Do you think social education would be a better alternative to the current public ed system? Would you be willing to pay more taxes towards education?
2007-01-24 06:40:36 · 6 answers · asked by dewhatulike 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
I believe the biggest problem with our current educational system is parents.
Too often, parents will not discipline their kids and will balk if the school tries to, so these kids "run the show" in the classroom, disrupting the learning for every other kid in the room.
Too often, parents expect schools to teach their children morals and values, but then balk at the values their children are taught (which is why you can't sing Christmas carols at Christmas).
Too often, parents expect schools to teach their children everything, so schools have had to fill the same number of hours with things like sex ed (even in elementary school) which USED to be up to the parents to teach (this goes back to values education).
Too often, parents don't give a hoot about their children because they are (or were) children when they had their kids and are still very self-centered ("if I'm not enjoying it, I don't care about it").
Too often, parents don't care about their children's education (i.e. check or help with homework) UNTIL the child fails, then the parent wants to know why the school/teacher isn't doing their job and expects the teacher to change the grade (and too often, the teacher will be told to do just that by the principal).
I'm not saying ALL parents are like this. I'm simply saying that the parents who ARE like this make it very difficult for other children to get a decent education.
I'm also not saying this is the ONLY problem with our current educational system. It is simply the MAJOR problem with it.
2007-01-24 09:41:08 · answer #1 · answered by homeschoolmom 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
What has happened? It has been politicized and dummified. No I do not think that a social education (?) would be any better than the current public ed system. It seems like a very social education as it is. And no I would not, will not and am not willing to pay more taxes towards education.
I prefer to have the option to use my own money in the way I choose to educate my own family. I am very much in favor of education. Education is very important.
Home schooling has given us all a chance to learn the basics without encumbrance --- we can focus on building skill and mastery in the areas that matter the most.
We don't have to contend with many of the obstacles that are faced by students and teachers on a daily basis within the public system.
2007-01-25 12:51:37 · answer #2 · answered by Barb 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What do you mean by "social education"?
The current system isn't working. It worked when there were fewer demands, multi-level groups, more flexibility and when there was a consistency among values and attitudes. Oh, and when governments didn't feel that all kids needed to be tested in only one way to 'prove' knowledge and that all kids had to attain certain things by a certain age (can you imagine if the government imposed such restrictions on learning how to walk, talk, count to 2 and so on??).
ADDED: Just looked up "social education" vs. "public education" to get a better idea of what you are talking about. I see now that you are referring to public school's focus on preparing kids for the workforce later on. School didn't used to be like that, did it? It was what it was just for the purpose of having an education, being able to read. It didn't have anything to do with a job down the road. However, I still can't find anything specifically on "social education" to really understand what that would entail.
2007-01-24 06:51:22 · answer #3 · answered by glurpy 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
MORE taxes?! NO!! I went to register my car yesterday, and I saw a sign that said 46.6 percent of Indiana's excise tax goes to public schools. My younger kids are homeschooled, and my older son is in private school. I pay tuition, PLUS the cost of homeschool materials, PLUS various taxes to support public schools.
If nothing else, they should change the curriculum to include ONLY core subjects. It's the parents' responsiblity to teach sex ed, health, and values, not the government's.
2007-01-25 09:31:40 · answer #4 · answered by p2of9 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have no complaints with the public schools in my area. They are very good, in fact. Although there is always room for improvement in every single thing anyone can imagine, I am a strong believer in public education.
2007-01-24 06:49:18 · answer #5 · answered by melouofs 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think our educational system is a symptom of our society. Since the 'revolution' in the l960's, most things have gone down hill. We do not respect the teaching profession and do not reward it financially. We threw out a lot of rules and regs, but what have we replaced them with.
2007-01-24 06:49:40 · answer #6 · answered by beez 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋