Hi Jean,
I'm glad to see your blog is already up and running:
http://now-is-the-time-to-save-our-schools.blogspot.com/
I’m thrilled that you are running for School Board. With your background and experience, you will bring a much-needed breath of fresh air to the board. But beyond that, I believe your suggestions, some innovative and some old-fashioned “back to basics,” could turn this school system around, producing better, smarter, and happier students with better prospects for the future.
I have two questions for now, and hopefully you can answer more for us in the coming weeks on this blog:
1. Could you elaborate on what you feel kids should learn in grades one through three, and why these are such important years?
2. Why are you opposed to grading schools? Obviously you feel this is harmful. Why? What are its ill effects?
Thanks, Jean.
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Lanny..Thanks for the questions. First, if a kid does not learn the basics early, then he is lost for the rest of his/her school experience. Every year educators build on the basics. Example: if a kid can not read, how can they read a chemistry book or history or geography, etc. The same holds true for math. Give me a child at three years old and attitudes can be taught that are positive for learning and by the time they are school age, they can be ready to compete with all of the other kids.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the second question, I think it is terrible to evaluate students, teachers and schools on the basis of one test. Teaching should not be one-size-fits-all but individualized. There should be more technical and vocational instruction for all kids who are not destined for college. There needs to be programs to keep kids in school. Out drop out rate is one of the worse in the country.