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alvin - 2007-02-27 00:43:33
And I�m afraid that our education system is only going to get worse before it gets better � if it does get better. There is a television game show here now hosted by who else, Jeff Foxworthy titled �Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader� where parents are pitched against a slew of fifht graders. And from what I have seen on the promos, the parents can�t even compete. What message does this send out to the kids? That if you don�t learn, no big deal, it�s just a joke. I mean, everyone is laughing at how funny it is that mom and dad can�t get this right. Yeah. That�s great for that group of fifth graders but what about the fourth graders coming up. If mon and dad don�t have to do it then why do we. The dumbing of america. It�s sicking. The Canadians know more about American History than Americans. How sad is that. Sheesh.
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alvin - 2007-02-27 00:44:15
And I�m afraid that our education system is only going to get worse before it gets better � if it does get better. There is a television game show here now hosted by who else, Jeff Foxworthy titled �Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader� where parents are pitched against a slew of fifht graders. And from what I have seen on the promos, the parents can�t even compete. What message does this send out to the kids? That if you don�t learn, no big deal, it�s just a joke. I mean, everyone is laughing at how funny it is that mom and dad can�t get this right. Yeah. That�s great for that group of fifth graders but what about the fourth graders coming up. If mon and dad don�t have to do it then why do we. The dumbing of america. It�s sickening. The Canadians know more about American History than Americans. How sad is that. Sheesh.
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Stephanie - 2007-02-27 11:07:36
I work in the field of education, and it is true that we are expected to perform miracles. You'd think they'd at least supply us with magic wands, or something... Sigh.
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Jim - 2007-02-27 11:55:24
And don't forget the Lake Wobegone effect: all of our children must be above average. Heh! A year or so ago a member of the City Council in a major California city (San Diego, I believe) complained about the math program in the city school system because half of the children failed to score above average.
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K8 - 2007-02-28 02:22:23
One of the nicest things my daughter ever said about me was: she saw the bumper sticker that says "Eschew Obfuscation" and said "My mom knows what that means". I do, too. 8^D
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