tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201448653746645459.post8725110217198737148..comments2023-08-28T02:47:57.644-07:00Comments on ConservativeTM: 21. Phoenix RisingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201448653746645459.post-86756648269365252022009-10-27T16:56:11.397-07:002009-10-27T16:56:11.397-07:00Joan Luke - thank you for your comments, I really ...Joan Luke - thank you for your comments, I really appreciate them. If you have time, would you please e-mail me at ConservativeTM@hotmail.com, this topic is obviously very important to me and I would be interested in your experiences with the school system. Thank you.ConservativeTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07502112527815076252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201448653746645459.post-63622437915361148092009-10-26T15:02:07.058-07:002009-10-26T15:02:07.058-07:00Yes, it's true. We've lost sight, as amer...Yes, it's true. We've lost sight, as americans, of our purpose for education. We are on the brink of great change that will be student and parent lead which will in effect leave the educational institutions behind. Need for speed by the brightest will naturally gravitate them to the internet and self directed learning will dominate at fractions of the cost. It will be lead by boys predominately since they are "disinfrancised" from the goals of our current learning centers which are run by women, taught by women, where women succeed and boys are bad (and highly medicated). I appreciate your thought provocating, challenging to status quo commentary and couldn't agree more.<br />Please write again soon on this topic. Joan from the America voyage : )Joan Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376153632579968581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201448653746645459.post-20414649379231355902009-02-27T09:57:00.000-08:002009-02-27T09:57:00.000-08:00RE: Teachers are probably the most important link ...RE: Teachers are probably the most important link in education.<BR/><BR/>I agree that our school system has a LOT of problems, but the most important link in education is "parents". (As you know, my mother is Japanese) When it came to education, my parents were all over it. Nothing was more important in my family than studying. Not soccer practice, art lessons, play dates, dance lessons, or the 1000's of after-school activites kids get carted to these days.<BR/><BR/>My daughter has a lot of homework, and I check it every night. I give her additional exercises, if I feel like she's not really getting it .. Our school system is simply ot good enough, so I'm stepping up to help my kid.<BR/><BR/>There are plenty of kids in my daughter's class who don't do their homework. The best teacher in the world can't get a kid to do their homework. Just like the best coach in the world can't make you practice.Denise Rosierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887205650794463606noreply@blogger.com