tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762201600804179432.post4557469181041215582..comments2023-12-15T07:51:27.673-08:00Comments on Betrayed - Why Public Education Is Failing: Public education slipping out of our hands; we must fight to get it backLaurie H. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18367210923946752695noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762201600804179432.post-3596802459321961302011-03-05T06:52:20.713-08:002011-03-05T06:52:20.713-08:00Dear Anonymous in Oregon (2:33):
When I get face-...Dear Anonymous in Oregon (2:33):<br /><br />When I get face-to-face with people and use the white board to show them reform math processes, or when I read out the reform philosophy from district math materials that parents have never seen ... they get it right away. They're instantly angry, instantly motivated to do something for their children.<br /><br />It's no accident that students have not been allowed to take reform math materials home with them. Once parents actually see this garbage, they're appalled. <br /><br />So, that's what I'm doing in the community -- I'm showing the people. They're listening.Laurie H. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367210923946752695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762201600804179432.post-79882943157858101992011-03-04T14:33:59.867-08:002011-03-04T14:33:59.867-08:00You were right on the money, Laurie. I have had a...You were right on the money, Laurie. I have had a similar story to yours here in Oregon. I have battled and battled it and finally came to some conclusions: <br />1. It is hard work to actually educate yourself enough to understand these issues. Frankly, most people are really not interested in it.<br />2. Many of the educational myths are so deeply ingrained in our teachers and general public that most people don't ever question it, and even if you show them the research to prove it, they don't believe it. <br />3. It is hard to fully understand the damage unless you have a student who is going through it AND you have a solid understanding of mathematics (or other subject being taught this way) so that you actually are aware of what is NOT BEING TAUGHT. <br />4. When you do understand, what are you going to do about it? You still have to convince your spouse and your child--all of whom are far more likely to believe that "it will all be fine.. quit worrying!"<br /><br />I honestly believed that after the National Math Panel, it would all be okay. Boy was I wrong! LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762201600804179432.post-80433174398901640672011-03-03T06:01:15.558-08:002011-03-03T06:01:15.558-08:00Hello, Peter. Thank you for your question.
This p...Hello, Peter. Thank you for your question.<br /><br />This post and this blog are copyrighted. General citations are noted directly below each post. If there isn't a citation for something you're interested in, please email me at wlroge@comcast.net. (It might be something I didn't write.) <br /><br />The exact citation for this post is: <br /><br />Rogers, L. (March 2011). "Public education slipping out of our hands; we must fight to get it back." Retrieved (insert the date you quoted it) from the Betrayed Web site: http://betrayed-whyeducationisfailing.blogspot.com/2011/03/public-education-slipping-out-of-our.html<br /><br />If you quote from this post, please reference that citation. <br />Thank you.<br />Laurie RogersLaurie H. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367210923946752695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762201600804179432.post-86452453138490747112011-03-03T02:33:26.773-08:002011-03-03T02:33:26.773-08:00Hey,
I have a inquiry for the webmaster/admin h...Hey,<br /> <br /> I have a inquiry for the webmaster/admin here at betrayed-whyeducationisfailing.blogspot.com.<br /><br />Can I use some of the information from your post right above if I give a backlink back to your site?<br /><br />Thanks,<br />PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762201600804179432.post-17494423533107012542011-03-02T13:23:35.260-08:002011-03-02T13:23:35.260-08:00We must fight to preserve the public school where ...We must fight to preserve the public school where teachers have a large say in curriculum and teaching methods. Parents input should be actively sought.<br /><br />Teachers are scared because their union does not protect them.<br /><br />Home schooling is great, but how many parents can do this. Please don't forget that this is mostly a middle class solution, working class parents can't home school for the most part.<br /><br />We must unite in our communities to understand the larger social issues that are at the root of this attack on the public school. Then we must figure out how to fight it.thusharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09820727533887579134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762201600804179432.post-22259071196500626422011-03-02T12:08:00.077-08:002011-03-02T12:08:00.077-08:00JustJimAZ:
Thank you for your comment. I will alw...JustJimAZ:<br /><br />Thank you for your comment. I will always support parents' right to homeschool their children. We have done it ourselves, in math and in grammar. <br /><br />We've supplemented our daughter's math since 4th grade, and we pulled her out of her 6th and 8th-grade math classes completely, teaching her via Saxon Math (supplemented with Singapore Math). Consequently, her math skills are very strong. She just began using a calculator half-way through Algebra II. <br /><br />I'm certain her skills would not be as strong had we left her in the district's math program. That comment is not about her teachers, whom we like, trust and appreciate. It's strictly referencing the district's loopy approach to K-12 math, which relies on reform math and constructivism.<br /><br />I'm worried about parents' right to homeschool "slipping away" from us, too.Laurie H. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367210923946752695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762201600804179432.post-91050532058451758362011-03-02T10:29:58.489-08:002011-03-02T10:29:58.489-08:00Public education is a failed experiment. Before t...Public education is a failed experiment. Before the industrial revolution, how were most people educated? By their parents. How were most of the Founders educated? At home, then later, private college.<br /><br />Public education is failing because those who have power always want more, and removing the power farther from the parents accomplishes this.<br /><br />I know this is not going to be a well received comment in this forum, but the home schooling movement is huge and growing fast. Take away the politician's ability to affect the education of children by removing the children from the system.<br /><br />There are no reality based arguments against home schooling. I have heard hysterical and hypothetical rants about what "could" happen if a child is not raised in the system, but there are NO supporting examples. For every home schooled child who is in some way deficient in algebra or biology, there are thousands of publicly schooled kids with greater deficiencies.<br /><br />Washington, Franklin, and Jefferson did fine without a state run school propagandizing them for 12 years. I have faith our children can do the same.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17839618053043674514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762201600804179432.post-82504577128327671542011-03-02T10:24:01.559-08:002011-03-02T10:24:01.559-08:00Laurie, thank you for your tireless efforts to inf...Laurie, thank you for your tireless efforts to inform the public on education issues. If anyone wants a reason to question CCS, please remember that they closely align to what is currently in GA. Here in GA, we are always at the bottom of education ranking. I don't know that we've ever risen as high as 45.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762201600804179432.post-51093781627913861702011-03-02T10:21:35.250-08:002011-03-02T10:21:35.250-08:00People should be concerned about CCS, but I find t...People should be concerned about CCS, but I find that most support the initiative. Remember that CCS closely aligns to what is currently in GA. You know GA, the state ranked 48th. Laurie, thank you for your tireless efforts to make people aware of what is going on in education. In GA, people are more concerned with the school calendar than academics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com