2007-12-22 23:41:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Most of the kids that are "left behind" in school are already left behind by their parents. Teachers and schools' hands are tied as to how much we can do to help the kids. There are some really wild kids in schools today and schools are very limited as to how they can discipline, and parents don't discipline them at home nor help with homework, no books in the house, just TV and video games. Parents are treated as some kind of angels, but with all the unfit parents in USA today, you just can't totally blame schools for the kids' lack of education. That's like blaming the police for all the crime in the ghettos.
2007-12-23 00:11:10 · answer #1 · answered by topink 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The only thing I have seen happen is that "passing grades" were lowered so more kids passed the classes. Used to be 70% was the line between passing and failing. Now it is 60%. I loved it when I heard a parent bragging about his kid doing so well when it was actually the grade percentage that was saving him.
2007-12-23 08:51:47 · answer #2 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One can expect that. The teachers union is very strong and it shows by the sheer numbers of ignorant kids it is producing. The dumbing down is getting to critical mass and thank god the NCLB program was able to at least slow the process a bit.
2007-12-23 07:47:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It would be a shame to leave those rich kids behind.
2007-12-23 07:46:09 · answer #4 · answered by Helen Scott 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you mean shrub's policy
a black senator said shrub has blown that whole white superiority myth completely apart
2007-12-23 07:51:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋