school whats wrong

[kyle mccaughan]

i want to know what u think is wrong with the school system today and what or how it has ben changed since u were in school post a reply on what u thinkand if u home school your kids say why or why not its good or better than public schools

[Lisa Starbuck]

Hi Kyle - I think the biggest change in schools today is technology - cellphones, Ipods, the internet have made schools a very different experience than it was even 10 years ago. A big concern in the US is that students don't get as much training in math and science and that is hurting our ability to compete for jobs. I don't know much about schools in Canada - maybe you can tell us if you think students in Canada are learning more math and science than students in the US.

[kyle mccaughan]

well i live in canada so it might be a little bit different but i do not have a cell phone or a computer that i can goi on at home all the time i only use the computer at school

[Debi]

Kyle, I think school is doing a lot of things right. I think we have some excellent teachers who are trying very hard. For me, my most frustrating issue as a parent has been lack of open, honest communication from the school. When I was in school parents were welcomed and included in any behavioral issue with a child. Today I feel the school system is not including parents by addressing issues, sometimes rather serious, with the student who may/may not need parental guidance, and a note home with a signature request to me as a parent is offensive. If I were to send them a note with a signature request, I seriously doubt I would receive it back signed.

I have home schooled and am considering it again. I have mixed feelings. It was far more difficult and isolating than I expected. I felt my child missed out on a lot of social opportunities but felt she had far better academics as I got to make sure she had 100% retention before we moved on. I felt I was offering my child a superior academic opportunity but was robbing her of learning more from others. As much as I like myself, I feel all people have a lot to offer teaching us and don't want to keep her from learning from others.

If I home school again, it will be a different child and will because I feel overall I can offer her more of what she's not currently getting, because I feel the benefits are greater than the losses. I've not yet reached that point in my mind. A lot of it has to do as well with her happiness/frustration level and the inability of the school system to address it, which is 95% a manifestation of her disability and a failure of the school system to address the needs her disability require to be addressed.

[granma2]

Kyle,
I don't know how old you are or what your educational level is, but one glaring difference I see is your post itself. The type of writing you have done through the use of lower case letters where capitals should be and the use of "u" instead of "you" is appalling. Additionally, you have one long run-on sentence which requires punctuation. I don't think there is anything wrong with schools today. I think there is something wrong with children who don't pay attention to the lessons their teachers are teaching and absorb all they need to be functionally literate in the world. In my day, your sentences would have been unacceptable. My children graduated from public schools and I had no problems there. I am totally a public school advocate.

[Debi]

Hey Kyle, let's give Granma this scenario of being an encouraging lesson vs. a mean lesson.

Kind lesson:

Hey Kyle, I like what you post and the questions you ask. You may not know this, but it's considered more acceptable when you post to use proper grammar. In case you don't know, that means using capital letters when you start a sentence and periods at the end. Also, proper grammar is having subjects and verbs. You don't want sentences too long. If you aren't sure about any of it just ask and we'll be glad to help. After all, we all make mistakes from time to time.

Mean lesson

"The type of writing you have done through the use of lower case letters where capitals should be and the use of "u" instead of "you" is appalling. Additionally, you have one long run-on sentence which requires punctuation. I don't think there is anything wrong with schools today. I think there is something wrong with children who don't pay attention to the lessons their teachers are teaching and absorb all they need to be functionally literate in the world. In my day, your sentences would have been unacceptable."

[Franny]

Hi my name is Franny. I dont use proper grammar, because I am learning English at this moment..So I will apologise to those who are perfecionist.

Thank You Debi..for offering your help!

I will like to Know what do you think of the CHOICE program Vs Public Education..
what are the difference in the school system?

[Debi]

Hey Franny, don't worry, I'm far from the English police, you're more likely to find mistakes in my typing than me in your's. I do not know what the CHOICE program is. Can you explain or provide a link?

[Misty]

Wow I bet I offend alot of people due to my Learning disabilitys I cant remember how to correctly spell alot of thangs i at 25 still have to sound out words to spell them and if there not spelled like they sound then I spell them wrong I also do not punchuate right thankfully since i am good at comeing up with storys so I do wright books in my spair time they came up with an invition witch I don't have for online use called spell cheak lol Grammer cheack with is also what I belive is the biggest diffrince in schools the technoligy When I wasa a kid comeing from a home with parints with simmelur disabilitys and low edgucation they could not help me with my homework at all past certion grade level I as a parint do not have to worry about that because I have endless info at my fingure tips via the internet. Also one of the thangs I don't like is when I have to go to my childes school during the day to bring her something even though the offince knows who I am and I chit chat whith the officer at my childs school is is a nice lady by the way lol she is not allowed to let me walk my child to her class my Kindigardener I thank that is redicules She is My child no one ealses and no one has the right to keep me from her and thats what I feel is happening every time I am stopped from walking her to class witch I know is all safty persedurs but I went to my childs elementry school aas a child and it was not like that then my parents could sit in class with me if they wanted they did on my first day of kindigarden they where even invited to my childs 1st day of school I was shood out of the class I did not like that at all. even though that was mainly an issue of me not wanting to let go of my child I cryed all the way back to my car couldn't help it my kids my best friend lol.