While walking the halls of Cal, Tech., I found out few students went to a U.S., public high school
2007-11-04 12:46:23 · 8 answers · asked by dinkylinker 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Why are you walking the halls rather than doing your own work?
We are in general too lenient to our students and do not demand enough from them. In general though it is to a great extent the fault of society where in the homes there is not enough support for the schools.
2007-11-05 02:17:20 · answer #1 · answered by DrIG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure that the system is so much the problem, (although I agree that many parts of NCLB are causing bigger problems than solving any.)
Americans value big money. We want our big homes, big cars, big vacations, etc. In order to get that, people go into fields where a lot of money can be made. The trend right now seems to be business. or maybe law - the ambulance chaser kind. Computer stuff, too, has been big for a long time.
A lot of parents don't value the hard sciences. They too want their children to be financially successful. They also want sports players.
Science also still suffers from having a nerdy association to it.
None of these things has anything to do with the way that education is delivered in the US. It has much more to do with people's perception of what is valuable.
2007-11-04 18:15:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah. Our colleges are among the best in the world, and our high schools and below are among the worst. By the time they get to college, they aren't nearly prepared for it and are easily outstripped by foreign students. We have the mentallity that anyone can go to college - they don't. They spent 20 years of their lives working to get to that point. While most of us were goofing off in some way.
2007-11-04 12:53:57 · answer #3 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many things. Largest of which right now is No Child Left Behind.
2007-11-04 12:48:56 · answer #4 · answered by Dan H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is something wrong, the parents and teachers aren't allowed to discipline any more! Therefore absolutely no respect for their parents, peers or teachers.
2007-11-08 12:29:58 · answer #5 · answered by dizzy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it extremely is at your college (have you ever talked to others, pronounced different faculties?), yet i think of in maximum situations human beings in contact with technology are very analytical and smart, and anticipate others to be. some would come off as uncaring, yet would extremely % that might actually assist you. yet like I reported, it extremely is sort of their character. As for hiring new instructors, I doubt faculties will hire human beings devoid of adventure as professors.
2016-09-28 08:30:34 · answer #6 · answered by polmanteer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most teachers aren't motivated financially and everybody suffers.
2007-11-04 13:19:00 · answer #7 · answered by Jason D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Last week I couldn't even spell "neurosurgeon" and now I are one!
2007-11-04 12:55:52 · answer #8 · answered by Paul Hxyz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋