http://www.easternecho.com “Race to Nowhere,” an 85-minute personal documentary that delves into the negatives of the American education system was shown at Eastern Michigan University’s Porter Hall on Saturda en-us Gryphon 2.3.1-dsw (pewabic)/Foundry5 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:30:01 -0400 webmaster@easternecho.com http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/902 When yo expect a child to be good at everything, you will get a jack of all trades but a master of none. All the people you became super successful got that way by MASTERING a craft, computers, science sports or whatever. School System is BROKEN, what is is really doing is just burning kids out. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:16:39 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/902 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/903 Dear Friends of Education, I was a high school teacher for thirty years, right here in Michigan. I felt that Eastern did prepare me for my vocation, especially in the pre-student teaching areas, and student teaching as well. I was excited to go to my school and open inquisitive minds to learning about things. That went on for the first twenty years. Then changes began to happen, administrators began to worry that maybe you were failing too many students, maybe you expected too much out of them, you were too tough. Parents began to complain that Johnny was really an “A” student. How can it be that he is receiving a “D” in your class? Or Mr. Barna haven’t you heard of grade inflation? Or Sally just can’t do well on essay exams, let alone testing of any kind. Of course students backed by administrators, or their own parents, also complained that discussions in class were boring, Mr. Barna tries to trick us with the questions he asks on exams, or he expects us to be exact in locating places on a map. Everyone wanted every thing watered down. Expectations are too high, remember inflation. Yes, many schools are not achieving as they should, but I believe it has alot to do with what I have said above. Students and their parents are not held accountable for achieving, it’s everyone else’s fault, especially the teachers. I could go on for another half hour, but I’ll give someone else a chance to reply. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:42:00 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/903 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/904 I also think it is an embarrassment when we are graduating students who CANNOT READ. Learning to Read should be an important aspect of education as with basic math. Sure not every student will graduate knowing Calculus but they should have enough basic math background to balance their finances. Social Promotion and this self-esteem crap needs to stop it belongs in education as much as creationism. That is a load of garbage Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:30:01 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/904