much subsidizing this receives i don't know, but they wear "guild" uniforms and learn their trade handson on the job.

as for the nazi influence during the nazi years a HUGE amount of propaganda was added to the curriculum. after the war it was removed again supervised by the allies in whichever area they were dominant.

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