when is the teachers going to teach every day math writ ting spelling even to tell time in schools?

Question

we are talking of a 8th. grade students and in classes yet the teachings is not there very ashamed of both child and teachers and being i have her for a short time it seems effertless.

Answer 1

This is something I found out the hard way they don't unless forced to. Usually they classify them as learning disabled and pass them so their self esteem won't be damaged.

I already went through all this with the school because they said he made an A in reading. When I stated it was more at a 4th grade level (he was in 9th) they said that was the level he was currently at. I went round and round with them. Finally I researched my (his) rights. To my surprise to avoid "humiliating" the child if he was learning disabled it was acceptable to give him an A if he was being taught at that level. Regardless of what grade he was in.

So I began working with him more intensively at home. I got him interested in the computer and instead of spelling words for him I'd make him sound them out and at least try spelling them. It wasn't too long before he started asking me if it was spelled right instead of how to spell it. He wanted his own blog and knew how some of them weren't even worth the bother to read because of all the misspelling. As his spelling improved so did his reading. WE taught him how to tell time because the way the teachers did confused him (he's also dyslexic). Math required relating it to something he loved anyway. Numbers became tracks with corresponding cars. Number 7 track had 7 circles representing 7 train cars. Eventually he was able to visualize this w/o actually seeing any circles. Plus we used some wonderful tools our college math prof had taught us to pick up the concepts easier.

There are a lot of wonderful teachers out there. But some are overworked and stretched too thin, some don't have the needed materials. But public schools overall don't care. It's just a job that has to be done. Less spent on students the more for extras and that's how they see it.

You need to start spending the time with them finding creative ways of teaching w/o preaching or being critical. It will pay off. When my son graduated all the college classes were remedial. So I pulled him out and along with other programs worked more with him and now Math is the only thing he still needs remedial work with. So you can make a difference. It's really sad you have to work so much to help a child with what he should have already been taught.

Answer 2

Telling time should have been taken care of by no later than 2nd grade. Math and grammar should be a staple in every semester of school every year. If the child is not signed up for these classes, what are they taking? Basketweaving? The basics of spelling should have been covered by 3rd grade, and after that, the student should have a dictionary. LOOK IT UP.
If the teacher is not teaching, file a complaint with the school board. But if they're not teaching, what do they do all class. Sit in silence and stare at each other? If they're talking and not saying anything, then the student is at fault for not asking questions. Bug the crap out of the teacher until you get something out of them. That's what they're there for.

Answer 3

When you see a child who doesn't know something, why do you immediately assume the teacher isn't doing his/her job?

Teachers are teaching basic skills. All of us are bound by the state standards from our states and spend hours of our free time aligning those standards to the variety of learning styles and abilities of 36-40 students.

If you stood in the front of the room you would see how few kids are really turned on to learning no matter how fun you make it.

Answer 4

When I was in school, we were taught to tell time and the basics of how to print and spell, in the first grade! Cursive writing didn't come until later -- in the third grade, and we were learning rudimentary algebra by the fifth grade! What has happened to todays schools? I agree with you -- it's a sad commentary on the so-called "progress" we're making in America!