I've always thought that parents make the ultimate difference. If parents are engaged in their child's education, their child will generally be able to learn (ie. the school and teachers are generally good and willing to teach, if they have a child who is willing to learn)
What do you think, Maureen? On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As a former teacher, I have a long list of suggestions on how to > improve the educational system in this country - starting with > removing politics and unions from the process. But I've long since > stopped discussing it. It makes my ulcers bleed. > > On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My answer was more along the lines of refusing to be a victim, but it > > is true that the first school I attended in the US was a college. I do > > think that there are some terrible terrible schools out there, though > > -- had an opportunity to explore the abysses as a parent. > > > > But it is my turn to say that this is a flip answer that gets us > > nowhere. What do you suggest? Let's forget for a minute that nobody > > who is in a position to fix schools is listening -- how would you go > > about this? > > > > On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> It's not necessary to have attended school in the US to be a victim of > >> the US educational system. Our entire culture is defined by those > >> who failed to receive an adequate education, and now inflict their > >> ignorance on the rest of us. > >> > >> On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 3:32 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> nope... sorry. > >>> > >>> On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 4:23 PM, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> Aren't we all? > >>>> > >>>> On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Ms. Palin is a victim of the US educational system. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:271903 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
