Failure in Education pt III
The educational system was designed by John Cotton from Massachusetts in 1650. The purpose was to teach obedience. Do not disrupt the status quo. If we ccontinue to exclude the family, we will exclude the main engine of education. The family is the root of educating the future citizens. They need to reclaim their children and strengthen family ties. Special interest groups and pre-empted air time should be limited. They need to teach values and not to be a parasite on the community. Teach life lessons.
Martin Van Crevald said," Education was designed by those who love big business..."
" ...there is a movement toward secularization and ... appetite for discipline of the unruly, independent masses..."
...unruly, independent educated masses...might resist the government...."
There are 10 signpost of failure:
---educational chaos...
---lowering standards...
---turning out functional illiterates.
Since 1983, 25 million young men and women have reached the 12th grade without knowing U S Hiistory.
20 million cannot read
we are ranked 19th-20th in science
77% of 4th graders scored below average on the national assessment
1959. 30% first time freshmen enrolled in at least one remedial class.
In 2007, There were 17 sections of zero level English classes our of 600 freshman.
60% of those and more than one zero level class.
This was a study done by Paul Soglin and Thomas Mertz.
There is more!!!!!!!!!!
Martin Van Crevald said," Education was designed by those who love big business..."
" ...there is a movement toward secularization and ... appetite for discipline of the unruly, independent masses..."
...unruly, independent educated masses...might resist the government...."
There are 10 signpost of failure:
---educational chaos...
---lowering standards...
---turning out functional illiterates.
Since 1983, 25 million young men and women have reached the 12th grade without knowing U S Hiistory.
20 million cannot read
we are ranked 19th-20th in science
77% of 4th graders scored below average on the national assessment
1959. 30% first time freshmen enrolled in at least one remedial class.
In 2007, There were 17 sections of zero level English classes our of 600 freshman.
60% of those and more than one zero level class.
This was a study done by Paul Soglin and Thomas Mertz.
There is more!!!!!!!!!!
Mozell,
I was very excited this past summer at the possibility of teaching in one of Philly's underserved schools. This would have been through the Philadelphia Teaching Fellows, by means of accelerated training in education (6 weeks). However, I want to teach computer science, and they needed me to teach middle school remedial math. Well learned math 30 years ago, and would have had to do remediation on myself first. And they don't teach computer science in these schools. So here's where I'm at. I need to take a Master program in Secondary education. So maybe in a couple years I'll be acceptable to them. Never mind I have 25 years as a professional Software Engineer. Now say I get my Masters and certifications. I still would not be able to teach in an inner city school, because they have no Computer Science positions! They don't even have them here in West Chester, which is not inner city.
In answer to your question, I will continue to do whatever I can as an individual. If I was an administrator and not an engineer, I'd start my own damn school.