C&I 602 Educational Issue -- Kaylyn Christopher

[MrGillrules067]

world is telling us that we're not unique, we're not special. We all got trophies for our little league games, and now we don't have the drive or competitive spirit to make it in the adult world of employment. Why reward mediocrity during childhood, when its condemned at every turn as an adult? What are the children learning by that?

[MrGillrules067]

Oh, boo hoo, kids with hurt feelings. I was upset when I didn't win my first spelling bee. My parents told me to suck it up and do better next time. Next year, I won the school. Booyah.

And then came you. And your spelling perfection. Gahhhh!!

To answer Lauren's question below about higher standards causing more failures: So be it. Look at our generation now. We've been told our whole lives we're special, we're unique, we're all winners. Now we're in our 20s and 30s, and the real

[MrGillrules067]

Yeah, that was collegiate level.  Disgusting.

Bare minimum - look at NCLB. Rather than teach better and encourage better learning and work to enhance teacher's capabilities, the national standard has been lowered so that the lowest denominator (heartless, but true) is successful. Not everyone is college-bound. The US needs to accept that fact. The kid who can't read or write (John from Boston) has no business being in a college classroom.

[MrGillrules067]

Oh god, I hate the "everybody's a winner" mentality. I was the worst baseball player on the worst team in my little league - I never got a trophy, and, as anybody who has known me longer than 5 minutes, there is nothing wrong with my self esteem.

Points off for spelling? You betcha!

Do you recall English 101? An excerpt from one I had to read:

"Hello (yes he started with this) My name is John I am from Boston I have never been at West Virgina It is different hear"

[craftmaster5]

Do you think if the schools as a whole would raise their standards that we would have more children failing/ being held back a grade?

[craftmaster5]

We (the teachers) need to set high standards for the students and grade them based on the quality, accuracy, and effort in their work. Doing so, would lower the number of children labeled Development Delayed and increase the effort children put into their work.

[craftmaster5]

I agree with you about the lack of high standards and expectations in the school systems. Students are getting credit for just doing their work. I know when I was in high school the only thing the teachers cared about was whether you did the work. It seemed like they only gave the homework so it looked good in their lesson plans and to the parents. I actually had professors like this when I was receiving my undergrad.