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Have Public Schools Failed Society?. Monifa Derricks , Angela Irving, Angie Krakeel. Presenting That’s What I Said!. Hosted by: Knockin’ Knees Special Guests: Monica Lewinsky & Hillary Clinton. Should public schools be responsible for combating popular culture?. “YES”
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Have Public Schools Failed Society? Monifa Derricks , Angela Irving, Angie Krakeel
PresentingThat’s What I Said! Hosted by: Knockin’ Knees Special Guests: Monica Lewinsky & Hillary Clinton
Should public schools be responsible for combating popular culture?
“YES” We should be able to rely on our schools to counter the worst aspects of popular culture, fortify students with standards, judgment, and character. “NO” It is a myth that public schools don’t teach values. Define Values. Nearly a third of students receive their only hot meal of the day in public schools. For thousands, the only hug they get is in public schools. Teachers spend personal funds to supply students with materials they can’t get themselves in public schools.
Every student has the right to be taught by a teacher that knows their subject area.
“YES” Albert Einstein could not teach physics in an American public school. One third of math teachers and two fifths of science teachers neither majored or minored in these subject areas while in college. “NO” Nearly half of the three million teachers in public schools have a master’s degrees. The political climate is so hateful toward public schools, a third quit within 10 years. The committed stick, and must perform magnificently.
“YES” U.S. students placed 19th out of 21 developed nations in math and 16th in science. Compared to the rest of the industrialized world, our students lag seriously in critical subjects vital to our future. “NO” It is a myth that American students score lower than kids in almost every other country. America’s smart kids are as smart or smarter than those in any other country. Test scores have recovered after a hug dip due to integration of public education. Separate was never equal.
“YES” Public schools are stuck with what “the system” dishes out to them, and all too often they are stuck with the least qualified teachers, the most rigid bureaucratic structures, the fewest choices and the shoddiest quality. “NO” It is tough to be a teacher today . Every possible social malfunction affects the classroom—drugs, alcohol, divorce, gangs, and poverty.
In Your Opinion what techniques can be used to successfully reform public schools.
“YES” • America needs solid national academic standards and standard based assessment. • At minimum, every child must have the right to attend the public school of his choice. • Every state needs a strong charter-school law. • America needs to enlarge its supply of excellent schools. • One good way to boost the number of knowledgeable teachers is to throw open the classroom door to men and women who are well educated but have not gone through programs of “teacher education.”
“NO” • Never let a newsletter or any other correspondence out of any school that doesn’t contain at least one or more positive strokes. • A speaker’s bureau is a must for civic clubs, chambers of commerce, ect. Civic organizations are the heartbeat of any community and they love to see and hear kids. • Create a committee on correspondence.
