Comments on: Strong American Schools http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/change/2008/09/18/581/ News and Issues About Women Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:15:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Sadie http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/change/2008/09/18/581/#comment-25067 Sadie Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:29:32 +0000 http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/?p=581#comment-25067 This is a condition that has been brewing for a long, long time. And everything that was mentioned in this thread has contributed to this out of control problem ... Plus the fact that most households have 2 parents working and children in some cases are raising themselves. Also the internet and net-socializing are absorbing huge amounts of our children's free time and instead of maybe grabbing a novel or a classic...they rush home and run straight to the computer. And with the overwhelming effect the cell phone has had on society, everyone walks the streets glued to this phone which they are either talking on or text-ing their friends. And in some cases the kids that are passing and scoring high on reports and such...well, you can commission someone to do the research via the net and all you have to do is tweak your report and pass it in. There has always been distractions and unfavorable components that has added to this situation and the distraction are growing by leaps and bounds. I think one answer lies with us as parents, we have to start saying 'NO', and start stepping up to the parental plate and focus more on what really does matter and what's really needed in our childrens lives... Sadies last blog post: <a href="http://musingsmeanderingsandmore.info/precious-moments-in-time/" rel="nofollow">-Precious Moments In Time</a> from her/his blog at musingsmeanderingsandmore.info This is a condition that has been brewing for a long, long time. And everything that was mentioned in this thread has contributed to this out of control problem … Plus the fact that most households have 2 parents working and children in some cases are raising themselves.

Also the internet and net-socializing are absorbing huge amounts of our children’s free time and instead of maybe grabbing a novel or a classic…they rush home and run straight to the computer. And with the overwhelming effect the cell phone has had on society, everyone walks the streets glued to this phone which they are either talking on or text-ing their friends.

And in some cases the kids that are passing and scoring high on reports and such…well, you can commission someone to do the research via the net and all you have to do is tweak your report and pass it in.

There has always been distractions and unfavorable components that has added to this situation and the distraction are growing by leaps and bounds.

I think one answer lies with us as parents, we have to start saying ‘NO’, and start stepping up to the parental plate and focus more on what really does matter and what’s really needed in our childrens lives…

Sadies last blog post: -Precious Moments In Time from her/his blog at musingsmeanderingsandmore.info

]]> By: Karen Swim http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/change/2008/09/18/581/#comment-24905 Karen Swim Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:01:48 +0000 http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/?p=581#comment-24905 The state of American schools, particularly public schools in lower economic areas greatly troubles me. I was fortunate to have access to an excellent education but I think many Americans do not realize the vast discrepancy between urban and suburban schools. The public view is that the parents simply do not care but there are good and bad parents at every economic level. I have witnessed schools in poor areas where hopelessness was so palpable you could stain the walls with it. Kids drop out of school because what is the point when you are not equipped to be employed and you cannot afford (and you have not been properly prepared for) college. The buildings are falling apart and they may go the entire year without textbooks for every student. Families must send their children to school with their own hand sanitizer and toilet paper because the school cannot afford to purchase bathroom items. No Child Left Behind has only widened the gap as economically disadvantaged children are left further behind. Karen Swims last blog post: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WordsForHire/~3/397125902/" rel="nofollow">I’m Still Standing! I’m Still Strong!</a> from her/his blog at http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog The state of American schools, particularly public schools in lower economic areas greatly troubles me. I was fortunate to have access to an excellent education but I think many Americans do not realize the vast discrepancy between urban and suburban schools. The public view is that the parents simply do not care but there are good and bad parents at every economic level. I have witnessed schools in poor areas where hopelessness was so palpable you could stain the walls with it. Kids drop out of school because what is the point when you are not equipped to be employed and you cannot afford (and you have not been properly prepared for) college. The buildings are falling apart and they may go the entire year without textbooks for every student. Families must send their children to school with their own hand sanitizer and toilet paper because the school cannot afford to purchase bathroom items. No Child Left Behind has only widened the gap as economically disadvantaged children are left further behind.

Karen Swims last blog post: I’m Still Standing! I’m Still Strong! from her/his blog at http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog

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