Originally Posted by bearisgray
Can't go knocking "all" the youngsters -
Many of them are taking Advanced Placement classes and are way ahead of the game.
"Some" are very math/arithmetic deficient. So are some "adults"
Maybe some of the responsibility for what kids are taught should be placed on the school boards and who controls the school boards?
Wrong attribution of responsibility. The fault lies with state and federal policy that has created a multi-billion dollar a year testing industry. Teachers do not have time to teach anything that is not on the test and in any case might not dare do so. The buzz word is "accountability." One administrator told a group of fourth-grade teachers that she resents teachers who teach anything but what is "on the test." I taught high school seniors government and economics and once spent an entire school day--count the cost of all the substitutes and the cost of the consultant--"learning" how to help students "beat" the test. When is the public going to wake up? The tests are killing education! froggyintexas