It's pretty tough to put all the blame on the teachers/schoolboard. Parents and the kids themselves have a lot to do with it. Myself only being out of highschool two years ago, it's still pretty fresh to me. Most teachers are good and willing to help, the higher you get the more they expect and you have to help yourself first. My school marks bombed when my parents got divorced, a lot of my high marks in young years would be thanks to my mom, who took education very seriously, and took it upon herself to teach me a lot of things(I was doing grade 6 math in grade 3). So parents do have a huge impact.
I really disagree with a lot of things are done, heck I ran into some big problems in junior high which involved the Court Of Queen's Bench, which was a court order demanding I attend school. Short version, I missed a ton of school, my dad did not get along with the principal so they got them involved, I didn't miss a day of school for a year, marks didn't change one bit if anything droped, because I just didn't care and was pissed about it. The problem is just because a child is at school doesn't mean they are learning anything. From Grade 7 on I was at school maybe 65%-70% of the time, and my grades were always pretty good. I ended up with a High School Diploma and high enough marks to get into almost any program I want, and going to NAIT this fall
Kids with problems reading, etc i've got to say a lot of the problem is the parents, yes a lot of it is taught in school, but parents need to make sure there kids are up to date and learning as much as they should.
Most teachers I will say are pretty good, I had a few bad ones but many extremly good ones. Schools make a difference to, which is why you go to open houses and see what they are like (if you have more then one close).
A huge part of my ambition to get a good education is my current job with my dad doing concrete and other construction, it makes you want to go back to school and get a good education so you don't have to do that crappy work all your life. Just get your kids a good summer job, they will be loving school! I started working at 12....
I think you're trying to spell lawyer? Nah, I'll stick with my apprenticeship and get my ticket in my trade rather than defend the scum of the earth and have to wear a suit everyday
Just a private comment that was made which started this whole thread..
I removed the comment because the thread was started to discuss education issues and not point fingers at certain individuals.
I meant to say Lawer...
But I know that it is spelled with the "Y".
Your post was well written and shows that you have received a proper education.
Some children are not receiving the quality of education that you did.
What burns me up is when a child has the desire to succeed but does not have the chance.
I also agree with your comment that some children don't have the desire to learn and that the parents need to step up and help out at home.
from our conversations on this thread I have read that all the parents that commented have been giving the support at home and "some" of children have been passed on to the next grade because of Government Funding Issues when they should have been held back. The problem only gets worse when they try to learn new information and don't have a firm grasp on the past information.
My son's spelling is not the best and I work with him constantly, and I have said that he should be held back at school but they refuse to as it will be hard on the child emotionally ??
Back in the day when I was in grade school they held children back all the time. I also remember the strap, from a mean old granny of a Principal !
I can't imagine not getting the strap in grade 4 because I don't know what would have happened to me if I was allowed to do as I wanted to.
I would have probably been a problem child without an education. This is what worries me about the education today.
Children are required to have the drive to succeed and I feel that they need a little more guidance and rules at a younger age so they will grow up with the drive to succeed.
Children will naturally follow in the footsteps as their parents and if the parents don't care and the school system just passes them on to the next grade because of funding issues, What is going to happen to the children of tomorrow ?
I also agree that one of the problems is that children are having children
and need to grow up and experience life themselves before bringing more children into this world for their grandparents or social services to raise.
I am very grateful for my education and my parents because it has made me what I am today. A responsible educated citizen and a loving and caring father.
Well I am glad to see you are not a drug dealer...
It's all in the parenting and how the kids are brought up. If a kid wants to drop out, that's what will happen, if they can't be talked into staying in school. They better get a job and make something out of themselves. Nobody should ride for free.
