Don't EVEN get me started on standardized testing!!! It is the one of the worst things this country has ever done and is a waste of money. How about we use that money to actually pay our teachers a decent amount of money. I don't know about in your state... but No Child Left Behind has made testing even worse here in CA . Studies have shown that these tests don't really mean anything... yet these tests determine if children get to move on in school and how much funding schools get. Not to mention the anxiety it places on these kids. I was raised in private school for pretty much my whole life and didn't want to put my kids (when I have them) in private school. But if our education system is as screwed up then as it is now, I will be searching for a good private school for them. Oh, and I could go one for days about math education specifically. I did a whole research project on it. As a mathematician, I get angry and saddened about the education that children are receiving in math. My kids will NOT be taught by mathematics by anyone besides me and my husband (who is also a mathematician). Schools have special teachers for music and PE, why not have a special math teacher who is adequately prepared to teach the subject. I think the biggest fault of this country (government) is that education is not valued enough. Funds are ALWAYS being cut and it's nearly impossible to even get a BA without going thousands of dollars into debt. |