Mainly K-12.
2006-11-28 07:15:10 · 7 answers · asked by chocolate-drop 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Stop promoting children to the next grade for "social" reasons.
Stop grading on the curve. Set a minimum standard of achievement and grade up from that. If the entire class fails, so be it. In that event, you might have to look at the teacher. If the only reason this person is teaching at all is because there is a shortage of competent teachers, you would also have to apply the "minimum standard" rule I mentioned to the training of teachers. Quit graduating incompetents whose only qualifications are that they "love children" and were able to pay for their diploma.
Elect/appoint school board members whose interest is in the actual education of the children, rather than in making noisy parents happy by making their children's classes easy and "fun".
Provide competent tutoring (after school hours, if necessary) for those who are struggling or have just fallen behind.
2006-11-28 07:39:18 · answer #1 · answered by pessimoptimist 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The banning of extra credit that is offered because you attended an event or contributed something to the class or to a charity.
I once had a teacher offer me 1/3 of a test grade (20 points) for buying a box of Kleenex-but there is a snowballs chance in hell that I would ever take part in that because it is complete crap. As it was I was living with reletives at the time and I could not even afford $1 for a pop for lunch-so who was the school to do that, given that it is a public school? I also had a teacher offer 50 points of extra credit (an entire test worth) for donating food, clothes, and toiletries to COTS....again, I couldnt afford to do it.
Also, School of Choice should be banned. It is legal here in michigan and it is tearing the elite public schools to complete crap.
2006-11-28 16:00:24 · answer #2 · answered by ... 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Group children by ability FIRST. Don't just put a kid in a grade because of his/her age.
Stop with the bandaid "fixes"
REFUSE to be responsible for things that ought to be taught at home (like manners, religion, respect)
Stop dumbing down the curriculum
I could go on and on about this subject, but those are the things that were off the top of my head.
2006-11-28 15:20:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Best way to help schools is to give control back to the teachers. Most of what is taught in schools today is what is on Standardized Tests and not what people need to know. The hassle for teachers make most of them quit.
2006-11-28 15:19:24 · answer #4 · answered by pv845 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister who is a teacher was taught in college not to correct a student in front of the rest when the student is wrong......don't want to hurt that tender ego! I thought that's what school is all about.. to learn. My sister is very smart but I guess not smart enough to know when she's handed crap from a college professor.
2006-11-28 15:25:46 · answer #5 · answered by Judith 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Disband teachers unions...
Institute pass/fail test at 10th grade...
Those failing are removed from Academic
studies and put into apprentice / work programs..
2006-11-28 15:24:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
make the teachers better educated. seems they dont care as much as the kids dont care
2006-11-28 15:19:09 · answer #7 · answered by Ashes 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋