Obama to Lengthen School Years!

[Adiuvo]

They dont need longer school years, they just need better curriculum. Kids havent gotten stupid over night in the US, is the poor teaching abilities supported by shitty lessons. My last years of school were all just reading out of a textbook and then having a test on what I read - couldnt I have just dont that at home?

Lack of classroom activity creates school boredom creates lack of motivation creates a ton of a other problems, mostly being dropping out of school.

The lack of a federal curriculum is partly the cause of that. Why should states have different lesson plans? It's supposed to be preparing you for the same world, so the same lesson plan should be applied.

 

[Josey Wales]

Sure, a Federal Curriculum would help but that also doesnt compensate for teaching abilities. Theres an overpopulation of kids in school making classrooms packed and thus harder to teach effectively. Even with a Federal Curriculum it would require alot more effort to adjust for the onslaught of people in school and failing and repeating. Its almost a vicious cycle.

 

[NoEffex]

Sure, a Federal Curriculum would help but that also doesnt compensate for teaching abilities. Theres an overpopulation of kids in school making classrooms packed and thus harder to teach effectively. Even with a Federal Curriculum it would require alot more effort to adjust for the onslaught of people in school and failing and repeating. Its almost a vicious cycle.

A federal curriculum is ineffective anyways, because teachers are human - as inconsistent as can be. Each teacher teaches differently, and shouldn't teach how they don't know how.

For example, if my theater teacher was not a rebel, we would sit in the room the whole time reading Shakespeare. That doesn't make sense.

 

[Josey Wales]

A federal curriculum is ineffective anyways, because teachers are human - as inconsistent as can be. Each teacher teaches differently, and shouldn't teach how they don't know how.

For example, if my theater teacher was not a rebel, we would sit in the room the whole time reading Shakespeare. That doesn't make sense.

Thats why the difference in teachers and teaching abilities effects learning, specifically in lower grades. The supply and demand for teachers to teach grades 1-12 is so high, thus the pay will be less and a good teacher is not going to want less pay (unless they teach for the love, but, lets face the truth that too few people have that kind of intention)

To me, a good solution would be smaller classes. But to do that you need more schools. Either more schools to less kids.

I vote less kids but people call it inhumane according to my methods >.>

 

[UserUnknown]

Ha. I have a long enough day as it is.

I couldn't see this actually happen; if it does, I'm gonna have more "sick" days. >_>

 

[Jay Hawk]

Good idea if Obama would had fell through on it. In Japan the kids almost goes to school for 10 months a year. That is including going to school Monday through Saturday. The dropout rate might go up in the U.S but that shouldn't be the teachers fault if they are doing their job.

 

[ducklin5]

How exactly is he lengthining it?

 

[ducklin5]

I think that if a kid fails nd repeat more than 3 tyms he/she should be taken to another school

 

[ducklin5]

I think that if a kid fails nd repeat more than 3 tyms he/she should be taken to another school

 

[BlackSheep]

Before I answer, could someone PLEASE fill me in on how the US educational system works?

you go to school take a nap going to intervention because your failing go to the nearest liquor store buy some zags smoke some weed go home eat a bag of chips play cod watch some porn go to sleep

 

[BlackSheep]

Personally, I couldn't give a shit as;

1. I live in the UK.
2. I'm in my last year anyway.



I'm assuming you've never heard of the 'M' word.

I totally thought you were older than me

 

[BlackSheep]

I for it it means more kids failing and most likely no summer school helping succeed in pursing my dream job in fast food