Do you want your child to grow up to be a ?

Question

Doctor? An Engineer? A Teacher? A Designer? An Accountant? An Architect?
or would it be OK if they didn't have many skills, couldn't speak their native tongue well or write it, didn't have the ability or learning to do well in the world. Children learn most when they are youngest. School is VERY important early on and the QUALITY of education in early years apparently determines much of what goes on in life, later. Is it a professional career or a life of drug addiction or alcholism, crime, hopelessness? There is a lot of evidence that suggests children don't do well when they don't get good care, attention and education early in life.
Do you think that classrooms that are overcrowded have any effect on education? Does it make for more efficient teaching/learning when 60% or more of the kids in class don't speak English? Do you think your children will have ample opportunities for work when they do get out of school without solid education and opportunities to learn at an early age?

Answer 1

Oh, you are so preaching to the choir here. The better life for their children is at the expense of upward mobility through education for our own children.

Look at the correlation between ESL demographics and test scores in the LA Unified School District. You can find these at Greatschools.net. The schools are overcrowded to the point where most have 'three tracks' so the school will be used all year long, and children do not match each other's vacation school schedules, or the times when commercial camp options are available. It costs $18,000 to educate a child for one year in California, and more if that is ESL instruction. However, for those of us who have children in the overcrowded, underfunded and highly ESL impacted LAUSD, the money is the least of the costs. This is our children's future we are talking about.

Those not in border states may think this will never impact their states to this extent. However, those people should look at the numbers to be allowed, including family, in the guest worker program under the Senate Bill. Illegal immigrants have already begun moving into the interior to find better education than the border states have, any more. Implementing the Senate Bill would impair education throughout the country.

Answer 2

Here is my theory and only MINE mind you as the "BIGGEST CHEERLEADER FOR MY DAUGHTERS EDUCATION".

My daughter is smart, really smart. She is 5th grade reading in 2nd grade. She has been in the Talented and Gifted since 1st grade.

Do you think for a minute that I would allow any school to chart her path. NEVER. I fought the school board....not too long about "the special kids.....see smart kids get grouped with the disabled kids" and lost. Then and then I knew I had to do it MY WAY.

If the classrooms are overcrowded VOLUNTEER. I work nights and am dog tired.....but during the school year I volunteered 3 days a week and took ALOT of the pressure off her teacher.

If the children are lacking in ANYTHING...to include english, basic human skills (we have that alot) and are grouped with yours. Those are the ones whom AS A VOLUNTEER you spend the most time with and believe me....you will see results.

From the time she could say Mama and Dada.....we have preached education as the key to her future. I will not blame a faulty, overcrowded school system for my child's failure. I will only blame myself. The social skills alone.....I couldn't give that to her. She probably learns more at home.....but WE BOTH are better for her attending a public school.

Those parents who RELY on the education system "in this day and age" are crazy. Just think how great each class would be IF each parent gave 3 hours a week. With all the OVERCROWED classrooms.....they would be flooded with parents. That a happy sight.

Peace

Answer 3

I want my son to be whatever he wants to be.

The problem is...I have to pay to put him in a private school because the schools in southern cali are overcrowded and the children don't speak the language, so things are slowed down to accomodate to them, non-citizens. I really don't think that's fair.

Answer 4

I'm not quite sure what you're getting at, but I agree that an early strong basis in education is essential. In the US, English is absolutely necessary, unless you wish to be a hermit. As to what they wish to be, that would be what they enjoy, and what they can do well, as long as they don't want to be a lawyer. (Please don't tell my folks I'm a lawyer, they still think I'm a piano player in a bordello.)

Answer 5

i would like my child to grow up to be what ever they want to be. but i would love to see my child go through preschool, elementry, middle school, high school, and collage. i belive that a child should grow up and be what they want to be. but always not a criminal...

Answer 6

really i wouldn't want my child to be pushed into something.ill let them find what they want to do.the more and more you push your child to doing something the more and more they will get upset aboutdoing it and that slows them down.talk to them and ask them what THEY want to do then help them with that.

Answer 7

what ever he and she want and good at