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Originally posted by MIDWESTDIVA:
But that would explain why some of our children don't know basic information.
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It's not only our children, but some of our peers (present company EXCLUDED) who don't know basic things like the capitol of the state in which they reside, the name of the President, that Washington D.C. and Washington state are 2 different places on opposite ends of the country.
I've noticed, in GA at least, that there's been a shift from teaching the basics: Math, English grammar and composition, geography, spelling, civics & government, etc. to teaching the material that is on these "end all, be all" standardized tests. I remember taking standardized tests when I was in public school in NJ. We were told not to study for them, that we were going to run into things we hadn't been taught but DON"T WORRY ABOUT IT. Now it's all about teaching the test which is most likely comprised of things these kids will literally never see again, not even in an applied sense. It's times like these that I'm glad I grew up in the 80's, but at the same time I'm afraid of what the "educational" system available for my children will be like. No wonder parents choose to home-school their kids.