If you are such a great teacher then why can't our children count money or make change ?

Answer 1

Even the world's greatest teachers can't force anyone to learn.

Answer 2

AS a home schooling mom and not professional ie paid teacher, I can honestly say there are multiple reasons.

1. the child hasn't mastered addition or subtraction and thinks of money as something totally foreign to numbers. Kids don't deal with money on a daily bases they don't see that adding a subtracting coins/dollar bills uses the same numbers they use to count, it's like a second subject to them.

2. the school system that we have across the USA assumes that every student will understand whatever is being taught on today's lesson, today, not 20 days from now and so once the lessons is taught, then you have learned it and the class needs to move to the next assignment because the system must finish the text book in 180 days, if you didn't understand it go ask your parents.

3. Children don't learn at the same pace. just because you are 6 calendar years old, does not mean that you are ready for kindergarten or first grade, some children are even ready for 2nd grade at this age some still need more guidance in the "preschool" realm of their lives. I've seen this happen with my nephew and other friends' children they push them too hard too quicky and the kids end up feeling like failures.

4. Teachers are also under tremendous pressure to have the children perform at grade level this leaves very little time to step back and teach the child who just didn't "get it" today. they are also under pressure to teach the state test so their school doesn't loose funding.

5. Lots of teachers are very good and care about what is going on, but with 30+ students in the class it is extremely difficult to notice the shy quite one who keeps quiet because if he lets it be known that he doesn't know the assigment, the other kids will tease him mercilessly.

Just some observations from personal experiences, my own experiences in school as well as people I know who have run into the same situation.

Answer 3

Parents of stupid kids should be looking in the mirror and asking that question rather than blaming teachers for everything.

Teachers cannot make kids learn and they'll spend time with the kids that want to learn. What your child tells you and what happens in school are two different things.

Where was the parent when the report cards came out? Where was mom and dad when the homework was being done? Like the old saying "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink". That's no lie. It's starts and finishes at home. How you raise your kids and the time you spend with them determines if they'll be a society fly or some flunking trying to ease their way through life off of others.

Answer 4

Well here are some questions for you to reflect in your own free time:

Do you spend some time with you own children?
Do you teach them at home?
Do you help them with their homework?

If all the answers of the above are NO, you should really change your parenting style because after all teachers only spend time with them about 8 hours a day.
Don't blame the teachers, look yourself in the mirror!

Answer 5

We do our best to teach your children to count, make change, do basic and complex math calculations, read, write, behave and a myriad of other things. However, we cannot force anyone to do anything, especially after they leave our classrooms. Anything that one needs to learn takes time and practise. If your kids don't take the time to practise at home as part of their homework, you cannot lay all the blame on their teachers. Blame calculators and cash registers for your kids' poor math skills, not teachers. Perhaps as a parent you should take some time to help them learn some of these basics, or at least encourage them to practise.

I've been teaching for nearly 30 years, and it always amazes me that parents don't want to help their kids. They think the teacher should be the one to teach their kids everything. Sorry to tell you that we are not miracle workers; we simply do our best.

In my classes, I have between 25 and 40 students while at home you have 1 or 2. I teach all of my students the same material and give extra help when needed; I don't have time to see everyone and I can't fix everything. Besides, kids learn at different rates.

Having said all of that, give us teachers a break. Sit down with your kids and give them some extra help. They are your kids, after all, not ours. If you cannot help them, get them into a tutoring service. Help them instead of blaming us. You just might be surprised by what they really do know.

Answer 6

Because we are only with your children 8 hours a day. YOU are with your children twice as long as we are. You need to help us by reinforcing what we teach your children at home. We are still great teachers. It is YOUR fault that your children can't count money or make change!

Answer 7

Education begins in the home. If you're kid can't count money and make change, you should take a very long look in the mirror at yourself, and stop passing the blame onto the teacher.

Answer 8

Because the students are too lazy and lethargic to want to do anything other than play. If a student goes through 12 years of school and can't count money, etc. it is their own fault. Students need to take responsibility for their learning.

Answer 9

Most children are being focused to understand trivia, hand eye coordination and getting along with other humans. Eventually change won't matter because computers will take over that function. The kids will have what they need to survive. If you want a child that can figure out how they do all that, you are attempting to teach something advanced in today's society and should do that as a parent.

Answer 10

My brother owns a business where the help need to take in money. If the customer hands the cashier $5.00 and the total is $4.10 and it is rung up and the register says the change is .90 and the customer hands them a dime the cashiers can't figure out what change to give. I have a grandson that failed a math test "because the batteries in my calculator died". He can't add, subtract, multiply, or divide without one.

Answer 11

you can not expect teacher to do it all as a parent you do have some responsibility in your child's learning, this is the problem with today's educational system, it is expected to be teacher, disciplinary, social worker, parent, guide, friend, authority and many more classifications that parents, lawmakers, and other shove onto the plate of the teacher of today, so if your child can not count spend some time with them and help teach them the lessons they need to survive, remember it takes a village to raise a child.!!!!!!!