What is your thoughts on public education?

Answer 1

Grammar is not a big thing on this program. My thoughts ARE that we need to convince the parents that education is important. Then we need with the help of the parents to convince children that education is important. The rest of the problems will go away when we get that done.

Answer 2

MMM-what "ARE" your thoughts on public education?

Some might find your statement a blazing thought but I am not judgemental.

I think it is like everything else-you get out what you put in-I also know that its better to get a public education in a large disctrict where there are a slew of programs created to encourage graduation versus a small city/town where there are not enough or very few extracirricular programs to increase opportunities.

I also don't think that charter schools are the answer-in most states they don't have to have the same standards as a public school. I think that years from now there will be an expose on the things that they have done. I know several children whose lives have been forever changed because of an experience in a charter school.

This is all IMO and I am a product of public education.

Answer 3

Public education is a necessity for all the obvious reasons, but of course a reformation can always improve our system. So true the teachers need to be included and heard in any reform for they are the true basis of its foundation. We all see how the teachers are treated in our system today. They are way underpaid for the job teaching today's children! There is so little respect shown by the majority of kids for the teachers and if a teacher tries to instill values along with knowledge, parents tell them to MYOB and just teach. Not just teach, but be lenient and let the poor kid pass. We've all seen illiterate problem children just passed so the poor teacher doesn't have to deal with them again! Not the teachers' fault. Their hands are tied. What I'm getting at is in private schools the children seem to have more morals and common sense and literacy then the public schoolchild. Why? Because these children are from rich families with fewer problems? So where does the answer lie? More involvement to ensure all public school children are treated the same with the same benefits and everyone stand behind our teachers! I knew a teacher who was ousted from the school because one mother on the board of education didn't like the way the teacher pushed her son to try! Honest truth.

Answer 4

That it is a good thing. but..... you will only get out of it what you put in. What I mean is, you have to have adults in your life who value an education, who check your work, who go to teacher conferences, who take the time to be involved. If parents had a more vested interest in their child's education than every public school would flourish. EVERY ONE.

That said it is BS that they push children through without holding them back, self esteem and all well I say if the child struggles during 2nd grade work what do they think they will do in the 3rd grade, I also think year round school is a plus, I also think that they need to make the cut off for kindergarten earlier. They allow children who turn 5 by September first to be with children who turn 6 in October. I also think that they should make at least four schools. Elementary, intermediate, Jr hi and Hi school. High school should be 10Th, 11Th, and 12Th. Oh and Uniforms, you are in school to learn not make a fashion statement, informs are alot cheaper than new clothes and I don't have a problem with same sex classes. You can co-ed the schools but classes could be same sex.

Answer 5

Free, compulsory education is the greatest investment and insurance for the future. Of course, by free, that means it is paid for by the tax payers but used by those with children in school.

If you make people pay to send their kids to school, then it can no longer be compulsory. Without compulsory education, a large, impoverished sub culture would develop and masses of illiterate people could not fulfill even the most basic entry-level jobs. If you think living in a bi-lingual society is troublesome and expensive, just try to live in an illiterate one.

That said, public education must be vigilant, measured, accountable, and relevant. So there is always work to be done to improve it.

Answer 6

Is that where you learned English?

Public Education fails our country every day.

There is no incentive to excel, only to safe guard the psyches of the children in attendance. Self esteem is not achievable because challenges that could foster esteem is discouraged because competition is 'bad' since some lose.

Teachers have no authority to challenge or correct, they are treated with disrespect and are not allowed to hold back students who don't care about the waste of time that school is considered by many.

What are my thoughts on public education? Until we take back local responsibility for the education of our children, our overall IQ's will continue to plummet and we will continue to adjust ACT and SAT scores downward to make our students feel smarter than the are.

It's akin to changing clothing sizes, shifting them down so that 14's are the old 16 and we don't feel fat. It doesn't help anyone

Answer 7

Public education should have the impetus, motivation and speardriving of the the community it benefits. It this nomadic society called the U.S. there is a need for the government to evaluate its needs as a nation, and see what has gone terribly wrong with "free" education. You get what you pay for, the public area of education is a mockery, outright fake pretense of an excuse for "education". The results are brainless, unthinking, sheep, who have not a clue how to compete against the brains pools of other countries.
One must pay for teachers, give them the authority to discipline, to have the respect that is required to teach. Students should understand that to succeed, they must learn the basics (reading, writing and math/science(include thinking here. Its a matter of national security, pride, and survival -- without education all is likened to swimming the Indian Ocean without drowning and without arms. The purpose of the U.S. Government, from the Constitution's perspective was for "the common defense", among other things, and how can you defend your people when they are ignorant and incapable of competing with the nations around her? By bullets and bombs? Education is the answer, and one that is well-funded, authoritative, respected and focused on universal truths and subjects --not sports and flag-waving!

Answer 8

Being the mother of 3 public education made me sad.. I did everything i could to get them ready for school at appropriate time. worked with the school system to better help others and worked with the PTA. the goal was the children and you put yourself where you will do the most good.. ..but it was so sad to the many that not ready and didnt want to be there. Took so much away from the ones that wanted to succeed.. but due to funding were unable to purchase the education they dreamed of.
But after many hours years and working together with the education of my children , I am proud of them for being the best they could be..

Answer 9

Public education is what you make it.

What we need in the system is more parental involvement! If parents would step up to the plate and take an active role in their kids school and education it would make a world of difference.
It's just like a household, if you teach your child to respect the space they live in and take care of it they will, but if you do not they won't.

Answer 10

I went to a private school from grades k-8
My high school years, I attended public school.
I felt that the public school system was adequet and provided me with a quality education. The course materials were not outdated, the class sizes were below 20, and the teachers were well versed in their field of studies.