I know. These are only random occurrences, but how many go un-reported? I will give my own personal account of how crappy the schools are in Louisiana. I went to a Livingston Parish high school. You know, the Parish that everyone in Baton Rouge wants to send their kids to. In any given year, I would estimate that half, at best, of my teachers were competent. I had an English teacher who taught in ebonics, a Spanish teacher that had never spoken Spanish, at least 3 teachers every semester were addressed as "coach", and another teacher that had a rap sheet for DUI's longer than the entire Alabama football team's. I was so far behind when I finally got to LSU that I had to take remedial classes to catch up, despite being an honor student in high school.
How many go unreported of teachers with conservative agendas? I had a teacher that was always pushing religion on us. My point is that it is not some epidimic problem that is stopping teachers from teaching. It was a lame attempt to jab liberals. I went to public school here in Louisiana as well. Luckily, my highschool was probably the best in the state and almost all of my teachers were competent, but my Jr High was horrid.
I went to a school that ALWAYS pushed religion on us. Redemptorist High. Funny how I literally skated through my first 4 semesters at :lsup: ... I have NEVER regretted convincing my parents that it was best that I go to 7th grade at Redemptorist instead of Glen Oaks. Yeah, there was an religious agenda, but that education better prepared me for LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, which is the point of it, right????
Liberal and conservative teachers alike will push private agendas on their students. This is nothing new and it damn sure ain't one-sided.
I agree. The local school boards determine the cirriculum for each school. They not only need to focus on math and science, but also geography, history and engish.
I wonder if the Kennedy's can find their way around with a map.:redface: God knows they can find their way around a bottle!:redface: :lol:
The idiot kids that the school system is churning out should come as no surprise to anyone. The government screws up every enterprise it touches, and schools are no different. How would you like government-run grocery stores? Or movie theaters? Yet we turn over arguably our most important and complex task to them. Bizarre.
I think free public education was one of the pillars of this country, and has encouraged our economic growth. However, America has really messed it up. Other countries' school systems are way above ours and churn way more academic scholars. I like that America isn't as rigid as them and allows more free time for kids to develop their creativity and such, but we still should have higher standards for what we expect from a public school education.
