Quote:
Originally Posted by AGDee
The difference between successful school districts and failing school districts is about:
a) Whether the families in those districts value education, make sure their students attend school every day and do their homework, and work with them to get that done
b) Whether those students live on the streets or in homes, whether the homes they live in have electricity, heat and water or not, whether those students have meals on the table
c) Whether students see any value in getting an education
d) Whether students even feel safe in school, or in their homes and neighborhoods.
Schools aren't failing. Society is.
|
ITA- this is the problem I have with NCLB- it seems to villify teachers as the "reason" kids don't succeed...when kids are at home 16 hours a day and in school 8.
However the bottom phrase is the pink elephant in the room, the thing no one wants to say out loud. People are having kids they have no idea how to raise, kids who are left to their own devices. 8 hours a day can only go so far...
Threaded Mode
