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What's going on in our schools.(perspective)

From: John & Sandra Barrick (astroboy)
Date: Fri Feb 11 2000 - 06:57:52 PST

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    I am alarmed that so many of these kids have no idea how to measure,
    and we wonder why our scores are so low. Of course the tests are set
    up for one kind of intelligence and doesn't allow for other multiple
    intelligence's, but even so everyone should be able to use a tool
    and figure out measurements. Isn't there a National standard that
    teachers have to abide by. How about setting up parent or elderly
    volunteers to overhaul our schools and tutor or mentor a few
    students at a time. They aren't doing anything but dying slowly
    anyway in nursing homes or in their own home. Why not make their and
    our lives more productive. We have an increasing elderly population,
    which will only get larger with us, why don't we set up the schools
    more like a "Village environment", (as in Reggio emilia) and put
    kids, (with working parents and absent parents and grandparents who
    live far away) with the elderly in our community. Why do we cast
    them away? Would you want to be? I am appalled by the comments
    below.

    > > In my school I have sixth graders w/no idea how to use a ruler.Pat
    > Many of my HS students can't measure either,Maggie
    >I have been student teaching High School and I was surprised to see how many
    did not know how to do this. Janice
    > i too have found (even with seventh and eighth
    > grade) MANY students cannot apply their knowledge of using a ruler.(forgot who)
     
    What about a child getting an education that we are all paying for
    and getting our money's worth! I pay twice, since I pay taxes and
    send my kids to parochial school, but I volunteer at school and help
    with reading, art and testing and I also substitute, I know I should
    do more.
    Geez we need a great organizer who knows international diplomacy and
    foreign policies and Military experience.( because we need the
    respect form other countries who are governed in a more political
    society and can respect a military person, or one with knowledge who
    can speak with authority and know what they are talking about.) We
    also need someone to completely overhaul the schools and introduce
    European and Asian teaching methods as well as thin books but the
    context is really taught and understood.
    Sandra
    astroboy 

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