Saturday, November 5, 2011

“Stupid in America.” John Stossel, Fox Business Network

John Stossel, in his “Stupid in America,” might have better titled his views, “Stupids in America!”

Stossel: “...education costs thru roof, test scores stagnant/plummeting since 1970s...subpar schools, out-of- touch teachers, edu. industry complex/gov. monopoly (BLOB) nips every critical reform...”

Mr. Stossel needs to place the onus of failed education on the only trained/paid professional in the classroom, the person in-charge—the teacher.  In 40 years of promoting apposite education, I have yet to meet a BLOBBER in a classroom. Where are the BLOBS’ children studying? Private schools.

The home-schooled students, the “kitchen table scholars,” test consistently higher and higher than the public school students—with significantly less resources and untrained (mostly parents) personnel.  So much for: “...the BLOBBERS believe parents not hip/knowledgeable about curricula, about teacher credentials...”  Stossel.

Or, are BLOB parents at the teacher’s elbow, demanding accountability?  Fact!  Children of involved parents get much more classroom assistance.  Teachers understand this in-your-face accountability!

Two kindergartens:  same school, same classroom, same day.  A.M. kindergarten is taught by a quality teacher and 2 parent volunteers.  Students are quietly engaged, and learning.  P.M. kindergarten is bedlam as students play/wrestle under the desks. Their teacher is scheduling tutoring sessions with parents in the back of the room. No aides. No learning.

Private industry routinely reviews workers (tests) and their out-puts. “Perform productively and get the numbers, or clean out your desks!” Education in America is a global laughingstock, the national prosperity is retrogressing, and citizen inequality is exploding—literally!”  Why are educators/teachers getting a pass? 

The “Stupids” are not students. Students are collateral damage. The “Stupid (s)” are the failing/resistant-to-change trained quasi-professionals in charge of the classroom.  These slackers give quality teachers a bad rep/rap, and unaffectedly trample the futures of generations.

Next:       “Science Gets An ‘F’.  High Hopes, Few Opportunities.”  Norguchi. BANG.

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