They might be alive, but they certainly are not "well." As El Pres said, we're getting our butt kicked by most of Europe and Asia. Our students are vastly behind kids of the same age in other countries. Example - my wife works with people from The Netherlands and the Czech Republic. Her previous manager was working over here temporarily on loan from their Czech office. His kid had to go back home during the summer to keep up with his classmates because our schools are so far behind the Czech schools. The inherent problem is that our schools teach to improve standardized test scores and not to actually educate people.
That's nothing compared to the academic load those kids take on....they go to cram schools because most of them have a quota based college entrance exam test that they stress about all through childhood...not every kid over there gets to go to college....they don't stress sports in schools because they are buried in books...I have first hand experience teaching over there....my son got a great start in math by 3rd grade..he also learned abacus by tutor...he was way beyond the 4th grade students in Portland when we moved back here...earned a full engineering scholarship to OSU with his own hard work....played basketball and soccer here in the states but not before his homework was done...can't say that about a lot of his teammates though. You ever work or raise a kid in both cultures? I have......I stand by my observations..in my case they are demonstrable
Considering the entire thread was about adding bullet proof walls to classrooms to protect children, I fail to see how medical school comes into play. If we're talking about adding security measures to schools to protect our kids (who some of you were keen to insist are our future) then why would we suddenly jump to adults in medical school who are in their 20s? Seems to me that El Pres was talking about k-12 because that's actually in line with what the original topic was about, and it was you guys who decided to go off topic to try to prove a point
Our schools have made sports the biggest cash cow in education …..as to math...we haven't even converted to the metric system yet...I could go on...I understand why our math scores are low....parents do not invest outside the public school resources to make their kids competitive...they will spend for sports fees and equipment...why? American parents are entertainment obsessed as well except for a small portion of them
And when was that? You guys keep talking about schools and most of you are in your 60s or older. What's your most recent experience with the current situation in our education system?
Many baseball stars all over asia come from the poorest regions ...Taiwan has 18 aboriginal tribes that produce the best athletes in the country...many go to Japan and Korea to play professional sports...those kids aren't generally the children of business families or urban culture usually from fishing or farming regions.
what are you an ageist? I have family right now in schools in 4 countries outside the US....you think because I'm retired I don't communicate with my nieces, nephews and grandchildren? I have students who still call me on teachers day and now have their own kids...my son went back with my wife 3 years ago and he's 27...guess what..his aunts and uncles agree with me,..you can think what you like or learn from someone who's walked the walk. choices
It's not just math. There has been a slow erosion of writing skills as well. I had a few classes in college where we would proofread another student's work, and it was honestly staggering. The number of kids who don't know the difference between their, there, and they're, or even the difference between loose and lose. That was over ten years ago. I can't even imagine how bad it is now.
So typical of you. As long as it is statistical small that you or anyone you know might get shot in a school shooting it's a non issue then. Remember the other day you claimed if I met you I would like you? That statistically happening is smaller than .0001% which means you have a bigger chance of being shot at a school.
There are kids all over the world who have lost writing skills due to spellcheck.....even famous authors use editors and proofreader to clean up their books..hell our president spells message, massage.....
I successfully raised a son in Oregon...he graduated several years ago from OSU...I have grandchildren who go to school now in the US ...I retired from teaching 5 years ago....go ahead and disrespect that. Asian education puts a high value on the wisdom of the elders....more often than not those kids are raised by grandparents while their parents work several jobs to make money for....yeah...the kid's education
I'm not a victim...I'm posting my experiences ...my feelings aren't hurt...you are giving yourself too much credit..I didn't insult you...you however have just tried to insult me and mask it as debate. Just put me on ignore and you won't have to suffer the opinions of my old feeble mind ..you can have a conversation or just post like an asshole...choices...
We're both offering anecdotal evidence, but you're the one saying things like "what are you an ageist?" and "go ahead and disrespect that." This isn't the first time you have done that. It happens constantly. You get upset at what someone is saying and you start crying about disrespect. I don't care if you respect my opinion. Your validation means nothing to me. I just get tired of you whining and crying when someone disagrees with you.
yeah...we're done...I'll let the forum deal with your insults ...flagged them...now I'll just put you back on ignore and not engage your personal judgements...I'll ask you to not engage my posts as I have no desire to read anything you have to say on the subject...good luck to you
The culture in our country carries violence and ignorance. It is sad a US teenager dreams and delivers folding protective walls in a classroom for the purpose of mass execution protection.
