I would have to agree with Mike Rose’s number one resolution, “To have more young people get an engaging and challenging education.” That is the goal but how do we get there from here? I certainly don’t have the answers but know that not enough of our time is spent asking the question. According to Lewis Black we are 24th in Math and 21st in Science and yet we find it necessary to spend half a billion dollars on the structure of one single school? How is this possible and who decided this was where the money would be best spent?
Lewis points out how skewed our focus has become with NBC devoting one week to the problems with education, and a year round program detailing incarceration. As with Mike Rose I have watched many quick fixes come and go but nothing is working. However, blaming our teachers for all of the struggles with our education system makes about as much sense as blaming our doctors for the countries problems with obesity.
I think that what needs to come first is keeping the student in school to begin with, which is why I think it is so important that we find a way to engage our students with a challenging educational experience.
I totally agree, teachers shouldn't be blamed for the struggles of out education system. Teacher's are a valuable part of educating our children and I think that finding more challenging educational experiences would for sure help with the learning process.
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