The Public School System?

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Just wondering your ideas on the public school system of America.

Is it doing a good job?

what are some of its pros ?

what are its cons?

i will post my thoughts at a more sane houre.

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Answer 1

The American public school system is doing good by 5-25% and doing bad by 20-40%

Answer 2

my schools off the chain!lol.

i go to a public alternative middle,and high school.all together there is like maybe 300 kids.and i luv it there.its a very clean school,and were not allways tied to a chair,they let us listen to cd players,and other music stuff!we also get awya with alot,like cursing.but i think its a good thing,cause it dosent make kids not wanna go to school,and they dont think of it as a job you dont get paid for.=].one down is racest comments,thoughs are in ever school in colorado,and there to all colors,even cocaisen!i think thats a down that no one gets introble for that!

Answer 3

I think it could do a better job-- it's an imperfect but necessary institution.

Pros- necessary, provides jobs, some kids get a decent education.

Cons- expensive, overconcerned about things like rote memorization and test scores and competition and not nearly enough concerned about personal development or alternative ways of thinking or approaching things. Hinders some kids from getting an education.

Answer 4

Just my opinion, you posted this in the home school section,so you know that many here have already chosen an alternative to conventional schooling.

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The school system as we know it today is so steeped in their status quo that it would take an act of God to get any real change to take place.

Sadly but true, no candidate, or President if he gets elected will have the power to change it either.

Like many other issues that people get tunnel vision on, and base their like or dislike for a candidate on; education is and always will be in the hands of the unions, not parents, non-union teachers, or the federal government.

The only thing the government can do is set standards, and requirements for getting funding; this does however little or nothing to improve schools or the content of the materials, the training, or lack thereof that instructors/teachers receive before getting certified to enter the classrooms.

Each individual state has to start making the needed changes that are best for their state, and it's children.

By increasing funding; the eternal answer to the education problems; but without implementing actual change, the existing problems will only be compounded.

By simply increasing the funding we would only be throwing more good money into a black hole (education system), with the result that the return would still be minimal at best.

However every time you listen to the powers that be, money is the answer to it all.

If that was so we would have the best educational system in the world, but as we all know we do not,

I am glad to see that more people are thinking about this very important issue, however the key is in looking for, and providing school/educational  alternatives that provide more choices, and opportunities.

The public school system has thought of itself to be; for far to long I may add; the primary provider of education in this country, and it is time to call a halt to it's perceived monopoly.

Making it mandatory to attend schools, and than have other alternatives often priced out of the range of many families, or providing vouchers to attend a different school in the same district is not real change, it's playing shuffle board with children.

When a school system gets such a large amount of funding, and it's customers; the students are made to attend; tell me what incentive these schools have to improve the quality of their product; education?? None.

If they had to compete for students like any other business has to compete for customers by giving them great service, and a quality product we would see major changes in our education system.

Schools have long forgotten that they are there to provide a service, not to dictate to the tax payers and the children that attend what they may or may not get for their investment.

We; here in the US, have many young people who feel great about themselves, have a high "self esteem", but are deficient in academics, and lack practical skills after graduating high school.

Most often the greatest deficiency is in reading, comprehension, math and proper communication skills.

Sadly; when people cannot read well, or comprehend what they are reading, any skill requiring reading at a higher level will also be substandard.

One of many solutions for America's youth, and their future, is for schools to provide the educational services that students require, and for companies to greatly increase apprenticeship programs; add a lot of on the job training programs to fill in the gabs in the area's where the school system has dropped the ball.

Another option would be for companies to take an active role in, and promote the refocusing of our high schools curriculum's to include more skilled job courses that will directly relate to what the student would like to do after high school.

An added benefit would be that more students may choose to stay in school if their studies had a purpose, and would lead to actual career or job prospects.

Freedom of choice in both education, and the workforce would not be limited by this, just the opposite; by providing people with skills that fit their needs, abilities, and interests, as well as those that are actually in demand we may not see so many college graduates working in fields that are not even close to what their degrees are in, or end up in the service industry because their degree does not translate into anything useful on the outside.

Answer 5

A good job:  uh NO! The public school system in America is failing

It's pros: can't think of any

It's cons: I could go on forever but here are a few.

   A secular education (meaning they do not teach intelligent design as a theory to balance out the evolution theory)

   30 kids in a class room ( no one on one)

   School violence ( think Columbine)

   Bulling

   8 hour days with 4 hours on top of home work

   Teachers wanting kids on ADHD meds just to make "busy" kids sit still. My son's teacher told me my son needed it at 4 years old they won't diagnose ADHD until 5.

   Many high schoolers are graduating and can't read. ( I heard the statistic earlier today but I can't recall it now)

   Having to reteach what the teacher didn't teach during the day because they knew the kids had it for home work and mom will teach him/her when they get home so they give seat work.

I can keep going but I won't. I think I was critical enough.

Answer 6

Schools are horrible because of the NCLB  law.

They violate FEDERAL laws because they don't help kids with special ed.

They ignore bullying and let fights and killings happen because they want to get more money from NCLB

NCLB has taken away LEARNING,  the kids have to memorize information like robots and will never learn to LEARN  until they get rid of the NCLB c**p.

Answer 7

The public school system unfortunately doesn't get enough funds in which to compete globally, and is obviously not important in our federal funding.

The local schools here in Maryland are very much skewing numbers to keep their funding (so much money per child who attends), and yet has a number of students falling through the cracks.

I pulled my son out of school due to the lack of education he was receiving for the amount of time he was there. (he nearly failed last year and the teachers told me nothing about this until it was too late) I was also sick and tired of teachers trying to get me to medicate him, when he is not hyperactive or even misbehaves. He simply gets bored and doesn't want to the work. This isn't a problem now that he is homeschooled.

Although I think some school systems are marvelous, they are only good as the teacher and adminstration allows for it.

Generally I find they have too many students per class, and not enough parents participating in their child's education to have public work as well as it should

Answer 8

i don't know about your school system of where you live but, in Alabama it is out of the question.. i rather my child be home school than to have to go threw all these kids who can effect mines.. no

i look at every child with love ..but, middle school in alabama.. is like school in the wild.. this does give every parent something to think about.. like sence your child have been goin to grade school has they been acting different.. its for you to know and for you to find out..

Answer 9

I go to a very good school. Supposedly one of the very best in....whatever the comparison.

Where I go, the teachers are not necissarily strict, but they are not lax either. They have great teaching methods, and expect our full potential. They try to make us better people, all in all. No one I know has dropped out or failed a grade.

Other schools I know of aren't doing so hot.

Generally, yes, I think most public schools need to be improved.

I remember seeing on the news once that one school basically let the students beat each other up, because "that's just how kids play". Yeah, sure.

If anyone in my school were caught doing that, we would be worse than dead.

There is a "mafia" kid in my school. He's not for real, but he likes to think that he's all authority and can threaten whoever he wants and get away with it. He had a knife with him one day, and I suspect he's been expelled considering it's been over a month since I've seen him.

Other schools would let this slide, even. One of my teachers says she used to work in a "not-so-great" school. She said she'd see gangster fights go on all the time.

What is this country coming to?

Answer 10

Now be a good little lemming...

Answer 11

Well, the public school system has been given a grade D+ by the American Public.

I personally feel the students are not given classes according to their potential. Everyone has to take the same basic classes.

Some students could change the country around. Some courses need pre-courses to sign up. Some need the students to be in a specific grade. There is a prejudice being held in front of the students. It is unfair.