Can the low quality of U.S public education be solved with money ?

Question

more money for this....

more money for that....

but are your children learning??????

I agree with most of your answers... Kids learn from Internet, TV, friends, relatives,
Teachers are not doing their job and I don't blame them! I might blame the system... Anglo-Monolingual and materialistic public education is a failure!
America is changing faster than our schools.
Privatization could be a solution!
But an elitist solution and it might lead to a Revolution and Coup d'Etat
You won't want that!
Other solution is.... change and Reform our system!
yeah!

Answer 1

Well, you're not going to win much support from the teaching community with statements such as those posted. However, you are right on the mark. I think that it ultimately comes down to choice. Parents should be able to choose from schools that actually work and educate as opposed to schools that are churning out an assembly line of morons. Unfortunately, choice is something vehemently opposed by teachers and teacher's unions. I think WE as taxpayers should have a CHOICE as to where we'd like our children to be educated. Public or private. It's OUR money, it should be OUR decision.

Answer 2

I work at a consumer electronics return center. The other day we hired a "temp" to help through the summer with minor duties like data entry, filing, etc. The lady we hired was available through the summer because guess what? She is a teacher! Sadly, we had to let her go because she could not even alphabetize files correctly. Never mind that she had no clue what "open the attachment in Outlook" even meant. This was a poor excuse for a B.S. in Education.

I think the problem is there aren't enough teachers to go around, therefore they will hire just about anyone to do the job. If the jobs paid more money more people would try to get the teaching jobs, and that would give the schools the opportunity to "select" those who are truly QUALIFIED for it.

Sadly, if you read through the answers, former teachers' responses, spelling, and grammar leave much to be desired. The heart and "calling" to teach may be there, but the knowledge needs to be there too.

God help our children is all I can say.

Answer 3

no, not as long as the teacher's union run education. they protect the poorest teachers.

charter schools have had miraculous success but are hated by public education. parent should be allowed to chose and the tax dollars should be for the child not the schools. public education if failing our children at such a monumental scale it should be theirs and our shame.

it has been awhile since i taught but when asked to sub for a friend i was shocked at how many students could not read on a third grade level..this was 9th grade. those still trying to teach say that discipline is a thing of the past and the student know that no one can penalize them, if they try, the parents and the ACLU will be down their throats.

teaching should be like industry, if you don't preform you are fired..if you don't achieve results you are fired..teacher cannot be fired, for the most part, the union will not allow it.

one of my professor told me her motto..you can teach the same thing for 25 yrs but that doesn't mean you are teaching for 25 years. teachers are overwhelmed also by all these things.

Answer 4

In elementary school, if you teach the three Rs, Reading , writting, arithmatic, and you make sure these kids know what their being taught, when they get to high school, what is there that you cant teach them? I spent nearly $100 on school supplies the other day for my two kids. most of the stuff consisted of crayons, markers, colored pencils, tissues, crap like that. Take the computers out of the elementary schools and have a teacher stand at a black board and teach kids. The old ways worked way better than these new ways. When they get to high school, then you can prep them for college or the work force.

Answer 5

The answer is NO. Because modern kids get most of their information not in school but from Internet, TV, friends, etc. Schools play a very small part in educating our children.

Answer 6

No. Throwing money at a failing system isn't going to help. Making changes will help. Additionally, creating an atmosphere that holds the parents responsible for the actions of their own children would also make a significant difference.

Answer 7

No, only by getting the right people in office, like President Bush who has helped the children through his plan of 'No child Left Behind' Act, More plans enacted like these will ensure the children are able to get the education that they need.

So vote Republican in 08, Fred Thompson!

Answer 8

As a former teacher I challenge you to teacher. I now work in a different sector and make much more money for much less work and much more respect.

I worked 16 hour days as a teacher and taught my students many wonderful things.

We need money for basics. The school I taught at send 96% of low income students to 4 year colleges, the majority on full scholarship. We were public and in the South Bronx. We also had a building that was fallng apart. I had mice and roaches in my classroom and a chemical factory next door. I often taught in 90+ degree weather as we were not allowed air conditioners by the board of ed.

I dare you to try teaching.

Answer 9

Yes, smaller classrooms. Maximum of 20 students per class. More neighborhood schools where parents could take part easier and kids could walk to school. This would also help the hood be better and stronger which helps the school.

Answer 10

Throwing money at the problem won't improve it. School Voucher program will create competition, thus the public schools are forced to improve or their funding with be diverted to private schools.