Home-Schooling is the best gift you can give your children, but yes, there are many parents who have to work, and many children who refuse to do the schoolwork for Mom or Dad. Take heart, because there ARE alternatives, such as Home-School Pods, Church Schools, and the excellent option of starting your own community schools, run by parents and grandparents, paid for with your own school taxes, and free of government interference and "RULES". It's legal, because it is essentially Home-Schooling, but it's shared by all the parents who care to be a part of it.
John H Briggs > Joanna Johnson-SmithMarch 29, 2022 at 8:39pm
Joanna, thank-you for filling in the blanks for me. I list the following areas as problems. Parent(s) who could not care less about their children, yet, the child wants a valued education, but their public school insufficient. Parents who work and there are no pods or church schools. I can already hear your responses and they are valid. It is no wonder that children in the low-income bracket "know" that they will be poor their entire life or in prison most of their adult life. "Those with money get their way - white privilege." Annually, teachers are told they must report suspected child abuse. If they do not report these suspected instances, they can lose their "jobs," be fined, or go to jail. Ha! Those who think they are better parents of their students than their respective parents can call Child Protective on the student's behalf. Yet, these same teachers abuse the child themselves by offering an inferior education and get paid handsomely for doing so. Why not call Child Protective on the district, the school, the principal, and the individual teachers? Good writing, Joanna!
I like your idea on paper, Jeanine, but it often does not work. When it does work, it is awesome. Some parents are not organized enough to teach. Some children will not learn from their parent. Some children have mental issues with which parents are unable to cope. Some parents have mental issues and cannot cope with the stress inside themselves. Like I said, it is awesome where it works. What to do in those cases where, for whatever the reason, it does not work? There are non-public schools that cater to teaching in a very traditional manner. Of course, there are Catholic schools that do a fine job of teaching. There are also protestant schools that also do a fine job of teaching. And of course, there is the traditional private school (day school and boarding school). But these cost dollars! In general, the teachers in public schools hate conservatives. So, the state government needs to hold in escrow the money a family pays annually to their school district. The state should also hold in escrow the money the state pays to "this child's" school district for "this child's" education. The state should combine "this child's" two personal escrows into one escrow account. "This child's" parent(s), knowing how much money is being held in escrow for them, then can make a sound decision on which non-public school. The parent then informs the state of which school was selected. The state then forwards to that school the money being held in escrow. The parent then pays the balance due. There are a multitude of other influences such as scholarships timelines. But this the gist of it. As the state pays out the escrows, it leaves less money for the school districts. That would most assuredly starve the beast! Additionally, we should severely limit the scope, power, and employees hired by the USDOE. All USDOE programs should be re-evaluated for credibility. While some programs would stand still, others would be updated and others expunged with haste. School districts grovel like hungry pigs for these funds. Why? Because, while money from these programs and grants are used where they are designed to be used, some is not (How did the administration building get that kitchen?! All we have is a teachers' room with lousy chairs, an old refrigerator and stove, a money grabbing coffee machine, and money grabbing food dispensing machines?!). That is why we need a re-evaluation for credibility of all USDOE programs. This would further aid in the starving of the beast!
Mike Smith > John H BriggsMarch 29, 2022 at 5:48pm
John, you said about parents having mental issues , and not being able to handle it. How many teachers also have mental issues but are still teaching,and being protected by the teachers unions? Just food for thought. Also John me as a child in the lower grade school had hyperactivity issues, and a lot of those teachers looked down on me, and ridiculed me like I was doing it just to spite them.
Mike! I could not agree with you more fully, having taught for 42 years, k-college. Unions. I feel nauseated. The NEA was toothless and spineless in the '60s. The black districts had severe problems. Simultaneously, the teachers in white districts had similar problems. The Republicans would NOT give those teachers an ear and the NEA was a joke. Teachers who had tyrannical principals were without support. I pause to wonder how many of those principals had mental issues! The teachers were trying to raise families on pathetic salaries. Republicans thought of teaching as a "female" profession, a family subsidy source, and not full-time employment. To men, they responded, go out and get a real job, "you knew what you were getting into," get an advanced degree. Again, the Republicans would NOT give those teachers an ear and the NEA was a joke. The teachers in inner-cities quickly were disgusted. Some of them talked with the Federation of Labor - Congress of Organizations, better known as the AFL-CIO. This union started a branch called Federation of Teachers. This union would go on strike in a nano-second. They would stay on strike for as long as it took to gain what they wanted. The NEA's response? They are not professional. "Professional" doesn’t pay the bills or for your child's collegiate degree. And for single mothers and for fathers whose wives stayed home to raise their family, there was NO money to get an advanced degree; besides, the degree did not earn enough of a salary increase to affect the monthly income. In the '70s, the NEA teachers were disgusted and were drifting over to the American Federation of Teachers. The NEA had to respond. The NEA acted similarly to the AFT. The teachers and their unions loved their new-found power. The dems catered to the teachers; the Republicans did not. Salaries shot upwardly. Under Dems’ admins, federal programs were created that teachers loved. And the Republicans sat on their thumbs. What could they do? The dems just kept throwing money. The Repubs watched. The Repubs should have brought in experts to see what programs and/or laws could be created to help challenged students, challenged schools, and challenged districts. No, those things cost money! So, we have what we have today. Sad? No. TRAGIC! Principals cannot get rid of bad teachers once tenure is gained. Tyrannical principals get moved around. Children and good teachers suffer. I know of what you say: I have a life-long friend whose son had Tourette's Syndrome. Her son went to my middle school, the worst age for those who suffer from this life=long disease. My friend came to see me at school and told me what was happening in school. I talked with the principal (he was excellent), but his hands were tied (union!). Mine weren't. I told those 5 teachers how to respond to this boy. They could even bring him to me. It almost came to blows between me and the history teacher. They finally acquiesced and it was smoother sailing. Today, that boy is a professor of marine biology in a major university. I once had an excellent algebra teacher in 8th grade. She wagged her finger in my face, during class, and said that I should be more like my wonderful brother and sister, and that I was too rebellious and would never amount to anything. HA! Peruse my curriculum vitae! I understand what you say. Throw out the dems and place a fire under the Republicans. Meanwhile, place Jeanine and me as co-Secretaries of the USDOE. lol
Little boys don't mature at the same rate as little girls and don't catch up till around 8 or so. So, now how they took away what boys needed, gym, and then began medicating many under new diagnoses of ADD and ADHD. They took away art, which integrated right and left brain hemispheric learning. They took away music, which helps kids learn math. Coincidental? I think not.
Crappy selfish teachers must be pretty common. Ridicule in a classroom? Diminishing a young child? And they got away with it?????
Bob Russell > John H BriggsMarch 28, 2022 at 8:25am
John, the usdoe should be abolished as it was created to do just what has been done, turn education into indoctrination!!!!!!!!!!
Well, perhaps you are correct, Bob. You often are. I always enjoy your responses! But Jeanine and I would love to overhaul that mess. Read her thoughts as well as mine.
BTW, my middle school chamber (advanced) choir was chosen over 400 high school choirs to perform for a USDOE workshop on foreign languages. We performed four compositions in four different languages, a cappella. We were followed by the keynote speaker Margaret Spellings, Secretary of USDOE. The choir received a rousing standing ovation after performing. Spellings came in and said, "That choir..." and she was interrupted by another standing ovation with BRAVOs. Memories.....
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Home-Schooling is the best gift you can give your children, but yes, there are many parents who have to work, and many children who refuse to do the schoolwork for Mom or Dad. Take heart, because there ARE alternatives, such as Home-School Pods, Church Schools, and the excellent option of starting your own community schools, run by parents and grandparents, paid for with your own school taxes, and free of government interference and "RULES". It's legal, because it is essentially Home-Schooling, but it's shared by all the parents who care to be a part of it.
Joanna, thank-you for filling in the blanks for me. I list the following areas as problems. Parent(s) who could not care less about their children, yet, the child wants a valued education, but their public school insufficient. Parents who work and there are no pods or church schools. I can already hear your responses and they are valid. It is no wonder that children in the low-income bracket "know" that they will be poor their entire life or in prison most of their adult life. "Those with money get their way - white privilege." Annually, teachers are told they must report suspected child abuse. If they do not report these suspected instances, they can lose their "jobs," be fined, or go to jail. Ha! Those who think they are better parents of their students than their respective parents can call Child Protective on the student's behalf. Yet, these same teachers abuse the child themselves by offering an inferior education and get paid handsomely for doing so. Why not call Child Protective on the district, the school, the principal, and the individual teachers? Good writing, Joanna!
They have it. Homeschool. Starve the beast.
I like your idea on paper, Jeanine, but it often does not work. When it does work, it is awesome. Some parents are not organized enough to teach. Some children will not learn from their parent. Some children have mental issues with which parents are unable to cope. Some parents have mental issues and cannot cope with the stress inside themselves. Like I said, it is awesome where it works. What to do in those cases where, for whatever the reason, it does not work? There are non-public schools that cater to teaching in a very traditional manner. Of course, there are Catholic schools that do a fine job of teaching. There are also protestant schools that also do a fine job of teaching. And of course, there is the traditional private school (day school and boarding school). But these cost dollars! In general, the teachers in public schools hate conservatives. So, the state government needs to hold in escrow the money a family pays annually to their school district. The state should also hold in escrow the money the state pays to "this child's" school district for "this child's" education. The state should combine "this child's" two personal escrows into one escrow account. "This child's" parent(s), knowing how much money is being held in escrow for them, then can make a sound decision on which non-public school. The parent then informs the state of which school was selected. The state then forwards to that school the money being held in escrow. The parent then pays the balance due. There are a multitude of other influences such as scholarships timelines. But this the gist of it. As the state pays out the escrows, it leaves less money for the school districts. That would most assuredly starve the beast! Additionally, we should severely limit the scope, power, and employees hired by the USDOE. All USDOE programs should be re-evaluated for credibility. While some programs would stand still, others would be updated and others expunged with haste. School districts grovel like hungry pigs for these funds. Why? Because, while money from these programs and grants are used where they are designed to be used, some is not (How did the administration building get that kitchen?! All we have is a teachers' room with lousy chairs, an old refrigerator and stove, a money grabbing coffee machine, and money grabbing food dispensing machines?!). That is why we need a re-evaluation for credibility of all USDOE programs. This would further aid in the starving of the beast!
John, you said about parents having mental issues , and not being able to handle it. How many teachers also have mental issues but are still teaching,and being protected by the teachers unions? Just food for thought. Also John me as a child in the lower grade school had hyperactivity issues, and a lot of those teachers looked down on me, and ridiculed me like I was doing it just to spite them.
Mike! I could not agree with you more fully, having taught for 42 years, k-college. Unions. I feel nauseated. The NEA was toothless and spineless in the '60s. The black districts had severe problems. Simultaneously, the teachers in white districts had similar problems. The Republicans would NOT give those teachers an ear and the NEA was a joke. Teachers who had tyrannical principals were without support. I pause to wonder how many of those principals had mental issues! The teachers were trying to raise families on pathetic salaries. Republicans thought of teaching as a "female" profession, a family subsidy source, and not full-time employment. To men, they responded, go out and get a real job, "you knew what you were getting into," get an advanced degree. Again, the Republicans would NOT give those teachers an ear and the NEA was a joke. The teachers in inner-cities quickly were disgusted. Some of them talked with the Federation of Labor - Congress of Organizations, better known as the AFL-CIO. This union started a branch called Federation of Teachers. This union would go on strike in a nano-second. They would stay on strike for as long as it took to gain what they wanted. The NEA's response? They are not professional. "Professional" doesn’t pay the bills or for your child's collegiate degree. And for single mothers and for fathers whose wives stayed home to raise their family, there was NO money to get an advanced degree; besides, the degree did not earn enough of a salary increase to affect the monthly income. In the '70s, the NEA teachers were disgusted and were drifting over to the American Federation of Teachers. The NEA had to respond. The NEA acted similarly to the AFT. The teachers and their unions loved their new-found power. The dems catered to the teachers; the Republicans did not. Salaries shot upwardly. Under Dems’ admins, federal programs were created that teachers loved. And the Republicans sat on their thumbs. What could they do? The dems just kept throwing money. The Repubs watched. The Repubs should have brought in experts to see what programs and/or laws could be created to help challenged students, challenged schools, and challenged districts. No, those things cost money! So, we have what we have today. Sad? No. TRAGIC! Principals cannot get rid of bad teachers once tenure is gained. Tyrannical principals get moved around. Children and good teachers suffer. I know of what you say: I have a life-long friend whose son had Tourette's Syndrome. Her son went to my middle school, the worst age for those who suffer from this life=long disease. My friend came to see me at school and told me what was happening in school. I talked with the principal (he was excellent), but his hands were tied (union!). Mine weren't. I told those 5 teachers how to respond to this boy. They could even bring him to me. It almost came to blows between me and the history teacher. They finally acquiesced and it was smoother sailing. Today, that boy is a professor of marine biology in a major university. I once had an excellent algebra teacher in 8th grade. She wagged her finger in my face, during class, and said that I should be more like my wonderful brother and sister, and that I was too rebellious and would never amount to anything. HA! Peruse my curriculum vitae! I understand what you say. Throw out the dems and place a fire under the Republicans. Meanwhile, place Jeanine and me as co-Secretaries of the USDOE. lol
Little boys don't mature at the same rate as little girls and don't catch up till around 8 or so. So, now how they took away what boys needed, gym, and then began medicating many under new diagnoses of ADD and ADHD. They took away art, which integrated right and left brain hemispheric learning. They took away music, which helps kids learn math. Coincidental? I think not.
Crappy selfish teachers must be pretty common. Ridicule in a classroom? Diminishing a young child? And they got away with it?????
John, the usdoe should be abolished as it was created to do just what has been done, turn education into indoctrination!!!!!!!!!!
Well, perhaps you are correct, Bob. You often are. I always enjoy your responses! But Jeanine and I would love to overhaul that mess. Read her thoughts as well as mine.
BTW, my middle school chamber (advanced) choir was chosen over 400 high school choirs to perform for a USDOE workshop on foreign languages. We performed four compositions in four different languages, a cappella. We were followed by the keynote speaker Margaret Spellings, Secretary of USDOE. The choir received a rousing standing ovation after performing. Spellings came in and said, "That choir..." and she was interrupted by another standing ovation with BRAVOs. Memories.....
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