tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post7755892795872058684..comments2024-03-27T08:53:29.267-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: If Not for Those Darn KidsPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-47518147518394956492014-05-17T01:02:53.874-04:002014-05-17T01:02:53.874-04:00I myself is a teacher from Denmark. I have attende...I myself is a teacher from Denmark. I have attended some international and transatlantic courses and I visit different teacher forums regularly and honestly I have to say that I am very often shocked about my american colleges attitude towards not only children, but also parents. I have tried to point it out a few times only to be meet by a hail storm of "you don't know how terrible the kids in our country is"generation83https://www.blogger.com/profile/12749173985976735799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-84518852184319056052014-05-16T18:20:42.969-04:002014-05-16T18:20:42.969-04:00I agree with much of what you wrote, and although ...I agree with much of what you wrote, and although I support the primary idea behind Common Core, its a muddled mess that has absorbed much of the worst recent trends in education almost by default. By virtue of coming into being in the benighted era of miseducation, it delivers us a package full of flaws. But the central premise, that certain core standards should be present for a school to call itself a school and its process to be accurately called education, is good. ESPECIALLY in this time of hippy, feel good, religious outlets backchanneling federal funding into their coffers while barely providing what might not even be called an education, but rather a programming session. Accountability, not for children, but for adults, is what is being called for so loudly...and the largest part of opposition to the accountability has come from, predictably, from adults who might suddenly have to meet a basic standard. <br /><br />I empathize with the children, who have endured more shuffling from school to school, more soulless testing, more drudgery and goalpost-moving, more endless lists of rules and regulations than anyone ought to endure. I feel no particular empathy for the adults...who, being adults, really ought to be above the blame shifting game and just take their lumps instead of whinging about it being the childrens fault.<br /><br />Is CCSS, as it stands, a great remedy for our ills? Not even remotely. It's a warped reflection of our multiple layers of failure. Unfortunately, it seems to be the only major undertaking with even a half hearted intent to make any repairs at all. Tragically, it is defined by its opposition...which consists of so many shady characters that one is left feeling like taking a stand against CCSS is like joining the mafia to oppose 'restraint of trade' by law enforcement.Voxmagihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251587616604083194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-76918020554788257422014-03-08T13:59:05.114-05:002014-03-08T13:59:05.114-05:00Great post. However, there is a reason why people...Great post. However, there is a reason why people act the way they do. So what is "driving" the thoughts and minds of those who blame kids? What is the genesis of the actions od reformers? Let's face it---its a lot of em! And while some will say that they have very good reasons for reform, namely a better economy, there is still something deeper that is driving them. What is it? And why is it so common? Is it the way they were raised by their parents? Then how do we as a society change that? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214504912135456525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-22308517818616051272014-03-06T07:24:05.975-05:002014-03-06T07:24:05.975-05:00I agree with your post--thanks for sharing what so...I agree with your post--thanks for sharing what so many of want to say.Laraf123https://www.blogger.com/profile/13283945251427328960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-70727366672143225652014-03-04T15:31:57.246-05:002014-03-04T15:31:57.246-05:00You are spot on. Teaching, or being in a classroom...You are spot on. Teaching, or being in a classroom as a student should not be so stressful. Your "anti-child" feeling is recognized by me.Eileen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147518276546923353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-19463400230347682292014-02-08T21:33:14.574-05:002014-02-08T21:33:14.574-05:00I agree with a lot of what you are saying.
When yo...I agree with a lot of what you are saying.<br />When you mentioned how education is supposed to be the cure for poverty, I remembered a conversation I had about how racism still sustains poverty in some ways.<br />For instance, imagine if all of the kids that needed help were white. Don't you think there would be a lot more kids being adopted or helped in a variety of ways? Racism keeps poverty locked up in communities of color.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102504100211748537noreply@blogger.com