Rant #1 our public schools
A few days ago was an open house at my son’s school. I came away very disappointed. Actually, I came away a bit upset.
5. The gym teacher was 5′4 and quite overweight.
4. The science teacher said she if students are bored in her class or the curriculum is boring, or they are bored with the teacher, it is the fault of the student. Huh?
3. The math teacher was nice enough but revealed that the curriculum for algebra was written around the WASL test and had very little to do with the kids actually learning the ideas behind algebra and was prepping them to pass the test instead of learn how to figure it out themselves. She said she would try her best, but was restricted.
2. The music teacher said the only reason they have music and creative arts is that they agreed to teach math and reading directed at passing the WASL. To me that’s a bit of a stretch for a creative arts class.
1. This is probably the most rant worthy. PTA is no longer just for setting up events for students, or providing a line of communication between teachers and students. They now raise funds to pay for a lobbiest to convince our government that teacher pay and funding for student programs really is important. Why the hell should we even have to have something like that?!
I need to write more on this, but I need to figure out just how I am going to put it. I have lots of thoughts on education, money, and curriculum, and need to get it all structured before I go on to prevent it from becoming just another off the wall rant.