Well JPM you are mature and educated, so stop and think for a moment. US public education use to be pretty good up until the 60's and early 70's. Something changed in that time frame. What was it?
In simple terms it was the Progressive Movement brought about several changes.
Teachers Unions.
Lower math, science, and reading standards
Corporal punishment.
Deterioration of traditional family values.
Political Correctness which makes liars out of people and prevents dealing with the real problem.
Responsibility. Its not your fault attitude.
Accountability.
When you and I went to school, last thing we wanted to do was get in trouble because we know we were going to take an ass whooping by the school Principle, and another one when we got home from Dad and Mom. If you did not make the grade you got singled out and failed. When that happened you got an ass whooping when you got home and lost privileges. We learned responsibility and accountability and had no one to blame but ourselves for failure.
Today it is someone else fault and we are not held accountable or have to suffer the consequences of our actions. Teachers today don't give a crap about the students, they don't have to. Got a stupid student? No problem give him a passing grade and pass the problem down the line. You an dI were doing basic algebra in 6th grade, and by 9th grade already knew trig. Today it is not even required in high school.
In simple terms it was the Progressive Movement brought about several changes.
Teachers Unions.
Lower math, science, and reading standards
Corporal punishment.
Deterioration of traditional family values.
Political Correctness which makes liars out of people and prevents dealing with the real problem.
Responsibility. Its not your fault attitude.
Accountability.
When you and I went to school, last thing we wanted to do was get in trouble because we know we were going to take an ass whooping by the school Principle, and another one when we got home from Dad and Mom. If you did not make the grade you got singled out and failed. When that happened you got an ass whooping when you got home and lost privileges. We learned responsibility and accountability and had no one to blame but ourselves for failure.
Today it is someone else fault and we are not held accountable or have to suffer the consequences of our actions. Teachers today don't give a crap about the students, they don't have to. Got a stupid student? No problem give him a passing grade and pass the problem down the line. You an dI were doing basic algebra in 6th grade, and by 9th grade already knew trig. Today it is not even required in high school.
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