LA Politics Jindal and Common Core

Once kids learn how to read all they need to know they can find out on Google. Math problems can be done on the calculator that is in every computer and phone. In the near future only first grade teachers will be needed and that just to give the little buggers a human touch to learn to read. After that all teaching will be done by robots.

 

I got through statistics withe youtube. I'd have been up shit creek without it.

Got an A though.

 

You jest, but you may not be too far from the truth in years to come.

 

We've come a long way since Classic Comics. They were a great study shortcut

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classics_Illustrated

 

This was my 6th grade teacher



This is the teacher I wished I'd had

 

Sure, kids should learn how math works but they still need to learn how to add, subtract, multiply and divide. That is something you carry with you for the rest of your life. When you go to the grocery store you shouldn't need to pull out a calculator to figure out what the best price per ounce on different sizes of the same item. Some kids will grow up to become engineers, programmers and rocket scientists. Others will do other jobs where advanced math isn't necessary. Even an accountant doesn't need to know algebra or trigonometry.

 

How many "anecdotes" are you willing to dismiss? I picked that one because it was local to La. It would be simple to find many, many more. I live this shit every phucking school day of the year. I'm not stupid and I did well in school. The methodology for common core is near retardation level. I've watched my kids draw endless bubbles and dots just to find answers to simple questions. Verbiage is not clear and in fact, is sometimes counter-intuitive. My son is slightly ADD and I don't believe in using meds....he fares far better at memorization because it's singular in focus.

You tell me, what kid does better....one who gets help from a parent or one with a parent who can't help? I'm not suggesting that there is ONLY one way. I'm suggesting that common core was foisted on unsuspecting parents who had no say in it's organization or implementation. The roll-out was clumsy and ineffective. Parents still get little to no communication on what's going on. Public schools are being forced into single-provider contracts for devices (gee, I wonder what) which is never a good thing IMO. "Success" is tied to federal funding which has a proven history of cheating and falsifying test scores. The feds are all over this program and teacher unions just want to protect jobs and pensions. As usual, the kids are getting little benefit and parents are caught in the middle.


Signed,
One very unhappy anonymous internet poster/parent in CA.

 

That is highly dependent on the teacher. Thank God CA recently had a judge rule against tenure for public school teachers. There are far too many older types who hate their job, hate the kids, hate the parents, are completely useless in the classroom. If anything, public education needs to foster in younger, enthusiastic teachers who have grown up in a technology era and have a better understanding of what's going on.

Most teachers I know are more interested in their paycheck and their pension, not so much about program effectiveness. The ones who are great teachers hear from me often and I make sure to let them know the importance they play and how appreciated they are.