Saturday, September 6, 2008
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Kevin Hampton
Joined: 10 Mar 2008 09:05 pm
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Posted: 08 May 2008 01:52 pm
Post Subject: Re: Response to Passing the Buck Read Article
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Every time I get out of the pool, they keep dragging me back in.... The fact that one does not believe in a system is not the issue but to blame our educational woes on mothers who work (especially this close to Mother's Day) is wrong.
I believe Texas' trouble is a result of state mandates on our teachers to meet a standard that flies in the face of what education is about. Not all students learn at the same level. Anyone teaching small children knows one will learn differently than another. There are some who can orally answer questions and yet when it comes to putting it down on paper they become frustrated. There are others who can write beautiful works but have difficulty in verbalization. So to what standard are our children to meet?
I realize that the education we received many years ago is now antiquated but at least teachers had authority to teach.
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HEIDI LOCKRIDGE
Joined: 26 Feb 2008 01:24 pm
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Posted: 08 May 2008 07:34 pm
Post Subject: Re: Response to Passing the Buck
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Kevin:
I don't completely blame mothers - I AM ONE! What I blame is the break down of the family unit and that began with the women's movement. We completely lost our way when women began leaving home to work. Most women left home to work by choice when the movement began. They felt they needed to "find themselves". Now after 30 years we have made it almost impossible for a family to have one parent that can support the entire family. It just started to snowball down the hill.
I do agree that teachers aren't teaching anymore. They teach the test not the subject. It is not their fault that kids aren't learning.
McCain for President
Heidi Lockridge
Flint, TX
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