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What our children aren't learning in school
Started by bigtimesoapfan at 2009/09/08 08:20AMLatest post: 2009/09/09 06:44AM, Views: 204, Replies: 18
bigtimesoapfan |
I saw a segment on Fox news and found it very informative. And then last night while watching a Family Guy video w/ the family(someone on it mentioned Anne Frank) my son asked who's that (he's 13)? I said you haven't learned about her yet? I asked him if they talked about the Holocaust and he said again What's that? So off went the TV and my husband informed him on a sad fact in history that his 8th grade education has so far failed to teach him!! |
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bigtimesoapfan |
Wow, |
dcorn |
you are not the only one.... |
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bigtimesoapfan |
I've thought about homeschooling dcorn but my math skills arent so great. But every year as they take out more of the foundation of what they should learn and add more crap I think about it! I will not be suprised if thats what I soon resort too!! |
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Quote bigtimesoapfan: I've thought about homeschooling dcorn but my math skills arent so great. But every year as they take out more of the foundation of what they should learn and add more crap I think about it! I will not be suprised if thats what I soon resort too!! you might what to see if your state has the connections academy program. a lot of states carry this program. it is an virtual public school. it is ran by the state. you can get into this program free . they supply all the books. they set the lessons . it is all done on the internet. they do have to send in some work to their teacher. the only down fall i had with this program . it that they require that the studnets take the state tests. but since we are in such a rural area we had to travel a 3 hour round trip for 3 days for testing . that sucked!  anyone can homeschool... i am relearning alot of stuff as i teach my boys... math is not my strongest subject, but with help from the answer key. i have not had any problems... |
Eppy |
I didn't know who Anne Frank was until the original movie came out in the early sixties. My schooling consisted of reading, writing, aritmetic, history, Social Studies, Biology, typing/shorthand, home Ec, English/Lit/Spanish. I think despite the fact I didn't know who Anne Frank was until I graduated High School, doesn't mean I didn't get a good education...probably just as good. We sat in long rows, heads down, study, study, study, no gum chewing, no back talk, no cross talk, no note passing (so we made up hand signals). About all we heard from our kids was the classroom was so noisy, they couldn't even hear the lesson half the time. No, school is fine - discipline stinks! |
calliope |
In FL Jeb gave us the FCAT to see how our teachers and students are doing. Now all they do is teach for this damned test, Education is not rounded, they only want to pass this test so the schools get money and the teachers can keep their jobs. If it ain't on the test, they don't learn it. |
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Quote Eppy: I didn't know who Anne Frank was until the original movie came out in the early sixties. My schooling consisted of reading, writing, aritmetic, history, Social Studies, Biology, typing/shorthand, home Ec, English/Lit/Spanish. I think despite the fact I didn't know who Anne Frank was until I graduated High School, doesn't mean I didn't get a good education...probably just as good. We sat in long rows, heads down, study, study, study, no gum chewing, no back talk, no cross talk, no note passing (so we made up hand signals). About all we heard from our kids was the classroom was so noisy, they couldn't even hear the lesson half the time. No, school is fine - discipline stinks! Geez Eppy, I bet you even respected your teachers and didn't swear at them! |
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Eppy |
Quote calliope: Yep, and in those days we respected ALL our elders - parents, neighbors, and eveyone else...sassiness just wasn't tolerated. Doesn't mean we did'nt practice the ol' 'stick your tongue out behind their back' technique, LOL
Quote Eppy: I didn't know who Anne Frank was until the original movie came out in the early sixties. My schooling consisted of reading, writing, aritmetic, history, Social Studies, Biology, typing/shorthand, home Ec, English/Lit/Spanish. I think despite the fact I didn't know who Anne Frank was until I graduated High School, doesn't mean I didn't get a good education...probably just as good. We sat in long rows, heads down, study, study, study, no gum chewing, no back talk, no cross talk, no note passing (so we made up hand signals). About all we heard from our kids was the classroom was so noisy, they couldn't even hear the lesson half the time. No, school is fine - discipline stinks! Geez Eppy, I bet you even respected your teachers and didn't swear at them! |
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Quote calliope: In FL Jeb gave us the FCAT to see how our teachers and students are doing. Now all they do is teach for this damned test, Education is not rounded, they only want to pass this test so the schools get money and the teachers can keep their jobs. If it ain't on the test, they don't learn it. It's awful, there has to be a different way to see if teachers are doing a good job!!!!! you hit the nail on the head there!!!!!! same here in missouri |
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dcorn |
Quote Eppy: that is another reason i homeschool. my boys are very respectful. i make sure of that! i have a paddle with 16 holes in it , it is a novelity item , but it puts the fear in them Quote calliope: Yep, and in those days we respected ALL our elders - parents, neighbors, and eveyone else...sassiness just wasn't tolerated. Doesn't mean we did'nt practice the ol' 'stick your tongue out behind their back' technique, LOL Quote Eppy: I didn't know who Anne Frank was until the original movie came out in the early sixties. My schooling consisted of reading, writing, aritmetic, history, Social Studies, Biology, typing/shorthand, home Ec, English/Lit/Spanish. I think despite the fact I didn't know who Anne Frank was until I graduated High School, doesn't mean I didn't get a good education...probably just as good. We sat in long rows, heads down, study, study, study, no gum chewing, no back talk, no cross talk, no note passing (so we made up hand signals). About all we heard from our kids was the classroom was so noisy, they couldn't even hear the lesson half the time. No, school is fine - discipline stinks! Geez Eppy, I bet you even respected your teachers and didn't swear at them! (note: i would never, ever use this paddle on my children, it is just a "for fun , show piece.. )
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Quote dcorn: Quote Eppy: that is another reason i homeschool. my boys are very respectful. i make sure of that! i have a paddle with 16 holes in it , it is a novelity item , but it puts the fear in them Quote calliope: Yep, and in those days we respected ALL our elders - parents, neighbors, and eveyone else...sassiness just wasn't tolerated. Doesn't mean we did'nt practice the ol' 'stick your tongue out behind their back' technique, LOL Quote Eppy: I didn't know who Anne Frank was until the original movie came out in the early sixties. My schooling consisted of reading, writing, aritmetic, history, Social Studies, Biology, typing/shorthand, home Ec, English/Lit/Spanish. I think despite the fact I didn't know who Anne Frank was until I graduated High School, doesn't mean I didn't get a good education...probably just as good. We sat in long rows, heads down, study, study, study, no gum chewing, no back talk, no cross talk, no note passing (so we made up hand signals). About all we heard from our kids was the classroom was so noisy, they couldn't even hear the lesson half the time. No, school is fine - discipline stinks! Geez Eppy, I bet you even respected your teachers and didn't swear at them! (note: i would never, ever use this paddle on my children, it is just a "for fun , show piece.. ) Oh heck dcorn! I thought maybe we could open a new thread called "dcorn's Paddle" ! |
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Quote calliope: LMAO!!!! well, we could.. but it would be x-rated becuase the only butt it has touched was hubby's Quote dcorn: Quote Eppy: that is another reason i homeschool. my boys are very respectful. i make sure of that! i have a paddle with 16 holes in it , it is a novelity item , but it puts the fear in them Quote calliope: Yep, and in those days we respected ALL our elders - parents, neighbors, and eveyone else...sassiness just wasn't tolerated. Doesn't mean we did'nt practice the ol' 'stick your tongue out behind their back' technique, LOL Quote Eppy: I didn't know who Anne Frank was until the original movie came out in the early sixties. My schooling consisted of reading, writing, aritmetic, history, Social Studies, Biology, typing/shorthand, home Ec, English/Lit/Spanish. I think despite the fact I didn't know who Anne Frank was until I graduated High School, doesn't mean I didn't get a good education...probably just as good. We sat in long rows, heads down, study, study, study, no gum chewing, no back talk, no cross talk, no note passing (so we made up hand signals). About all we heard from our kids was the classroom was so noisy, they couldn't even hear the lesson half the time. No, school is fine - discipline stinks! Geez Eppy, I bet you even respected your teachers and didn't swear at them! (note: i would never, ever use this paddle on my children, it is just a "for fun , show piece.. ) Oh heck dcorn! I thought maybe we could open a new thread called "dcorn's Paddle" ! 
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calliope |
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rudy2 |
Quote Eppy: I didn't know who Anne Frank was until the original movie came out in the early sixties. My schooling consisted of reading, writing, aritmetic, history, Social Studies, Biology, typing/shorthand, home Ec, English/Lit/Spanish. I think despite the fact I didn't know who Anne Frank was until I graduated High School, doesn't mean I didn't get a good education...probably just as good. We sat in long rows, heads down, study, study, study, no gum chewing, no back talk, no cross talk, no note passing (so we made up hand signals). About all we heard from our kids was the classroom was so noisy, they couldn't even hear the lesson half the time. No, school is fine - discipline stinks! hey eppy, gurlie, my youngest daughter wuz jus tellin me yesterday all about anne frank. she is 9. she said they learned it las year. they didnt know about hellen keller though. theres ah song out, thats real stupid btw, and in it it says do the helen keller. i change the channel everytime it comes on an my kids didnt understand, so had ta splain why. so now they know about her too. i dont have ah problem with the schools roun here. lucklily. i make sure ta pic the teacher i want everyyear. i usuallly git the one i want luckily. so far we are happy with our school. cant say that fer all though. |
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