Who could blame us for being disoriented, desensitized, in a continual state of sedation? If anyone thought that their local school district or their very favorite local school was getting better - think again. They are worse than ever thanks to our current president's policies. This man has obviously forgotten what the ghetto is like, if he ever knew. He sounds like a child blaming all of his woes on the Republican Party. Could you stand up like a man, Mr. President, and do something about the deplorable, immoral, UN-education that is going on in your federally funded public school system? NO? Why? Because you are too busy running around the country, trying to get your public opinion ratings back up, to think about American children's education. I even heard it with my own ears on this morning's news cast when you were bleating about all of your accomplishments and plans for a better America. You were so gracious in saying that, "we don't mind the Republicans coming along with us, they just have to sit in the back." I'm sure Rosa Parks would love hearing you say that.
My admonition to parents, sadly, has not changed and is even louder and more urgent than ever, "GET YOUR CHILDREN OUT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT ANY COST!!!!" The environment, the curriculum, the money-hungry administration, and the local school board influence is too hot to touch! It is like throwing your children in a burning inferno and saying, "See ya at three, have fun."
Wake up, educate yourself to the horrible things your children face everyday in school. How can you justify sending them into the wolves den just because it is FREE! It is not free, it is prison, it is chaotic, it is noisy, it is a complete waste of precious time. How can anyone learn in that environment? To top it off, it is a cheating environment. Nearly everyone cheats from the top to the bottom! Parents see A's on report cards and think 'Oh look how smart my child is'. Try testing them at the local recruiters office and see how many A's you see.
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Thursday, 9 September 2010
SEAT TIME?
We've all heard the stories of the public school student who continues to pass from one grade level to the next without the ability to read or perform simple math operations. Some critics call it a form of social promotion, when attendance and catch-up projects are enough to get a student promoted. In an age when the achievement gap between the more and lesser educated continues to grow, it's unthinkable that we, as Christian school leaders, could allow this to happen to our children.
Happen, it does — everyday in classrooms around the world, where progress is based on the antiquated model that has at its center "seat time." This is why we must provide parents an alternative to the public school system.
The concept of measuring educational attainment by the number of hours a student sits in his seat originated in the late 1800s. This was simply a measurable (if ineffective) way to evaluate how much learning was actually happening. Although this concept made it easy for college administrators to translate high school courses into something they could measure to enable college admission, two students having spent the same time in a seat might have a vastly different knowledge base.
Over the last century, seat time in conjunction with standardized testing has become a gauge for learning. Unfortunately, we're measuring many things, but learning isn't one of them. We're measuring attendance, memorization skills, and compliance to guidelines.
The problem arises because many students make it through "the system" without the skills necessary to compete in the global world in which they live. On the other end of the spectrum, other students are quick learners, able to zip through many of their lessons and spend the rest of their seat time in boredom. This inaccurate method of assessment actually holds them back and disconnects them from taking responsibility for their own growth. Lessons become something they must simply get through, and learning is no longer exciting, but uninspired.
Thankfully, many schools today are moving away from this one-size-fits-all method of measuring academic development, allowing students to drive their own learning with curriculum that puts learners in the driver's seat. This allows students to move through lessons at a pace most comfortable and effective for them. This not only gives slower learners time to actually grasp and apply the information to real world situations, it also allows students who quickly grasp the material to move on to the next benchmark.
This learning model is much more effective for today's students, many of whom are accustomed to independently working on their computers or digital devices. For those students who learn best in traditional ways, this model can be applied to groups, allowing discussion and group projects to support the material.
Student-driven learning, combined with alternative assessment methods such as projects, essays, portfolios, and exhibitions, helps students develop a lifelong love of learning, and sparks curiosity.
We are responsible to provide an environment where students experience the joy of learning in the context of a Christian worldview. It's time to look inside your classroom and ask yourself if the learning model in place rewards seat time or supports real academic achievement. Reprinted from Alpha/Omega Messenger
Happen, it does — everyday in classrooms around the world, where progress is based on the antiquated model that has at its center "seat time." This is why we must provide parents an alternative to the public school system.
The concept of measuring educational attainment by the number of hours a student sits in his seat originated in the late 1800s. This was simply a measurable (if ineffective) way to evaluate how much learning was actually happening. Although this concept made it easy for college administrators to translate high school courses into something they could measure to enable college admission, two students having spent the same time in a seat might have a vastly different knowledge base.
Over the last century, seat time in conjunction with standardized testing has become a gauge for learning. Unfortunately, we're measuring many things, but learning isn't one of them. We're measuring attendance, memorization skills, and compliance to guidelines.
The problem arises because many students make it through "the system" without the skills necessary to compete in the global world in which they live. On the other end of the spectrum, other students are quick learners, able to zip through many of their lessons and spend the rest of their seat time in boredom. This inaccurate method of assessment actually holds them back and disconnects them from taking responsibility for their own growth. Lessons become something they must simply get through, and learning is no longer exciting, but uninspired.
Thankfully, many schools today are moving away from this one-size-fits-all method of measuring academic development, allowing students to drive their own learning with curriculum that puts learners in the driver's seat. This allows students to move through lessons at a pace most comfortable and effective for them. This not only gives slower learners time to actually grasp and apply the information to real world situations, it also allows students who quickly grasp the material to move on to the next benchmark.
This learning model is much more effective for today's students, many of whom are accustomed to independently working on their computers or digital devices. For those students who learn best in traditional ways, this model can be applied to groups, allowing discussion and group projects to support the material.
Student-driven learning, combined with alternative assessment methods such as projects, essays, portfolios, and exhibitions, helps students develop a lifelong love of learning, and sparks curiosity.
We are responsible to provide an environment where students experience the joy of learning in the context of a Christian worldview. It's time to look inside your classroom and ask yourself if the learning model in place rewards seat time or supports real academic achievement. Reprinted from Alpha/Omega Messenger
Thursday, 19 August 2010
AMERICAN IGNORANCE
What are your children learning in their current school? Are they learning the true history of America? Are they learning the true sciences and the intricate Divine design of the cell? How about math? Do you even know what your children are learning? If you don't know then perhaps if would be a wise idea(?) for you to do some investigation. Because of the 50% of students in this country who actually do graduate, 95% are brainwashed, socialist-thinking, illegal-immigrant-loving, gay-leaning, pot-loving, abortion-loving, sexually active, infantile, children! They are certainly not prepared for the real world that lies in front of them. Most have their hands stuck out in front of them looking for any government hand-out they can find. Hard working? Not!
Many of the other 50%, who don't even graduate, are shuffled off into trade schools. They may go a year but never graduate. The rest go directly into the workforce where they are needed most. This is all fine and good with our government because someone has to man the grease pits and the car washes of the Washington elites!
My doctor said that he just doesn't understand the ignorance of Americans in electing a socialist, 'illegal' immigrant loving, muslim president. I told him the same thing I just told you. The brainwashed graduates of public schools, the government check-drawers, those standing outside voting precints with night sticks are the reason we have such a spendthrift president!
If we don't wake up, and stand up for God and His values and virtues, then our own public school system along with perverted sex and abortion will take this country straight into mass slavery that will make black slavery look like a picnic!
Many of the other 50%, who don't even graduate, are shuffled off into trade schools. They may go a year but never graduate. The rest go directly into the workforce where they are needed most. This is all fine and good with our government because someone has to man the grease pits and the car washes of the Washington elites!
My doctor said that he just doesn't understand the ignorance of Americans in electing a socialist, 'illegal' immigrant loving, muslim president. I told him the same thing I just told you. The brainwashed graduates of public schools, the government check-drawers, those standing outside voting precints with night sticks are the reason we have such a spendthrift president!
If we don't wake up, and stand up for God and His values and virtues, then our own public school system along with perverted sex and abortion will take this country straight into mass slavery that will make black slavery look like a picnic!
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