Comments on: No Child Left Behind?

By: TJ

TJ — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:10:41 +0000

I have been watching my cousins son over the summer. He has said, time and time again, that he learns more from me in each weekend that he spends with me, then in the entire year he spends at school.

To give you an idea of his school…
His Teacher told his 3rd grade class, that the son is just a giant meteor on fire.

Also, his school encourages all students to take summer classes, not to get a “leg up” on the next year, but because historically, his school has had among the LOWEST test grades in the state! (MN)

MORE crap education doesn’t make it better, it just takes the fun summers away from the kids.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 09:30:51 +0000

Such is the true cost of accepting government money. It can’t help but be a corrupting influence, coming as it does from an intrinsically corrupt source.

A “good public school” is like a prison with all the latest facilities and amenities, with the best-equipped guards wearing the fanciest uniforms, and regularly applied fresh coats of paint…that somehow manages to make a lot of people forget it’s a prison.

Schools that most of the parents treat as taxpayer-funded babysitting services and virtually all of the controlling authorities treat as indoctrination camps are never going to make education a priority.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 18 May 2006 16:38:39 +0000

When I was in high school, I moved from a state that did not base state money for schools on standardized test results to one that did. The difference in education was remarkable – I know that I didn’t learn anywhere near as much as I would have if I hadn’t moved. On the other hand, I did end up getting a perfect score on the SAT and a free ride to college. Also, my destination state had an essay as part of their standardized test, so my writing skills grew exponentially. I later removed any vestiges of those communication skills by becoming an engineer.

By: Jose

Jose — Thu, 04 May 2006 14:09:12 +0000

Good point.
Your kid is learning how to pass a test. In the process he is learning, but not as much as he would be learning with other methods.

I will tell you another example. My sister-in-law wants to enter a PhD program in Cornell. My wife and I have been coaching on how to pass the GRE with good scores (she is doing math, I am helping her on verbal). If we succeed (apparently we are, from practice tests) we will give her a better opportunity to enter the PhD program of her dreams.

Your kid may be better prepared to take a SAT. Your kid may go to a better university or even get a good scholarship!

I understand that passing a test is not everything in life. But try to see the bright side of this.

You can also tutor your own kid in the areas where you think the school has been missing out. Your kid will do fine in the end.

Good luck to your kid on the tests!

By: jim

jim — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:17:00 +0000

Classic case of unintended consequences…