Education

Left Turn Only

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21. Really?

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 10:44 AM

Jan 2013

The fact that your gifted classes didn't help you only shows the waste of money spent on that program in your school. But gifted students should be driven harder, and that is much easier and more effective in a leveled class with good instructors. Also, the fact that you feel you cannot create a curriculum with an objective grading component says a lot. Sure no grade will reflect the individual problems in each student; that's impossible. All we can do is teach the subject as well as we can and create objective tests to see what the student has or hasn't learned. If students are given all they need to receive 100% on a test, but they can only answer 80% of the questions, that is as objective a grade as is possible. If you don't try for objective grading because nothing is perfect, then you are the one who is playing god with their grades.

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Why public education should be scrapped [View all] Left Turn Only Dec 2012 OP

Just get rid of Charter Schools... TheProgressive Dec 2012 #1

Charter schools should NOT exist. They are private schools duffyduff Dec 2012 #10

Well, with your standards, none of my kids would have had an education. Mass Dec 2012 #2

Partial Agree AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #3

Correction Left Turn Only Dec 2012 #11

Scrapping public education is LWolf Dec 2012 #4

duncan was the biggest promoter of private schools in chicago madrchsod Dec 2012 #6

Yes. LWolf Dec 2012 #8

Duncan is the absolute bust of the Obama cabinet. MichiganVote Jan 2013 #17

nice right wing anti union talking points. madrchsod Dec 2012 #5

Damn right! We all need to stop rooting for what "our team" stands... chaska Dec 2012 #7

The problem isn't the existence of public ed. If you are against it, duffyduff Dec 2012 #9

reconstructed...not scrapped auntsue Dec 2012 #12

starting over Left Turn Only Jan 2013 #41

If there is "malfunctioning," it's being done on purpose by the privatizers. n/t duffyduff Jan 2013 #42

The best democracy money can buy Left Turn Only Jan 2013 #43

Education will never be isolated from politics proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #44

No real teacher believes in mixed ability grouping?! knitter4democracy Dec 2012 #13

Picking and choosing Left Turn Only Dec 2012 #15

Mixed ability grouping can and does work, though. knitter4democracy Jan 2013 #20

Really? Left Turn Only Jan 2013 #21

My assessments are tied to the standards. Of course they are. knitter4democracy Jan 2013 #34

Damn straight. Excellent response. MichiganVote Jan 2013 #18

+1 proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #37

I don't believe your post... Sancho Dec 2012 #14

Public education is NOT about what the taxpaying public gets for its money MichiganVote Dec 2012 #16

+1 n/t duffyduff Jan 2013 #22

You must never have sought an advanced degree. mbperrin Jan 2013 #19

+1, especially those last couple of paragraphs duffyduff Jan 2013 #23

+1 savebigbird Jan 2013 #24

Yes, the elementary kids are far more cooperative to begin with, think that having fun is mbperrin Jan 2013 #25

It seems your views pertaining to elementary education today savebigbird Jan 2013 #33

Details? I'm in an intraschool task force where I meet mbperrin Jan 2013 #35

I am not accusing you of lying. savebigbird Jan 2013 #36

Thanks. No, I would never say that either group is working harder than the other. mbperrin Jan 2013 #39

Rightfully you just had your ass handed to you Tempest Jan 2013 #26

i agree riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #29

Free public education yellerpup Jan 2013 #27

Land Ordinance of 1785 reteachinwi Jan 2013 #31

This is wonderful to know. yellerpup Jan 2013 #32

Research and statistics reteachinwi Jan 2013 #28

Interesting title Kalidurga Jan 2013 #30

Yes, you not only sound like a Republican, you also don't sound like a teacher. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #38

'Only the educated are free.' - Epictetus Octafish Jan 2013 #40