Reuters – U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the 65th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters
In the article (click title of this post), it is being reported that Obama is advocating for longer school years by as much as month, comparing Japan and even China as examples.
Obama states the importance of better teachers, who are given better materials, as well as getting rid of those instructors who are not satisfying classroom demands.
Like everything, this will require our government to pour more money into a failing system.
"It's been tried," she said, describing one instance of a Topeka-area elementary school that scrapped year-round schooling after just one year. "The community was just not ready for kids to be in school all summer long. Kids wanted to go swimming. Their families wanted to go on vacation."There is no more money Obama. You've spent it all. Public schools have become a joke. I have gone to both private and public schools. The private school I attended, not only had more snow days, more holidays, but, shorter school years to top it all off and, they got more done in a semester than public school, by far. Private schools are allowed more control over their classrooms and, it's important for them to compete. Competition allows for schools to strive for better education, creating better students.
If you really care about education Obama, why not support school vouchers and do what Bush didn't get to finish? There are a lot of minorities, and poor people in this country who would like the opportunity for their children to have better and, send them to private school, like you are able to do with your children, Obama. You did say you were for the "little guy," right? Why not prove it?
1 comments:
I couldn't agree more with what you have to say. We are in school long enough, kids need a break heck even adults tend to work shorter hours during the summer or take more time off. Since when have we taken examples from other countries we do our own thing in America because we have our own history and heritage and you know what it has worked out alright for us.
I agree it is not about the quantity of money or the quantity of hours but the quality of educational work that is done. Private schools often spend less money per student than public schools. And even among the top public schools in some of the top preforming towns in my area they spend less than average per student and a lot less than failing schools. Heck, some of those top schools let their students out early or have free study periods in which they can leave campus. So clearly it is not about money and it is not about increased time.
It comes down to this quality of education, good teachers who are well educated and trained and most importantly motivated to teach not hacks who have tenure and been in the system forever. A school setting that has high standards, encourages students to do independent work and think independently. And guess what ultimately it comes down to the Parents more than the schools, it is the parents job to raise their children right, teach them right and encourage learning and hard work. The parents play an important role.
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