Sunday, November 7, 2010
How do we Compare?
After reading Gallagher's fifth chapter, I am even more adamant that the public school system here is headed in the wrong direction.Ironically, countries that used to be behind our ingenuity (China and Finland) have adopted our OLD ways of teaching by not over testing their students, directing them to multi tract options and more. On the other hand, our country is headed it the opposite direction. With the future core curriculum standards rolling out now across the nation, all states will adopt the same standards. So what's good for a rural Alabama child is what's good for a child in the Connecticut suburbs- is that not a form of socialism? Where is the freedom or the choice for teachers, schools, parents to simply teach and educate without standardizing all aspects. The standardization stifles creativity and prevents certain students from success. Every year there is a new way to teach, a new acronym for a new method, a new forum we have to attend to teach us the latest technology, blah,blah, blah- just let us teach to the whole child we have in our rooms every day and leave us the hell alone!!!,
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I agree, in part. I do believe that teachers should have more freedoms to address the whole child that we actually have in our classrooms, but in contrary to what you have said I do believe that there is merit in standardizing the CORE of what they learn. You mention that the child in Alabama differs from the child in Connecticut and you are right, they do. However, you have to prepare all children equally not because of where they are from- but where they are going. The child in Alabama may have dreams of going to New York, the child in New York may want to try thier hand in Hollywood and it is the government's job to make sure that these kids can function in other regions of our country, and globally.
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