Why were are public school system allowed to get so far out of hand ?

Question

These are our future leaders . How did our system get so bad, schools are for learning and to enstill morals and disciplin. how did we get to a bunch of illiterate thugs and gang problems.?
This had to of had signs and warnings. What happend ? No child left behind is a joke !!!!.

Answer 1

It started decades ago when authority was challened in the schools and the "do gooders" took punishment out of the schools. It has been down hill from there. While 'no child left behind' was with good intention, and at least an attempt to get back to teaching, it has also failed.

I was not the best student, by far, but I can see that even those of us who were average or less in the 60's would be in the upper levels today. Far too many questions and answers, right here, are so bad even I can't believe it. Things like:
-'are' used when meaning 'our'
-'then' when it should be 'than'
-mispelling the simplest words - and we have spell check???
-the general attitude and opinions expressed are without thought.

Many of us have the answer, but will be ever go back to the day when we actually taught reading, writing, and math? When we expected students to sit down and shut up. When getting into trouble at school meant another bout of punishment when we got home.

We have done and are doing a real disservice to our youth and to our future as a country. It is natural for kids to NEED direction. Being too permissive has caused so many problems for our youth. It goes far beyond not being allowed to teach. One could argue that it is 'abuse'.

Having teachers in the family, I know first hand how the atmophere in schools has deteriorated over the last 20 years. It is a scary thing. The ACLU has and is destroying our country under the guise of protecting our rights. That organization is responsible for so many of our problems; not only those inside our schools.

Answer 2

The "No Child Left Behind" requirement came with requirements but no money to assist in meeting those objectives. We have a group of legislators who keep drawing up laws for others while Their Children are attending PRIVATE SCHOOLS. The thugs that you speak of are given the notion that they have Equal Rights without any requirements of learning. "YOU CAN'T MAKE ME LEARN!" Their lawyers, ACLU backed, will fight for those rights no matter what these young persons do, how they act, or what they say (in many cases). The schools don't want to fight a court case against a group with their resources either. Many of our teachers and administrators are "weenies" that will not take a stand! The warnings have been there. We just don't want to acknowledge them. MORALS should be taught at home but their parents are too drunk or drug addicted to teach them anything. I must stop here, I am getting too negative on this question. SORRY...

I will add that The Republican Party had nothing to do with underfunding. The last 40 years of education has been VERY UNDERFUNDED! There has not been proper state or federal funding for education for at least 40 years!!

The private schools do not have to take most of the testing that our public schools do and their students are generally the best of the best students from our general public. They come from the well-to-do families and would do very well with or without PRIVATE SCHOOLING which can afford to have a 10 to 1 student-teacher ratio while our public schools are fortunate if they have a 33 to 1 ratio. I would be better able to teach in those circumstances also. NOT only that but the private schools are not generally required to have certified teachers but our public schools must. They also pay much less than the public schools becauseb they have no discipline problems... THEY EXPELL THEM!

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Answer 3

The counter-culture has completed the "long march through the institutions". Don't ever think that "progressive" initiatives refer to something positive. "Progressive" is only a code word for a series of innovations toward centralization of human affairs. This is precisely why I do not support the Federal government's role in public education. Educating the masses is not enumerated among the powers granted to the Federal government in the U.S. Constitution, and thus the Tenth Amendment acknowledges education as existing under the auspices of the States.

To destroy America, or evolve it into something foreign to its founding principles, the Progressives have executed a relentless campaign to destroy traditional American institutions. The education system is among them along with family and religion. The byproduct of a failed education system is governmental dependency, which translates into a quickening of central authority in Washington. Although apparently benign at its inception, the cancer spreads rapidly.

Throughout history, government consistently demonstrates its lust for power over the individual and subjugation of the populace. An education system in the hands of a central authority is purposeful to this end and demonstrates the wisdom of the Founding Fathers in leaving its administration closer to the people by recognizing it as under the States' control.

Answer 4

It is called Tax's in a single word. The Conservatives took over our Government with Reagan, Bush and Bush and State after State refused to fund needed money to pay for a good public school system. Also, The Country allowed the fundamentalist to get their claws into the system of education in America, and the results are all around us. The school shootings are a perfect example. If you allow students to be alienated in large numbers without noticing it, you end up with major problems like dead children on the playgrounds.
America needs to kick Christian Fundamentalist out of the business of public education so that people can get back to being close to the kids and their needs.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Because America has NO IDEA what discipline is. I was born in America of an Argentine mother and a Mexican-American father. I have been raised with strong hispanic culture. Discipline and strick but with so much love. American people (well, most anyways) just are not like that (in general, please dont be offended, i am american born). There is no strong family value as there is in other cultures. My mom always tells me about tests in Argentina. She said there was no such thing as multiple choice. To her, our multiple choice tests are a total joke. Every test question had to be answered with an essay. Other countries are getting ahead of america in many ways, especially education. But like I said, this is just what I see generally....with my "white" american friends.

Answer 7

No child left behind is a joke, and it's underfunded, but to make a blanket indictment that says all kids are illiterate or thugs is just wrong

Answer 8

you should ask your state representatives, senators, and governor. the state in in charge of the educational system. however it gives it's powers to individual cities. that's the legal way the answer that question. my opinion is very different. money. schools are underfunded. Most school district get the majority of their money from property taxes, so the poorer the neighborhood is, the poorer the schools. that's why so many richer neighboorhoods have better schools. less money means less textbooks, supplies, etc.

Answer 9

That's "No Child Left Behind" for ya. I'm fortunately one of the prospects of the system.

Answer 10

Because parents set home instead of going to school board meetings where this problems are addressed.Been to one lately?