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In all fairness, the UN changed the scoring methodology last year to give much more weight to Star Craft 2.
then you must be for home schooling if you are trying to shift the blame onto the parents and if it is their responsibility then let them take the full responsibility
And here we are, on the other end of the scale, trying to reduce the dropout rates in our schools! If it wasn't so sad, it would be comical, because our kids sure know what free time is! I doubt the South Koreans give their children the Summer off from school! :doh:.
No,but I have to pay to feed and babysit their kids.
It's been my observation that these "international" tests are rather meaningless in terms of what is needed by those who haven't met the grade. As the article points out, Shanghai's results are absurd to point of being meaningless.
However, one thing is very certain, families in most Asian countries make education a prime objective for their children, a concept far removed in the average US family. No amount of money will every overcome that deficit.
Clearly, if you lived in Los Angeles, you wouldn't be so burdened.
LA dwellers dont have any of their tax$ go towards school food programs or after hours programs? Not even at the state level?
Good for them!
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Teens in Asia dominate global test; US stagnant
And we spend more per child on education then any other country. in 2011 we spent $7,743 per child two times as much as the Asian countries do
U.S. Education Spending & Student Performance vs. The World Infographic | MAT@USC | USC Rossier Online
so I don't want to hear any solutions that is about wasting more money on a broken system
First and for most we need to get rid of the teachers unions they are more concerned about stuffing their pockets then educating our children
second we need to pay teachers based on performance and not on tenure like they do every where else in the private sector
third we need to implement school choice let the schools compete for students and when there is competition there is improvement
Many of them don't have a tax burden, so yes, they don't have taxes going towards school food programs or after hours programs.
So, if we pick the schools and filter out the underachievers, like China does, we will be #1!
Teachers union officials need to be brought to justice for the damage they've caused the US educational system. Nothing less than prison will do.
Yes, it would seem the plan here in the land of the Progressive Machine, is that schools are the family, and parents are just in the way.
When one considers the union manpower required to fulfill all the programs the "rich" are required to pay for, the plan becomes quite clear.
What we hear, is despite spending more per student than just about any school district in the country, including D.C., the answer to the almost 50% drop out rate is, surprise, more spending.
Μολὼν λαβέ;1062624235 said:Many kids know where their bread is buttered, from government cheese. Those in our growing entitlement culture have little motivation to succeed, which is learned from parent behavior.
This is what happens when you wage war on teachers and education.
Teachers union officials need to be brought to justice for the damage they've caused the US educational system. Nothing less than prison will do.
That's the Department of Education and the way we fund our public schools.
Exactly. For example, here in Southern California, the Los Angeles Unified School District is so desperate to remove the impediment of parents in the "education" of the children, they provide year round meals, 7 days a week to students throughout the district.
Here is an article from a local newspaper outlining the program.
Free Food for Kids and Teens During the Summer
The school year is over, but that doesn't mean children and teens should go hungry if they don't have food at home.
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), under its after-school program "Beyond the Bell," began offering a free breakfast and lunch program this week to all kids ages 1 to 18, regardless if they are LAUSD students or not.
"Many of our students, who rely on school breakfast and lunch during the school year, cannot maintain that energy during the summer if they do not receive the proper nutrition. That's where we come in, by providing nutritious meals to keep kids nourished and healthy during the long summer months," said LAUSD Food Services Director David Binkle.
More than 100 district schools offer the summer meal services program, which runs until Aug. 1. Among them are Arminta Elementary in North Hollywood, Broadous Elementary in Pacoima, Canoga Park Elementary in Canoga Park, O'Melveny and San Fernando Elementary in San Fernando, Van Nuys Middle School, Sun Valley Middle School and Sylmar High School.
Gee, parents don't even have to worry about feeding their children any more. Add in the clothes program, and what the heck, parents are only needed to provide the DNA for future minions of the Progressive Machine. Well, in fairness, they are also needed as a means to coodinate state provided shelter for the future minions as well.
Exactly. For example, here in Southern California, the Los Angeles Unified School District is so desperate to remove the impediment of parents in the "education" of the children, they provide year round meals, 7 days a week to students throughout the district.
Here is an article from a local newspaper outlining the program.
Free Food for Kids and Teens During the Summer
The school year is over, but that doesn't mean children and teens should go hungry if they don't have food at home.
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), under its after-school program "Beyond the Bell," began offering a free breakfast and lunch program this week to all kids ages 1 to 18, regardless if they are LAUSD students or not.
"Many of our students, who rely on school breakfast and lunch during the school year, cannot maintain that energy during the summer if they do not receive the proper nutrition. That's where we come in, by providing nutritious meals to keep kids nourished and healthy during the long summer months," said LAUSD Food Services Director David Binkle.
More than 100 district schools offer the summer meal services program, which runs until Aug. 1. Among them are Arminta Elementary in North Hollywood, Broadous Elementary in Pacoima, Canoga Park Elementary in Canoga Park, O'Melveny and San Fernando Elementary in San Fernando, Van Nuys Middle School, Sun Valley Middle School and Sylmar High School.
Gee, parents don't even have to worry about feeding their children any more. Add in the clothes program, and what the heck, parents are only needed to provide the DNA for future minions of the Progressive Machine. Well, in fairness, they are also needed as a means to coodinate state provided shelter for the future minions as well.
One has to only look at this thread to see why US education is failing.
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Teens in Asia dominate global test; US stagnant
And we spend more per child on education then any other country. in 2011 we spent $7,743 per child two times as much as the Asian countries do
U.S. Education Spending & Student Performance vs. The World Infographic | MAT@USC | USC Rossier Online
so I don't want to hear any solutions that is about wasting more money on a broken system
First and for most we need to get rid of the teachers unions they are more concerned about stuffing their pockets then educating our children
second we need to pay teachers based on performance and not on tenure like they do every where else in the private sector
third we need to implement school choice let the schools compete for students and when there is competition there is improvement
In America, education is but a means to an end, my Korean friend.
So your point is?
Most funding comes from the state.