Should school be a law or a choice whether it be public, private or home?

Question

Standards for students have become ridiculous over the years. Pre- algebra beginning in elementary. It's as if school has taken over our children.

Answer 1

The education system in the US has degraded mightily in the last half century.

Education should be optional, with vocational training/trade schools and apprenticeship programs for those who choose not to go. Welfare should be eliminated, and strict literacy tests reinstated as a condition of registering to vote.

First year algebra used to be in the seventh and eighth grades, with geometry, trig. and calculus in the ninth through twelfth.

I agree with the people who want their taxes to finance their religion-based schools. On exactly a one-for-one basis. That should be enough for each family to purchase one or perhaps two books a year. The rest they would have to come up with out of pocket.

Answer 2

Pre-Algebra has always been taught in elementary school. The concepts are the same, only the names have changed. So, don't worry, just learn it like everyone else tries to do.

Education is a choice, attending school is not. I wish they were both the same but sadly, I don't see it happening anytime soon. Too many people tied to, too many traditions that are attached to our current school systems operations and procedures. School is more now about equal rights than education anyway so what does it really matter. But there is hope! When people quit growing up and trying to rectify all the injustices they experienced at school through their kids lives. At least another 10 - 20 years before significant change in the system will be noticed. It will change even more with new technologies. Hope.

Answer 3

I have a child in elementary school and one in Jr. High. They are both in GT courses(gifted and talented) and they are both learning less than I did when I was in school. I supplement what they learn at home. If I could afford private schools for them, I would do it in a heartbeat. The problem is twofold. One, we have too many bilingual or English as a second language classes. That's a waste of time and money and less teachers to go around. Two, liberals have taken over public schools. Some even want to do away with testing because you might hurt a child's feelings when they get a failing grade. What's the sense of learning if you are not tested to see if you learned anything? What we are producing are a bunch of robots, think the same, dress the same, act the same, you're no better, you're not worse, you are special. Don't mention God, but let's teach about Ramadan? That's not real life.

Answer 4

Depends. For public faculties, every state has its possess legislation after which the general public faculties can have their possess insurance policies and interpretations of the ones legislation. Some states will permit it; a few would possibly not. Private faculties, however, in general set their possess insurance policies and can generally permit it if you're inclined to pay for it and meet another necessities they've. The most effective exception will likely be in aports or different pursuits wherein they compete with different faculties; then the institution which runs the competitions will set the foundations and generally won't permit it out of worry that the university will deliver in "ringers" who're particularly well and most effective perform sporting activities to support the university win competitions. But faculties are not the one areas to present extracurricular pursuits. Many groups have group facilities, parks and exercise departments that sponsor groups and competitions, YMCA and different areas that present sporting activities pursuits. Also there are personal corporations that present categories in artwork, dance, martial arts, gymnastics and extra. Some homeschool aid companies have pursuits for the youngsters to perform. And a few corporations akin to four-H, scouting, or others do not require that the kids attend a precise university. There are plenty of extracurricular pursuits in the market should you fairly desire to perform a few...

Answer 5

You are sooo right. I would not put my child in public runned schools. No way in heck!!!

You do have a choice, home school or private. The Govt has no place in telling anyone how to run their childrens lives. However, this is the result of folks becoming lazy and losing interest in taking care of their own kids. People puting their trust in Govt to tell them when to wipe their butts.

There are LOTS of us who dont agree with the vacinations, public schools and all that garbage. Embrace what is out there in opposition to it. You may be surprised.

Remember, they only get control if you let them have it.

For those of you who are concerned that if we dont have any education that is equal to other nations than we will become a lesser nation than they..... you are forgetting this nation was founded on morals and christian values. THAT is what made us great. Education/success will follow as they are blessings of living a righteous life. It has nothing to do with just strictly our education gonna make us better. This nation is failing becuase we have lost those ways that our founding fathers paved for us.

It is not a result of bad education... bad education is a result of bad choices in our personal lives.

Good luck-

Answer 6

this is a great idea. this is just what the world needs

more people to flip my burgers, and spend all of their life getting promoted from burger flipper to to assistant mid-shift manager in charge of fries and hot apple pies.

just to be taken care of my my tax dollars when they are too old and feeble to operate the cash register.

pre algebra in elementry. i would have loved that. better yet. i would have loved to have some advanced english classes at any time. trying to re-learn this crap at age 30 is a little tough. but if you want to get anywhere you have to be able to write a letter. or a resume'.

let's just lower the standards untill everyone can pass every class and get the wonderful diploma. and while we are catering to everyone that does not want to learn we will ruin the lives of thoes that do wish to make something of their lives.

Answer 7

I support public education (or at least education) for every child up through age 18. I think everyone needs an education to function in today's society - this country is a leader in technology and medicine and research. Our populace needs to know the basics to be productive members of society and educated voters.

I took pre-algebra at an early age. You child will be glad they learned math early when they decide, 5 years later, that they want to get a Ph.D. in physics.

Answer 8

a choice because what you say is truly the way it's becoming these days. I graduated with Pre-algebra(I'm 29) and now my 13 year old sister is learning algebra 1; whats that all about?

Answer 9

It should be by law. We may not be able to stop stupid people from breeding, but at least we can educate their offspring to a common standard in hope that they will grow up to be smarter than their parents.

Answer 10

It should be a choice. And Christian parents who pay taxes should have the choice to use that tax money they paid into the system to fund their child's private education so they can be taught the truth rather than lies, which seem to be the only thing allowed IN public schools these days. I don't want my kids taught the THEORY of evolution as fact and have the TRUTH of creation withheld from them because of somebody's idea that it infringes on "separation of church and state."