Ok, what's just totally wrong about schools nowdays?

Answer 1

They fail to prepare you for the real world.

Answer 2

Some of the worst school districts in the US spend the most money per child. Some of the best spend the least money per child. Some of the best school districts have some of the worst teachers and some of the worst school districts have some of the best teachers. The only stat I've found that seems to give any answer is this. In school districts where one or both of a child's parents have a college degree, the students perform better on standardized tests, graduate at a higher rate, and go on to college at a higher rate then school districts where the parent(s) have only a high school diploma or haven't finished school. The answer is nothing and everything. Parents need to be involved in their kids' education. They need to expect their children to do well, and to the extent they are able, actively participate in their child's education.

Answer 3

Where do I start? I refuse to teach in or send my child to a public school!!! After my internships, I decided to take the pay cut.

#1 Get rid of the unions
#2 Eliminate tenure
#3 Pay teachers according to performance
#4 Kick the ACLU lawyers out
#5 Stop worrying about separating church and state
#6 Focus on the traditions of holidays and tell the blowhards to put a sock in it
#7 celebrate all religious holidays, don't skip some because idiot lawyers pitch a fit
#8 give parents who want to be involved lots of time to volunteer
#9 stick to the basics, don't try to slide questionable curriculum under parents' noses
#10eliminate all zero tolerance policies, they are just plain lame

Answer 4

Grade inflation and advancing kids when they are not ready to advance to the next level simply because of the kids age and its easier to do so. Many kids in high school really are not at the high school level.

The kids get frustrated with the harder material. Teachers get frustrated having to reteach what they should have learned in grade school while having to meet the state requirement. Parents get frustrated with the frustrated with the kid's poor performance and possible behavior problem that were either the cause or result of poor start in the first place.

Answer 5

I'll just give you one thing that's wrong with schools, specifically elementary schools.

they are teaching math wrong. schools believe that making a child write a journal entry on a math problem will help. children are now asked to "regroup" rather than carry or borrow. the use terms like "double plus one". schools are making math problems objective. there is only one right answer to a math problem 2+2=4 there should be no journal entry on that. if students can't grasp the concept then make them remember it and they can ponder it years later after they already know it. they'll know it because they were forced to memorize it.

Answer 6

1.) Lack of community
2.) Lack of responsibility (by EVERYONE..students, teachers, parents, admin.)
3.) Gangs (due to the lack of community)
4.) Low wages for teachers (garbage men really do get paid more)
5.) Students' attitudes (hitting teachers really doesn't make teachers want to teach anything other than revenge)
6.)Teachers' attitudes (lack of pay/benefits = lack of willingness/ability to stay in the field regardless of passion for teaching)
7.) Parents' attitudes ("Raise my kids! Discipline them!", then all of the sudden "You have NO right to talk to my child that way! I'm going to have you fired for this!")
8.) Lack of money for schools (no textbooks can make it a bit difficult to learn)
9.) Laws stating that CHILDREN can drop out at SIXTEEN!!! (Well, at least in Virginia)
10.) Citizens not voting for more money to go into educational resources

Answer 7

The teachers don't give a crap... especially if there is bullying going on, they're rather not get involved. Also because parents can't control their kids, they start lashing out at teachers, why some teachers wont get involved... I blame those parents that don't give a crap about their kids, and spend all day drinking etc! Lazy S.O.B's!

/end rant!

Answer 8

too regulated, they dont prepare you enough, they dont help you after u get out, they dont really care that much for the individual, they only sant money, they have bad policies, stuff like that. blame george bush, he did a really bad job in the education field, clinton did a lot better with our educations

Answer 9

It seems like the children are baby-sat instead of taught. Students are passed when they do not deserve to be...

Answer 10

they make us wake up at the crack of dawn.