public schools a joke??

Question

why in america do we care more about the retards in the schools rather than the people who can actually make something of themselves, for an example no child left behind act... jsut stupid, why do we spend so much time and money on mentally challenged people, they will always be that way, they cannot serve a purpose in america, but all the smart people we dont challenge them enough, an exchange student from germany told me last night that the schooling there is much harder than here.. i told him its because public schools are like radiation and kemo therapy for cells that work jsut fine.. does anyone else feel the schools are failing children

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Such a belief is the true joke.

Why called for the 'act'? Then you will have to date it all the way back to when the Declaration of Independence was written up and what caused the old colonies to want this independence--to preserve their liberties and rights. The system we live by today is that when a life is born, he is born with natural rights. He deserves the rights all others are given, whether he is slower than others, or deformed, mute, deaf, blind, etc.

Yet, you wonder why we don't waste money on those who contribute much more to America. You are terribly wrong there. Take for example the Massachusetts vs. Grineder case. Your so-called educated doctor has an obsession with pornography and prostitutions, that eventually led him to murder his wife.

How about the case about Antoinette Frank--a police officer who murdered two Vietnameses and her partner for money?

Perry March is another example; a lawyer who murdered his wife during an argument about their pending divorce.

Interesting how these 'labeled' people are those considerate few that offer many contribution to America, but at the same time, can take away another man's life.

Answer 3

You should always take what German exchange students say to be complete truth. They NEVER lie. C'mon dude, if you're not IN the education business, you can't say that you truly know the ins and outs enough to make assertions about the NCLB Act.

NCLB focuses on students who NEED help. It doesn't take away from students who are on grade level. They're still taught on their level in the regular classroom. NCLB targets students who need remediation, and remediation is given to them. This is usually done by pulling students out of their regular class and working in smaller groups at those students' levels. This is remediation of "regular" students. As for "mentally challenged" students, they are served by the Exceptionalities department. These people were in schools BEFORE NCLB was created to help the students. These people can and DO serve a purpose in America. Lots of them even know how to capitalize sentences and use punctuation. They can spell too. While I won't deny that NCLB has lots of cons, there ARE pros. It forces us (teachers) to look at students who are struggling and find ways to help them make progress. In the past, these students were brushed aside to focus on the students YOU say are worth something. The very title No Child Left Behind has a sentiment that ALL children are worth helping. Please DON'T consider a career in education if you feel differently.

Answer 4

1) mentally challenged people may always be that way, but they can and do contribute to society if they are given appropriate time to learn and are respected in the process.

2) If you are a "smart person", theoretically you should be smart enought to challenge yourself and educate yourself.

3) Our education system hasent been revised in the past 50 years. (after ww2 ago there was a baby boom) after those baby boomers (including bush) starting using birth control and made americans the largest consumers of cocaine on earth in the 70s, they stopped having so many kids and caring about education and became more concerned about, oh i dunno, money for coke. In short, we students are outnumbered in the voting booths by our elder generations, who in general are only concerend about issues involving their own personal wallets. Not that the issue is even about money, its that congress isnt even concerned about framing up a plan for reforming education. Because THE PEOPLE WHO VOTE DONT CARE ABOUT EDUCATION.

If you have been a public school student the past 10 years or so, whether your IQ is 50 or 150 youve pretty much been given the message that your not worth it. And after a while we just lose faith.

Answer 5

Yes, they are trying to make even the stupid people understand when smart people like myself knew the curriculum months ago. Schools should focus on challenging the intelligent rather than lowering their standards for the average and below. But, the likeliness that this will ever change is slim to none. They should at least separate the smart and the average into different classes.

Answer 6

No child left behind is a complete joke. It was introduced by Bush, so that should tell you something. Basically, it lowered standards, so students are doing worse, but it looks like they're doing better. They dumb down the curriculum so the stupid people get it, but the smart people are then not challenged and do bad. So test scores go up because the curriculum is dumber, and no one is challenged, so everyone gives up. THAT is American public schools for you.

Answer 7

You are very misinformed. Those with mental disabilities can offer much to the community.
Also, it is expected that those without disabilities will have enough self respect and ambition to actively take part in their education. If you don't care about your education, then no one else will put effort into your education. In some cases our schools lack. In others, it's up to the student to take advantage of the opportunities afforded. If you don't come to the dinner table when dinner is served, then don't complain about being hungry.

Answer 8

Yes, schools are failing our children at both ends . . .
Some children who excel need to be further challenged and their teachers should recognize this as well the parents need to be active enough to ask the school for proper testing so that child can be placed accordingly.
As for you comment of children that are 'mental challenged' this does not mean that cannot learn, unfortunately it is just at a slower pace they require to help them focus and learn. They can learn and many do become productive members of society.
Its unfortunately we all cannot be geniuses

Answer 9

ok the fact that everyone is equal means people with more problems need more time and dedicationn too them they still have the right to learn it's not there fault this way and they way you stated you argument was quite arrogant and stuck up

its not cause of people like this getting the attention they deserve that is causeing your skools to not challenge young people but because of the need to meet statistics that exams are getting easyer

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Answer 10

Bush is the reason public schools are a joke.

Its true, he's the one who implemented NCLB.

I teach and I don't think public education is horrible. I love teaching and I do challenge all of my students.

Its all in who you vote for who makes these ridiculous decisions for the future of America.

Answer 11

LOL. I heard the same joke a while back but it was with four nuns. Still good though.