We are last in the developing world. All the nations that are ahead of the US are doing things much different, and completely opposite that the US is doing. They must be doing something right.
Waiting for Superman is simplistic and shallow. The kids who most need help don't have the kind of parents who care about signing them up for charter schools or even seeing that they GET to school where they go now.
Watch a Pre-January 8th copy of Inception. Listen closely when the actors say imagine, reality, and safe, or point pistols. You'll hear the words, Loughner, offin' her, part of the word Giffords, and much more. Some even say they hear, do it.
@Darusdei I'm only saying a lot of people in the US don't know things they should. Its nothing against my country education just sucks here. I am from the US and have heard a lot of stupidity.
@Charlie12241 It is true. It is embarrassing when people in other Nations know more American history than Americans. But I think the problems is that we worry to much about teachers jobs and not enough about kids educations. You can't deny that private schools out perform public schools. Poor kids are forced to go to public because rich parents who send their kids to privates school "believe the system can work".
were the people commenting here listening? katie at no point said she agreed or disagreed with the content of the film. she did say that it would probably stimulate debate and bring the problems to more people's attention. that is a good thing.
Katie, you are a shill for the liberals and a total hypocrite. It is a pity that you still have a job, because you are the worst evening news anchor ever! Go back to your fluff AM news gig, where your pimp journalism is more appropriate!
@pdbosp look there is nothing wrong with Katie Couric just reporting the news, she doesn't even have a position in this matter, she did say that it would stimulate debate and bring the problems to attention. That is a good thing. Ever heard of Amendment 1 from the US Bill of Rights, Freedom of Speech, if you don't like her don't watch it! i'm an independant for this is what Washington didn't want, political parties fighting each other, he said that in his farewell address
He SPOKE OF his support of the school unions, but when it came time to send HIS OWN KIDS to school, he BRAVELY and COURAGEOUSLY admitted, he sent his kids to a PRIVATE school!
Instead of living a life of LIBERAL HYPOCRISY, like the Obamas do, he directed this HONEST film because he REALLY CARES about the kids!
This man directed "An Inconvenient Truth," so no doubt about his LIBERAL CREED!
He chose the welfare of CHILDREN over his ideology!
@jtbro86 NO! Let's talk about the HYPOCRISY of Katie's SUPPORT of the public school system teacher union, but REFUSING to send HER kids into one of THOSE schools! If public schools are soooooo good, why does she NOT send her kids to one? Why doesn't the Obamas send THEIR daughters to a public school? Why didn't Chelsea NEVER see the inside of a public school?
They KNOW public schools range from average AT BEST, to MEDIOCRE to PITIFUL, to PURE SHIT in the educational quality! continued.....
@jtbro86 When negotiations are going on between the school unions and the board of education and US government, I NEVER, EVER hear the unions say, "How can we better educate the CHILDREN?"
Oh yes, the CHILDREN! When do we QUIT PUNISHING the CHILDREN simply based on their PHYSICAL appearance, where they LIVE and if their parents just HAPPEN to be POOR?
People WELL KNOW teacher pay isn't great! If you do NOT want to sacrifice YOURSELF then teaching is NOT for you!
@jtbro86 When negotiations are going on between the school unions and the board of education and US government, I NEVER, EVER hear the unions say, "How can we better educate the CHILDREN?"
Oh yes, the CHILDREN! When do we QUIT PUNISHING the CHILDREN simply based on their PHYSICAL appearance, where they LIVE and if their parents just HAPPEN to be POOR?
People WELL KNOW teacher pay isn't great! If you do NOT want to sacrifice YOURSELF then teaching is NOT for you!
People like Katie Couric are the reason why we can't fix our schools. She is a big government liberal masquerading as a journalist, and like all big government liberals she kisses Teacher's Union butt right in the crack. Guarantee you she sends her children to the best private school her money can buy ... just like Obama does.
I have a hard time believing that only 1 in 5 private schools perform as well as public schools. I'd love to see the data and how it is twisted to get that result.
@ilooovejustinbieberr I have managed, 4 aprox 10yrs different reatil establishment with teenagers as employees And I can run a succesful store. one thing I teach my kids is not to whine but to fix problems. And I am returning to school to get a teaching degree because I believe I can do a better job. Maybe you all should try retail management w/spoiled adults as customers.
@ilooovejustinbieberr - He has a point, the teacher makes or breaks that classroom. A bad teacher, as every student has had at least 1 of, can destroy both the children's AND parents' initiative. So, before passing the blame, please look around at your co-workers.
On a side note, you seem a bit burnt out. This is also quite common in the teaching profession, and is bad for students. Teacher burnout is something that can demolish an entire school; turnover is necessary.
Katie you little blonde hoe for the state run CBS media propoganda where was all your criticism for the director when he directed "inconvenient Truth"
I guessing there are 2 times the amount of public schools then there are charter schools. So her fact about only 1 in 5 charter schools out performing public schools seems more then a little flawed, am i right?
my parents came 2 this country speaking lil english they workd factory jobs & sent all 5 of their kids to "private grammar & high school" We did 't have all the goverment pd programs & lost an excellent teach. 2 the public school systm because he had to support his family & the catholic schools system could not pay him enough. Teachers have ALOT to blame. They are the ones in charg of that classrm. they make enough $., & We All no from gramar to universities a teacher makes or breaks the class!
There's no Superman and no June Cleaver, either. I taught for 33 years: I was a union member. That didn't mean one of my students didn't stay home 106 days in a simple year because his mom let him. My union membership didn't mean that one of my eighth graders came to class so stoned I couldn't keep him awake. If you want to blame teachers explain why 140,000 kids in 2009 missed a month or more of classes in the NYCity schools.
Blaming teachers is akin to blaming dentists for kids' cavaties! Parents who let their kids eat candy all day and never brush their teeth or floss, should they be blaming the dentist when their kid's teeth are rotten?
Private schools give the illusion of doing a better job, because they test kids prior to registration, and only accept those with high I.Q.s. Furthermore, they do not accept limited-English students or those with learning disabilties.
Jezz, If I had the money (and kids) I would also send them to private schools. I don't know why on earth does that bans her from expressing her opinion or reporting the news on this matter!
All she is saying is 1/5 of the schools talked about in the documentary is better than public schools, what is to question is if the statistiqe is telling the truth, or if she does.
I don't understand how the schools her children attend have anything to do with her reporting the stats about education. Does her sending her kids to a failing public school some how vest her with the authority to comment? Would it solidify her part of the struggle? #UnfoundedQuestions #ThatIsAll
@mkmason2002 look there is nothing wrong with Katie Couric just reporting the news, she doesn't even have a position in this matter, she is just merely stating the facts as that is her job, ever heard of Amendment 1 from the US Bill of Rights, Freedom of Speech if you don't like her don't watch it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey lets blame everyone any anyone else: the schools, the teachers, the policies..
What about PARENTS? You don't know about it unless you actually teach students, but some of these kids are out of control, disrespectful, and unmotivated....these fundamentals addressed at home! If a parent doesn't take interest in their OWN child's education then why should they expect everyone else to care more for their kids than themselves?!? At least help your child build intrinsic motivation ...
@Parx73 Totally agree with you!!! At morning drop off last week had a parent pull up with NO child in the car. She drove all the way to school and didn't even realize she had left her kid at home. Guess she totally ignores her kid in the car. Had another child tell the principal, "My daddy said I don't have to listen to you and do what you say." Education starts in the home!!!!
"not division" you say? Unity won't create good education for my kids. You don't cut out the fat when you've got unity--look at any single party state if you want proof. We need division. We need diversity. We need school choice.
what the movie doesnt say is that charter schools dont accept kids who have learning disabilities so naturally their overall performance will be significantly higher
@ssny1234, I've been in the training business for 6 years, and I get training myself. There are many alternatives if your company doesn't pay for it. There are books, and there is cheaper on-line training. If it is going to help your career, you can pay for it yourself. And if we weren't wasting so much money, we'd have more funds to pay for training. In short, *TREAT K-12 EDUCATION LIKE ANY OTHER INDUSTRY*.
@simplulo Unfortunately not every teacher can pay out of their own pocket for extra training. Especially when they don't get high salaries to begin with and like teachers in my district, haven't seen a raise in 3 years. Right now my district is offering alot of training and we all take advantage of it, but next year there won't be as much because of serious budget cuts which will also include teaching jobs.
@katepeachtea Objectively? Of course not. They'd grade teachers/schools as objectively as they grade restaurants, auto manufacturers, universities, banks, or any other service provider. Competition drives those companies to strive continuously to provide better service at a lower price. Competition made US universities the best in the world. Why shield such a critically important industry as K-12 education from competition? Yes: I know parents who pulled their kid from school due to easy As.
Teachers don't get training? Their credentials require at least a Bachelor's, if not a Master's degree! You don't hear complaints about private schools, the universities, or the business training industry. Teachers grade students, why don't we grade teachers and schools? Teachers give good students gold stars, why can't we give good teachers bonuses? Teachers flunk poorly performing students, why can't we tell poorly performing teachers they're in the wrong job? Empower parents with choice!!
@simplulo do you really think the parents will grade the teachers objectively? are they going to give a "good" grade to a teacher that was tough and actually challenged their child? are they going to give a "bad" grade to a teacher that gave their child an easy A? no.
@simplulo Training doesn't mean your required teaching degree. Training includes workshops given by school districts to increase your teaching skills, learn new ways of teaching, keeping up with new requirements, and so on. These trainings help improve your overall teaching ability and keep you up to date so you're not stuck teaching math in the 1995 style. Unfortunately, due to budget cuts districts can't afford to give alot of training to their teachers. Thanks to tax payers who vote NO!!
According to the Washington, DC Examiner, 2007 salaries for: Michelle Rhee, Chancellor: $275,000 Richard Nyankori, Special Assistant to the Chancellor: $140,000 Kaya Henderson, Deputy Chancellor: $200,000 Lisa Ruda, Chief of Staff: $200,000 Jesus Aguirre, Transition Assistant: $150,000 Jenny Abramson, Transition Team Leader: $140,000 John Davis, Transition Assistant (T.A.): $125,000 Anthony de Guzman,T.A.: $125,000 Billy Kearney,T.A.: $120,000 Ximena Hartsock, T.A.: $115,000
Teacher "X" teaches 5 classes. He teaches 3 Algebra classes, 1 Advanced Algebra class, and 1 remedial class. His first four classes are okay, but his last class is utter chaos!
Why?
Is it because the class has 43 students instead of 35?
Or maybe because the majority of the students don't speak English?
Could it be that it's late in the day and the kids are tired?
Or maybe, just maybe, the kids are DOWN-RIGHT LAZY?
Stop blaming the hard-working, dedicated teachers!
I would like to inform you of a job opening at McGavock High School in Nashville Tennessee.
An Algebra teacher, Mr.Donald Wood recently was let go . . . Perhaps, this is your opportunity to prove that you are just not an arm-chair quarterback. I want to see you do it! 3 months! That is all!
Hey, if you think you're qualified to evaluate teachers, then, you should be able to teach, right?
I think the point was that if you have 5 kids go to 5 different charter schools only one of the kids would do better than in a public school. That is only 20% out of a 100% of the students in Charter Schools would do better.
FREE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL KIDS!! FREEDOM! My son's Catholic school charges $5,500 per student per year. The public schools cost $7,000 in Arizona to $18,000 in Detroit to $22,000 in New York. 95% of Politicians send their kids to private. The public school aren't good enough for their kids but they are good enough for ours!? Give the education dollars to the parents not the public schools. FREE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL KIDS! Let them go already. FREEDOM!! The Democrats are owned by the union.
@1drdelvalle Private schools give the illusion of doing a better job, because they test students prior to registration and only accept those with high IQs. Also, problem students are immediately expelled.
Public schools attempt to teach everyone, including students with learning disabilities and/or limited English.
In foreign countries, disruptive students are EXPELLED for good! They are removed from the classroom, leaving the teacher and other students to concentrate on their education.
In America, loud, rude disruptive students are allowed to remain in the classroom, and disrupt the class!
Stop blaming the teachers! Blame the rude, disruptive, hip-hop, gangsta wanna-bees!
Why are other countries successful? BECAUSE THEY RESPECT THEIR TEACHERS! STUDENTS FOLLOW THE RULES!
@MsJanetWood Good point. There are MANY dedicated teachers in public schools. The rules and laws set up for public schools restrict teachers too much. The SYSTEM is the thing that needs to change. Pencil-pushers and politicians should stop making the rules.
I'm getting freaking tired of these damn ads that run before the videos that I can't refresh past. I just mute the sound and click away for 30 seconds.
Michelle Rhee, who is praised in this film, has spoken publicly about covering her students' mouths with masking tape as a way to keep them quiet, while she was in Teach for America. She even laughed when she explained how some of the students bled when she removed the tape. This is truly disturbing.
We are last in the developing world. All the nations that are ahead of the US are doing things much different, and completely opposite that the US is doing. They must be doing something right.
DerektheDuctTape 7 months ago
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Waiting for Superman is simplistic and shallow. The kids who most need help don't have the kind of parents who care about signing them up for charter schools or even seeing that they GET to school where they go now.
See: ateacheronteaching.blogspot.com
viall4diabetes 7 months ago
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Katie is a butt monkey. She isn't at all relevant.
littleeddiemunster 8 months ago
What a great debate this is on here.
ifann88 10 months ago
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Watch a Pre-January 8th copy of Inception. Listen closely when the actors say imagine, reality, and safe, or point pistols. You'll hear the words, Loughner, offin' her, part of the word Giffords, and much more. Some even say they hear, do it.
jamestargetedindiv 11 months ago
Just by watching these comments one could come to the conclusion that you didn't do very well on the education department...
Darusdei 1 year ago
@Darusdei The truth is most of our country doesn't.
Charlie12241 7 months ago
@Charlie12241 Well that came out abit stereotypical to begin with... It just seems that the stupid yanks are the most vocal
Darusdei 7 months ago
@Darusdei I'm only saying a lot of people in the US don't know things they should. Its nothing against my country education just sucks here. I am from the US and have heard a lot of stupidity.
Charlie12241 7 months ago
@Charlie12241 well i listened to some republican debates when obama won... i wasn't very impressed...
i know when my ideology differs from another, but the things they said were just stupid...
Darusdei 7 months ago
@Charlie12241 It is true. It is embarrassing when people in other Nations know more American history than Americans. But I think the problems is that we worry to much about teachers jobs and not enough about kids educations. You can't deny that private schools out perform public schools. Poor kids are forced to go to public because rich parents who send their kids to privates school "believe the system can work".
mixmastermeeks 3 months ago
@mixmastermeeks You're right and I wish politicans would see it that way.
Charlie12241 3 months ago
were the people commenting here listening? katie at no point said she agreed or disagreed with the content of the film. she did say that it would probably stimulate debate and bring the problems to more people's attention. that is a good thing.
pickerilweed 1 year ago
Katie, you are a shill for the liberals and a total hypocrite. It is a pity that you still have a job, because you are the worst evening news anchor ever! Go back to your fluff AM news gig, where your pimp journalism is more appropriate!
pdbosp 1 year ago
@pdbosp look there is nothing wrong with Katie Couric just reporting the news, she doesn't even have a position in this matter, she did say that it would stimulate debate and bring the problems to attention. That is a good thing. Ever heard of Amendment 1 from the US Bill of Rights, Freedom of Speech, if you don't like her don't watch it! i'm an independant for this is what Washington didn't want, political parties fighting each other, he said that in his farewell address
jmccflip 9 months ago
God BLESS the director of this film!
He SPOKE OF his support of the school unions, but when it came time to send HIS OWN KIDS to school, he BRAVELY and COURAGEOUSLY admitted, he sent his kids to a PRIVATE school!
Instead of living a life of LIBERAL HYPOCRISY, like the Obamas do, he directed this HONEST film because he REALLY CARES about the kids!
This man directed "An Inconvenient Truth," so no doubt about his LIBERAL CREED!
He chose the welfare of CHILDREN over his ideology!
carnivorerepublican 1 year ago
waaaaaaah, let's all blame katie couric for being successful at what she does. how dare she have an opinion. get over yourself and deal with it
jtbro86 1 year ago
@jtbro86 NO! Let's talk about the HYPOCRISY of Katie's SUPPORT of the public school system teacher union, but REFUSING to send HER kids into one of THOSE schools! If public schools are soooooo good, why does she NOT send her kids to one? Why doesn't the Obamas send THEIR daughters to a public school? Why didn't Chelsea NEVER see the inside of a public school?
They KNOW public schools range from average AT BEST, to MEDIOCRE to PITIFUL, to PURE SHIT in the educational quality! continued.....
carnivorerepublican 1 year ago
@jtbro86 When negotiations are going on between the school unions and the board of education and US government, I NEVER, EVER hear the unions say, "How can we better educate the CHILDREN?"
Oh yes, the CHILDREN! When do we QUIT PUNISHING the CHILDREN simply based on their PHYSICAL appearance, where they LIVE and if their parents just HAPPEN to be POOR?
People WELL KNOW teacher pay isn't great! If you do NOT want to sacrifice YOURSELF then teaching is NOT for you!
carnivorerepublican 1 year ago
@jtbro86 When negotiations are going on between the school unions and the board of education and US government, I NEVER, EVER hear the unions say, "How can we better educate the CHILDREN?"
Oh yes, the CHILDREN! When do we QUIT PUNISHING the CHILDREN simply based on their PHYSICAL appearance, where they LIVE and if their parents just HAPPEN to be POOR?
People WELL KNOW teacher pay isn't great! If you do NOT want to sacrifice YOURSELF then teaching is NOT for you!
carnivorerepublican 1 year ago
People like Katie Couric are the reason why we can't fix our schools. She is a big government liberal masquerading as a journalist, and like all big government liberals she kisses Teacher's Union butt right in the crack. Guarantee you she sends her children to the best private school her money can buy ... just like Obama does.
MaryWaterton 1 year ago
@MaryWaterton If there was any doubt where Katie Couric leans this should put all doubts to rest.
chaumont20 1 year ago
I have a hard time believing that only 1 in 5 private schools perform as well as public schools. I'd love to see the data and how it is twisted to get that result.
bobd1311 1 year ago
I can't believe a grown person would say such things
ChannelofLiberty 1 year ago
@ilooovejustinbieberr I have managed, 4 aprox 10yrs different reatil establishment with teenagers as employees And I can run a succesful store. one thing I teach my kids is not to whine but to fix problems. And I am returning to school to get a teaching degree because I believe I can do a better job. Maybe you all should try retail management w/spoiled adults as customers.
4bsfun 1 year ago
@ilooovejustinbieberr - He has a point, the teacher makes or breaks that classroom. A bad teacher, as every student has had at least 1 of, can destroy both the children's AND parents' initiative. So, before passing the blame, please look around at your co-workers.
On a side note, you seem a bit burnt out. This is also quite common in the teaching profession, and is bad for students. Teacher burnout is something that can demolish an entire school; turnover is necessary.
Slipknotyk06 1 year ago
it IS all about the adults....
karldotcom 1 year ago
Katie you little blonde hoe for the state run CBS media propoganda where was all your criticism for the director when he directed "inconvenient Truth"
stjdavis 1 year ago
teaching is not a job, teaching is a mission. you american should remember that.
torohaha 1 year ago
I guessing there are 2 times the amount of public schools then there are charter schools. So her fact about only 1 in 5 charter schools out performing public schools seems more then a little flawed, am i right?
iFataLFraMez 1 year ago
@iFataLFraMez
Sorry but you sir are an idiot! Think about it
peacehippi 1 year ago
In foreign countries, there is no SOCIAL PROMOTION. If a student fails, he must repeat the entire year . . . AGAIN!
In America, it is literally impossible to "flunk" a student!
A teacher must attend a "special retention meeting", where she must present her case to a panel of experts.
Even, if the team agrees to retain the student, the parents can still veto their decision!
That is how you end up with junior high kids that don't know their time tables and read at a 2nd grade level!
MsJanetWood 1 year ago
The teachers unions shold be banned
hanksnow82 1 year ago 4
my parents came 2 this country speaking lil english they workd factory jobs & sent all 5 of their kids to "private grammar & high school" We did 't have all the goverment pd programs & lost an excellent teach. 2 the public school systm because he had to support his family & the catholic schools system could not pay him enough. Teachers have ALOT to blame. They are the ones in charg of that classrm. they make enough $., & We All no from gramar to universities a teacher makes or breaks the class!
4bsfun 1 year ago
There's no Superman and no June Cleaver, either. I taught for 33 years: I was a union member. That didn't mean one of my students didn't stay home 106 days in a simple year because his mom let him. My union membership didn't mean that one of my eighth graders came to class so stoned I couldn't keep him awake. If you want to blame teachers explain why 140,000 kids in 2009 missed a month or more of classes in the NYCity schools.
viall4diabetes 1 year ago
Blaming teachers is akin to blaming dentists for kids' cavaties! Parents who let their kids eat candy all day and never brush their teeth or floss, should they be blaming the dentist when their kid's teeth are rotten?
Private schools give the illusion of doing a better job, because they test kids prior to registration, and only accept those with high I.Q.s. Furthermore, they do not accept limited-English students or those with learning disabilties.
MsJanetWood 1 year ago
@MsJanetWood No, but teachers can help more than they are.
Ashtheorphan2817 1 year ago
Jezz, If I had the money (and kids) I would also send them to private schools. I don't know why on earth does that bans her from expressing her opinion or reporting the news on this matter!
xenoepist 1 year ago
All she is saying is 1/5 of the schools talked about in the documentary is better than public schools, what is to question is if the statistiqe is telling the truth, or if she does.
wilhelmkrem 1 year ago
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Why hasn't anyone interviewed Michelle Rhee's former students? Ask them what kind of teacher she was?
HBO documentary: "Hard Times at Douglass High."
Suggested Reading:
"Bad Students, Not Bad Schools” by Robert Weissberg
"The Dumbest Generation” by Mark Bauerlein
MsJanetWood 1 year ago
I don't understand how the schools her children attend have anything to do with her reporting the stats about education. Does her sending her kids to a failing public school some how vest her with the authority to comment? Would it solidify her part of the struggle? #UnfoundedQuestions #ThatIsAll
LadyLogAKAl 1 year ago
What does Katie Curic know about rotten schools?
Do her children go to a public school?
Oooh silly me, I forgot, the elite send their children to PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
JUST ASK BARAK OBAMA.
HYPOCRITES ALL!!!!
mkmason2002 1 year ago 2
@mkmason2002 look there is nothing wrong with Katie Couric just reporting the news, she doesn't even have a position in this matter, she is just merely stating the facts as that is her job, ever heard of Amendment 1 from the US Bill of Rights, Freedom of Speech if you don't like her don't watch it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jmccflip 9 months ago
Hey lets blame everyone any anyone else: the schools, the teachers, the policies..
What about PARENTS? You don't know about it unless you actually teach students, but some of these kids are out of control, disrespectful, and unmotivated....these fundamentals addressed at home! If a parent doesn't take interest in their OWN child's education then why should they expect everyone else to care more for their kids than themselves?!? At least help your child build intrinsic motivation ...
Parx73 1 year ago
@Parx73 Totally agree with you!!! At morning drop off last week had a parent pull up with NO child in the car. She drove all the way to school and didn't even realize she had left her kid at home. Guess she totally ignores her kid in the car. Had another child tell the principal, "My daddy said I don't have to listen to you and do what you say." Education starts in the home!!!!
ssny1234 1 year ago
"not division" you say? Unity won't create good education for my kids. You don't cut out the fat when you've got unity--look at any single party state if you want proof. We need division. We need diversity. We need school choice.
orbenn 1 year ago
what the movie doesnt say is that charter schools dont accept kids who have learning disabilities so naturally their overall performance will be significantly higher
bignoisematt 1 year ago
@ssny1234, I've been in the training business for 6 years, and I get training myself. There are many alternatives if your company doesn't pay for it. There are books, and there is cheaper on-line training. If it is going to help your career, you can pay for it yourself. And if we weren't wasting so much money, we'd have more funds to pay for training. In short, *TREAT K-12 EDUCATION LIKE ANY OTHER INDUSTRY*.
simplulo 1 year ago
@simplulo Unfortunately not every teacher can pay out of their own pocket for extra training. Especially when they don't get high salaries to begin with and like teachers in my district, haven't seen a raise in 3 years. Right now my district is offering alot of training and we all take advantage of it, but next year there won't be as much because of serious budget cuts which will also include teaching jobs.
ssny1234 1 year ago
@katepeachtea Objectively? Of course not. They'd grade teachers/schools as objectively as they grade restaurants, auto manufacturers, universities, banks, or any other service provider. Competition drives those companies to strive continuously to provide better service at a lower price. Competition made US universities the best in the world. Why shield such a critically important industry as K-12 education from competition? Yes: I know parents who pulled their kid from school due to easy As.
simplulo 1 year ago
Look up this video on YouTube (put these words in the search box):
RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms
MrTrentiusMaximus 1 year ago
Teachers don't get training? Their credentials require at least a Bachelor's, if not a Master's degree! You don't hear complaints about private schools, the universities, or the business training industry. Teachers grade students, why don't we grade teachers and schools? Teachers give good students gold stars, why can't we give good teachers bonuses? Teachers flunk poorly performing students, why can't we tell poorly performing teachers they're in the wrong job? Empower parents with choice!!
simplulo 1 year ago
@simplulo do you really think the parents will grade the teachers objectively? are they going to give a "good" grade to a teacher that was tough and actually challenged their child? are they going to give a "bad" grade to a teacher that gave their child an easy A? no.
katepeachtea 1 year ago
@simplulo Training doesn't mean your required teaching degree. Training includes workshops given by school districts to increase your teaching skills, learn new ways of teaching, keeping up with new requirements, and so on. These trainings help improve your overall teaching ability and keep you up to date so you're not stuck teaching math in the 1995 style. Unfortunately, due to budget cuts districts can't afford to give alot of training to their teachers. Thanks to tax payers who vote NO!!
ssny1234 1 year ago
Katie, which private school in NYC do your daughters attend? Hmmmm?
dillydally55 1 year ago 36
Unions are Killing this country.
KC2BKM 1 year ago
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MsJanetWood 1 year ago
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Teacher "X" teaches 5 classes. He teaches 3 Algebra classes, 1 Advanced Algebra class, and 1 remedial class. His first four classes are okay, but his last class is utter chaos!
Why?
Is it because the class has 43 students instead of 35?
Or maybe because the majority of the students don't speak English?
Could it be that it's late in the day and the kids are tired?
Or maybe, just maybe, the kids are DOWN-RIGHT LAZY?
Stop blaming the hard-working, dedicated teachers!
MsJanetWood 1 year ago
Ugh...Katie Couric.
13andincrediblycut 1 year ago
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Did you know that Paris Hilton attended FOUR different PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS!
Marywood-Palm Valley School in Rancho Mirage,
Convent of the Sacred Heart (which she attended with Lady Gaga)
Dwight School in New York
Canterbury Boarding School, in New Milford, Connecticut (After she violated the school rules, she was expelled from this school in February 1999.)
Finally, she just got her GED.
MsJanetWood 1 year ago
Great for Katie to say. Wonder where her kids go to school?
swimwaters 1 year ago 26
Unions support the weak.
m015094 1 year ago
Brown vs. Board of Education ... we definitely have a diverse school system but at what cost?
browneyes4 1 year ago
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i saw the movie yesterday
ilovedamusic1000 1 year ago
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Dear Ms. Michelle Rhee,
I would like to inform you of a job opening at McGavock High School in Nashville Tennessee.
An Algebra teacher, Mr.Donald Wood recently was let go . . . Perhaps, this is your opportunity to prove that you are just not an arm-chair quarterback. I want to see you do it! 3 months! That is all!
Hey, if you think you're qualified to evaluate teachers, then, you should be able to teach, right?
Sincerely yours,
Ms. Janet Wood
(no relation to Mr. Donald Wood)
MsJanetWood 1 year ago
"charter schools only do better then 1/5 public schools"
most likely the people trying to get into charter schools only have the option of attending that 1 public school...
aacchhiilllleess 1 year ago
@aacchhiilllleess
I think the point was that if you have 5 kids go to 5 different charter schools only one of the kids would do better than in a public school. That is only 20% out of a 100% of the students in Charter Schools would do better.
castano2001 1 year ago
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THE FILTHY JEWISH RACE MUST BE EXTERMINATED, OR THEY WILL DESTROY THE WHOLE OG MANKIND !!!!!!!!!!!!!.
THEY ARE ALREADY WELL ON THE WAY OF ACHIVING THIS TASK.
1481588 1 year ago
FREE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL KIDS!! FREEDOM! My son's Catholic school charges $5,500 per student per year. The public schools cost $7,000 in Arizona to $18,000 in Detroit to $22,000 in New York. 95% of Politicians send their kids to private. The public school aren't good enough for their kids but they are good enough for ours!? Give the education dollars to the parents not the public schools. FREE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL KIDS! Let them go already. FREEDOM!! The Democrats are owned by the union.
1drdelvalle 1 year ago
@1drdelvalle Private schools give the illusion of doing a better job, because they test students prior to registration and only accept those with high IQs. Also, problem students are immediately expelled.
Public schools attempt to teach everyone, including students with learning disabilities and/or limited English.
MsJanetWood 1 year ago 2
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In foreign countries, disruptive students are EXPELLED for good! They are removed from the classroom, leaving the teacher and other students to concentrate on their education.
In America, loud, rude disruptive students are allowed to remain in the classroom, and disrupt the class!
Stop blaming the teachers! Blame the rude, disruptive, hip-hop, gangsta wanna-bees!
Why are other countries successful? BECAUSE THEY RESPECT THEIR TEACHERS! STUDENTS FOLLOW THE RULES!
MsJanetWood 1 year ago
Would you BLAME the POLICE OFFICER working in a HIGH CRIME AREA?
Would you BLAME the DOCTOR working in a hospital with a lot of SICK people?
Would you BLAME the LAWYER working with a lot of CRIMINALS?
Would you BLAME the BORDER PATROL AGENTS for all the ILLEGAL ALIENS that are crossing the border?
Would you BLAME the SOCIAL WORKER with a lot of WELFARE CASES?
NO? Why not?
Because there are other FACTORS beyond their control! STOP BLAMING THE TEACHERS!
DO YOUR HOMEWORK!
MsJanetWood 1 year ago
@MsJanetWood Good point. There are MANY dedicated teachers in public schools. The rules and laws set up for public schools restrict teachers too much. The SYSTEM is the thing that needs to change. Pencil-pushers and politicians should stop making the rules.
learningstreet 1 year ago
I'm getting freaking tired of these damn ads that run before the videos that I can't refresh past. I just mute the sound and click away for 30 seconds.
squirreljester2 1 year ago
Michelle Rhee, who is praised in this film, has spoken publicly about covering her students' mouths with masking tape as a way to keep them quiet, while she was in Teach for America. She even laughed when she explained how some of the students bled when she removed the tape. This is truly disturbing.
fashionista0709 1 year ago
@fashionista0709 show me the info.
comedycreator100 1 year ago
@comedycreator100 Google "Rhee talks about her early misadventures in teaching"
fashionista0709 1 year ago
@fashionista0709 and that means that she did do it? Please give me more info.
comedycreator100 1 year ago
first
KristianMandarino 1 year ago