Do you think your school system is well and actually teaches you something?

I personally believe they lower the standards, they don't expect enough, and with the whole "No child left behind" act, they are holding back the students who wish to learn but instead are given mindless work everyday that doesn't teach you anything while the teacher sits in his/her comfortable chair twidling their fingers.

I am constantly never taught anything. The teachers never go up and talk to class, no, we get in, they make us define definitions and read some pages. Shoot, I could do that at home, I don't need a teacher to TEACH me that. For crying out loud, we cheat on every test infront of them and they could care less. Even though I love it being easy, I hate the fact that I am being taught nothing and that when I get in the real world, I will be tripping over my own feet simply because I got my mom to tie my shoes simply because I never learned how. (Do note I do know how to tie my shoes.)

In my school system you can't start taking a language until eigth. I know a homeschooled girl in 5th grade girl that knows full latin.

Might I be inclined to say

W...T....F?

Not only that, but she has a sister that is my age that goes to school at 8 in the morning and ends around 12-1....simply because they stop school once they learn their lessons, not stretching it by making you define crap.

Case in point, I believe the school system only worries about getting the government funds. They have their annual testing. And they only want to make sure you pass so the state will give them a budget.

Wow.

Each school system in the public school systems across the USA are a little different. {By the way, blaming things on the No Child Left Behind act is probably not really useful. Several years ago when I looked at NCLB, it looked more like it was the granting of Federal funds to schools so that they could improve the performance of "slower" students. Keep in mind that schools are STATE run not FEDERALLY run.}


Anyway.


I have little faith in institutionalized education for children from about grades 2 - 12. Sure, smart kids will succeed regardless. But will they feel like they've wasted their time?

I'm interested in knowing how many of you feel bored or inhibited by the school system -- it may influence decisions I make down the road for my own kids.

I always feel like I'm wasting my time in school. The only classes I like are Football and French. French because I'm learning a new language (and the teacher is pretty cool), and football for obvious reasons.

I never really learn anything, though. As it's been pointed out we have to waste time on idiots (I'm not going to use nicer terms; I just can't understand how anything is that difficult in school). In fourth grade I knew a kid who was homeschooled and went for 3 hours and knew basically everything we were learning in a 7 hour day. I think we should just get the lessons and go, personally.

To answer the question, school systems (at least many the ones I've been in) aren't very good. Or at least, not as efficient as possible.

I actually think more of my school system in Washington then I do here in Nevada. Here, it seems dumbed down, as do some of the kids attending school. Sure, they teach you, but the curriculum is ridiculous. Last year, some of my teachers barely even knew what they were teaching, and it was boring.

I can only hope high school will be better.

This being said, I actually think the school system here is pretty good, but it needs work.

I was once for that act. But it ended with me not liking it. The idea of it it is good, but the reality is not.

The ONLY class I have EVER had that actually taught me something, was my eigth grade physical science class. Yes, my teacher was a jerk and layed more things out plate than we could handle (such as memerizing the periodic table in a week) but in the end, he always talked with us while teaching, and every day we went home knowing something new.

The first day of school, the first thing he taught us, was what the meaning of science was. It's based off the latin word "scire" which means "to know". I think not many of you guys knew that.

In the end Jehanne, if you want to have your kids super smart and do not want them falling into the wrong crowd (I know I have because of 'peer pressure') I suggest home schooling. Public school = boredom, drugs, and alchohol. That's about it.

Homeschool is way better than public school. I would know.

Short and sweet. Well....not really sweet.

Anyways, it's the truth. Public school is corrupt. Nuff' said.