what is the problem in public education?
450770
You get what you pay for. Blunt but true.
1041298
Could you state that question in better way? every school of OR has its own way to formulte problems, so you should ask in a general language. Thanks again.
861143
Corruption must be stopped.  Educating the youth is a primordial task of the government and it must not be derailed.
957767
The biggest problem with education is the politically correct BS and all the self-esteem building.\nIn the 'good old days' self-esteem was earned through accomplishment.\nNow it seems they reward failure as much as success.\n\nHe can't read, write, spell, add or subtract, but he sure has a high opinion of himself.\nAnd he is SURE he is being discriminated against when he is not hired.\nIt couldn't possible have to do with the fact he is illiterate, has 13 visible piercings and is dressed like a vampire.
1099761
You didn't explain what the problem is. Is it due to lack of funding? Is it due to some "back to basics" approach to curriculum that the district is pushing? Is it that schools don't have time for extra-curricular activities because they have to prepare the students for state-wide academic testing? Is it the lack of instructors? Is it a lack of interest on the part of the students themselves?\n\nIf it's funding, there are a number of ways to try to raise or save money: \n\n1. Have a carnival/bake sale\n2. Host a book faire (Scholastic books has a great fund-raising program)\n3. Ask for volunteers to assist with activities that are sucking up all the current funds\n4. Get the local Symphony involved in a fund-raiser\n5. Make cd's or videos of elementary school children singing and sell to parents\netc...\n\nAnd make sure to explain that all proceeds will go towards saving the music curriculum at your elementary schools. Don't forget to get the local P.T.A.'s involved, too!
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I would have to contribute this partly to the parents.  These days, parents are not as involved in their children's education as they once were.  Also, there is a growing number of parents who condone WHATEVER it is that their child is doing (even if it is the wrong thing).  The parents will always come to the child's defense and blame everyone else.  Additionally, there is a lack of discipline in the homes because parents are afraid to firmly (spanking) discipline their children because of legal retort.  And last, I will have to say that the government is doing very little to support educators (teachers and instructors).
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All you have to do to make a good argument against the current state of public schools is come to this web site.  Kids attending public schools in our country come to this web site to ask and answer questions, and you can clearly see that they are unable to string words together to create a coherent sentence.\n\nThe state of affairs in our public schools is absolutely atrocious. Maybe privatization is not the answer though public schools have worked and can still today.  Arguments can be made for privatization as well as reform in our public schools.  As it stands right now something is going to have to change or today’s youth will be ill equipped to compete on the world market.
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The U.S. public school system is horrible.  Grammar and spelling are just the only subjects that show up here.  Outside of N. America, most US children couldn't label a map.
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I'm going to overlook your misspelling, your rant, your slam against another user.\n\nBecause you have raised a valid issue.\n\nThe enemy is US.  We allow it.  Want to stop it, start at home.  Don't know what else to tell you.\n\nI'd tell you the problem is public education, but at least some of those kids can spell.
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The biggest problem is that it makes teachers focus on teaching to a test rather than just teaching. Knowing how to take the test is more important, under this system, than knowing what is on it. Further, the act has been severely underfunded. The act requires more qualified teachers (aka ones with more education), but more education means higher pay, which is something many school districts can't do.\n\nI think more importantly than any of those problems, there's the issue of how to measure improvement. Under the act each class is compared to the previous class, meaning this year's 2nd grade is compared to last year's 2nd grade. Now, obviously comparing different groups of kids is fundamentally unfair. People don't like to admit it, but some people have different base levels of intelligence. Certainly everyone who is not developmentally challenged should be able to pass high school reasonably, but to fault a school and its teachers simply because one class is, on average, not quite as smart is the most asinine thing I can think of. Thankfully the DOE is starting a pilot program of comparing student scores across their school careers (comparing last year's 2nd grade scores to this year's 3rd grade scores). That is obviously the better way to do it, but making the switch is going to cost money, something the act has failed to provide.
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Thers this thing called democracy. Theres another great thing called education.\nOne must be given to the public, before the other.
980774
I'm more interested in knowing if the problems are similar worldwide.  Discipline is definitely the #1 problem in the US schools.  And it seems that discipline is a bigger problem in the US than in other parts of the world.  Just watch HBOs "The Wire" based on real Baltimore inner-city schools.  I wonder if such similar situations occur as frequently in say, China, Mexico or Russia?\n\nIs US the only country with a generation of parents who have large number of troubled children in schools?
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it's the government's responsability to provide good public education for children.  parents do have a choice- they can send their kids to private schools if they want.  but the government shouldn't pay for it.\nwe don't want to just pass the problem off by handing out money.  public education can and does work, if it is properly funded.
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Public School: Yes because it will show come class. Public schools are unfortunatley given a bad name at times. The kids are not looked at as smart and are looked as trouble makers. In society today people go by looks and their first impressions. Imagine seeing a nicely dressed teenager walking across the street, then imagine a teenager with a Doo Rag or something on. Right off the bat you make an assumption, without even knowing the person. The old fashion reasons are the ones listed above, but look deeper. Imagine someone goes to an interview with T-shirt, and the other with a suit. Which would you pick. See what I mean.
588824
The problem with government and schools is that every 4 to 8 years, when a new president is elected, there is a new agenda for schools.  Maybe some standardization that is constant for years to come will see progress
155793
Every child and adult in America falls under some kind of learning disabled label.  Apparently, EVERYONE has something wrong with them.  Its unrelated to your article, but I've got this sneaking suspicion that the problem doesn't lie within the student, but the teacher.  Remember when one classroom for all grades was the pinacle of education.  When people didn't fit in there was something wrong with THEM.  Ponder please.\n\nHappy trails.
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Most of the questions/answers on "Yahoo Answers" are do to the fact that most of the participants are victims of the United States public education system. It's a good indicator that something simply isn't working properly, let alone the fact that "teachers" are spending too much time playing "babysitter" insted of actually teaching our children. \nSad to say, but until we start passing referendums for tax dollars that will aid our failing schools, more "creative" usage of language can be expected.