do you think its possible to bring back US education system so that kids will learn the values of knowledge.?

Question

and we won't be ashame of education of our kids? if yes, how, if not why, why not? what Should be done. Keep in mind i didn't say can be done...because this needs very radical approach.

get gent: man thanks i wanted to be a bit "politically correct" even i hate that term made by political prostitutes.

Lisa Thank for your Answer. i'm assistant of teacher at college as well, i know what you meant. and yes, we need much more radical approach. I have been in many such situations, when i had to change direction on order to discipline kids.

Lys: thank you for answering: good point. :)

Christianti: i'm not worrying about bashing. but you're 1005 right
Educations start from HOME, when parents teach kids values and I agree. with you on that one

Christianti...:P nice thinking but I'm not 5 th grader.

Answer 1

Public education in America is in worse shape than the structural condition of its bridges. It has been on a down hill course since the late 1950s and has not had a gifted mind to address its problems for as many years.

Educators who backed away nearly three decades ago, to institute home schooling, were of the opinion then; that the U.S. educational bureaucracy was a sacred cow that could not be changed anymore than the U.S. insurance industry.

The is a powerfull giant that lives in the land where the one eyed man is king. It controlls teachers, students and families by time clock and calendar, quietly makes millions on vending machines and fat diets, declares what subject matter will be taught.

It feeds the pockets of the politically correct from the ground up, controls the means of testing and its own assessment, is the silent political arm of text book and IT empires; and has awesome dollar power for construction at local levels. It scribes limits and benchmarks on religion and morals and does all the above and more under force of law.

It will not respond to problems because it will never admit failure. Its two responses to self created problems are: (1) Fix teachers. (2) Generate more money.

Perhaps a military take over? That is radical.

Answer 2

The only way to do that is to allow kids to either study or spend school hours in factories, working manual labor. When they decide they NEED education, then they will apply themselves.
Yes, discipline is much needed! I'm a teacher, and I know that first of all, a child needs to learn to sit down and be quiet to learn! I don't care about "politically correct". Putting bureaucratic labels on things and throwing money at the problem won't help solve these problems!

Answer 3

I think there is more freedom for kids in the U.S. Through technology so they are spoiled with T.V. music and other entertainment. I think there is also a romanticism of doing hard labor (need little edu) , rather than sitting in an office (need more edu).

I think the idea of education has been strongly tied to success and making money. What needs to happen is a separation of these two ideas. Education shouldn't be about money or competition, but rather a collaboration of differnt talents and opinions about how to solve problems or do things better, whether it be math, science, society or any other subject.

Answer 4

You got it wrong, learning the value of knowledge, is the job of a parent. I am a parent, and I'm the only one that can teach my children, how important an education is!

The job of the education system is to prepare our kids for college, PERIOD! Then on the collegiate level, everything class is available, kids just have to study and not party all the time. In college, the most important time and education for your life, IS NOT PARTY TIME!
So, you just might want to rephrase your question, for it has no merit or truth to it at all.

I'm not bashing you, but you might want to check the structuring of your sentences and use spell check from now on:)

What needs to be done, is parenting classes to teach parents to, be more involved in motivating their children and teach them how to STUDY properly.
I myself, have 2 daughters that are on the honor roll and are being offered Scholarships to major Universities. I also am very, very involved in their education and their knowledge of how important it is, to their future. Being involved as I am, you can see, the education system is not the problem, POOR PARENTING AND POOR STUDY SKILLS ARE!

By the way, the way your questions and answers are written, it sounds like you are in 5th grade:) Have a nice day:)

Answer 5

Nothing is impossible...some things just seem like it.

So, yeah, it would be tough to accomplish. Perhaps implementing "Quality Schools" and "Quality Teachers" by Dr. William Glasser (utilizing Choice Theory) would be effective...if only we could really build schools like these.

Peace be with you!

EDIT: Indeed, discipline. It's different than punishment.

Answer 6

its called discipline and we need plenty of it.