Are you bothered by the direction that education is taking in our country?

Question

I just saw on my local news that they are considering lifting the reading requirements at some high schools which will mean that some kids can get through and graduate without ever reading a classic novel or doing a book report. They're also trying to substitute business math for algebra and some school board members want to make Biology an elective. When I hear stuff like this and think about where we're gonna be by the time my kids start high school, I feel sick.

Answer 1

I sure am.

Answer 2

There are teachers hodjas and priests that make us laugh. See below:


Here is the song and the story of it.

We defended a farter in the mosque.
Hodja said spit on his face ...
Many would do it.
But we wouldnt.
It was a big big fight
in the end we won
in the end we won
Yet, we were less in number.

Yes...
It wasnt a nice thing to fart in the mosque.
But it wasnt nice to spit on a boy's face, either
In the end we won.
In the end we won.

Here is the story:

I was 12 years old and I was in the mosque with seven friends. Trying to read Kouran. One of my friends farted. And the hodja asked us to spit on his face when we go out of the mosque bec. according to him it was a shameful thing to do so in the mosque. When we finished with the lesson: four of the boys made an attempt to spit on that boy. Only me and another boy didnt like the idea and a big quarrel and fight began. The farting boy and us defeated the four spitters. Since then I havent gone to a mosque at all. Priests and hodjas are imbecile creatures. They are mammals, too .....And God is their God, not mine. The kindest thing done for me was that boy's help.....

Answer 3

I have been worried about the state of education in this country for about ten years. Most teachers send their kids to private school and don't let them tell you it is because " it is hard for their children when their parent teaches at the school they attend" Cop out !

Answer 4

I think education should include more practical subjects, like how to manage a budget, honest sex education and child rearing, how to cook and clean, etc along with education basics. But that's just my opinion as a former math professor

Answer 5

I haven't been aware there was quality of education in all the time I attended school.

Answer 6

It is a sad state of affairs. I'm actually thinking about home schooling.

Answer 7

We're getting dumber by the day. Its really sad...

Answer 8

Why bother going to school at all in the U.S.?

Answer 9

very sad, and that is the future of our country

Answer 10

they want everybody to be the same dumb

Answer 11

its sad