This video explains how American education is going downhill.
This video explains how American education is going downhill.
Didn't feel like clicking the link...
"The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don't have it" - George Bernard Shaw
Reminds me of those 8th Grade exams from 100 years ago :
Most adults would likely fail today.
"That tyranny has all the vices both of democracy and oligarchy is evident. As of oligarchy so of tyranny, the end is wealth; (for by wealth only can the tyrant maintain either his guard or his luxury). Both mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms." -- Aristotle, Book V, 350 B.C.E
The sad thing is most 8th graders could pass that test back then.Originally Posted by LAGC
"Valar morghulis; valar dohaeris."
Commucrats are most efficient at converting sins and crimes to accidents or misunderstandings.-Oswald Bastable
Making good people helpless won't make bad people harmless.
Freedom isn't free.
"Attitude is the paintbrush that colors our world." TV Series, Haven.
My Spirit Animal has rabies.
I'd rather be an American than a Democrat.
"If you can make a man afraid, you can control him" Netflix Series, The Irregulars
Keep in mind that this was back when not every child was required to be educated. In modern times, even the least capable children are put in a classroom and have their test scores mixed in with everybody elses. This is one of the reasons third world countries get better test results than we do, they simply remove the children that lower the test results (which is obviously dishonest).
"I'm fucking furious, I'm violently angry, and I like it. If you don't know what that feels like then I feel bad for you"
A man sold a watch for $180 and lost 16⅔%. What was the cost of the watch?
Fun stuff.Code:X - 0.166666667X = $180 0.833333333X = $180 X = $180 / 0.833333333 X = $216
"That tyranny has all the vices both of democracy and oligarchy is evident. As of oligarchy so of tyranny, the end is wealth; (for by wealth only can the tyrant maintain either his guard or his luxury). Both mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms." -- Aristotle, Book V, 350 B.C.E
Kids wouldn't know how to take that 8th grade test today. It is not multiple choice or open book.
When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail." ----- Jack Burton 1986
The dumber you are the easier you are to govern and then enslave
I would sooner live in a cardboard box than send my child to what passes for a public school these days. My mother has been a teacher for 30 years, and this will most likely be her last year, not because she dislikes the job, she loves it and genuinely cares for each child, but because of the limitations being placed on her by the common core. No more spelling test, convoluted math, not being able to teach more advanced subjects if the class is ready for it. Also the attitude of parents over the decades has changed, a majority want nothing to do with their child's education, or any responsibility for their child's actions. They can not understand why a teacher can not control the very behavior they either ignore or encourage in their child.
Last year she had an 8 year threaten her, told her he would trip her down the stairs, make it look like an accident. The kids parents thought it was cute and showed how smart their son was. The kid was suspended for a week, what did he do that week, watched tv, played video games and at junk food. I happened to meet the dad when home on leave, let him know my line of work and how I feel about protecting loved ones, strangely the kid had an attitude adjustment.
Last edited by Hatedbysheeple; 08-18-2014 at 05:21 PM.
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