National Teacher of the Year: 'The revolution begins with us'

[Warfish]

Originally Posted by FF2®

Agree to disagree. Just from my own life, math and science did nothing for me.

I highly doubt the factual nature of such a claim from any moderately successful adult.

You admit as much when you mention your checkbook (and I'm sure your car payment, mortgage, credit cards, bank account, etc, etc, etc.)

Art class didn't teach you how to manage your finances, did it?

The correct way of saying it would be "I, FF, didn't choose to do much with math, professionally".

studied those so called extras, and now make a great living because of one of them.

Art or music?

If math did nothing for you, how do you know you make a great living? Or how much to charge at all?

As I said, I'm not against art. I'm against art at the expense of vital, universal, basics. Math. Reading/writing. Science.

You, the individual, can choose the reject them. That does not make your abandonment valid for all in the system.

ON this, I'm a big liberal. I demand the State mandate we do it my way for everyone for whats best for society as a whole. You 1%'ers can get your art and music from private sources.

[Trades]

Originally Posted by Warfish

I highly doubt the factual nature of such a claim from any moderately successful adult.

You admit as much when you mention your checkbook (and I'm sure your car payment, mortgage, credit cards, bank account, etc, etc, etc.)

Art class didn't teach you how to manage your finances, did it?

The correct way of saying it would be "I, FF, didn't choose to do much with math, professionally".



Art or music?

If math did nothing for you, how do you know you make a great living? Or how much to charge at all?

As I said, I'm not against art. I'm against art at the expense of vital, universal, basics. Math. Reading/writing. Science.

You, the individual, can choose the reject them. That does not make your abandonment valid for all in the system.

ON this, I'm a big liberal. I demand the State mandate we do it my way for everyone for whats best for society as a whole. You 1%'ers can get your art and music from private sources.

My father is an artist and he uses ratio and proportions to lay out his painting in a similar manner to the great masters. Funny thing is he was never good at math so he always has me do the math for him. BTW that is algebra. Many trades also require math, cooking, carpentry, etc require math skills.

[copernicus]

Originally Posted by Warfish

I highly doubt the factual nature of such a claim from any moderately successful adult.

You admit as much when you mention your checkbook (and I'm sure your car payment, mortgage, credit cards, bank account, etc, etc, etc.)

Art class didn't teach you how to manage your finances, did it?

The correct way of saying it would be "I, FF, didn't choose to do much with math, professionally".



Art or music?

If math did nothing for you, how do you know you make a great living? Or how much to charge at all?

As I said, I'm not against art. I'm against art at the expense of vital, universal, basics. Math. Reading/writing. Science.

You, the individual, can choose the reject them. That does not make your abandonment valid for all in the system.

ON this, I'm a big liberal. I demand the State mandate we do it my way for everyone for whats best for society as a whole. You 1%'ers can get your art and music from private sources.

Without art there is nothing to be inspired to write about

Without art there is nothing to be inspired to build

[Trades]

Originally Posted by copernicus

Without art there is nothing to be inspired to write about

Without art there is nothing to be inspired to build

Writing can art. Nature is inspiring. Life is inspiring.

No one is suggesting that art be banned or that artists should be rounded up and put in re-education camps. Just that when there is no public money for necessities maybe art isn't the wise place to spend it.

[Warfish]

Originally Posted by copernicus

Without art there is nothing to be inspired to write about

Without art there is nothing to be inspired to build

Without reading and writing, you are not a functional or productive member of our society.

Without basic math skills, and basic bookkeeping/economics, you are not a functional or productive member of our society.

Without basic life skills, and basic science knowledge, you are not a functional or productive member of our society.

Save the florid prose for the Union Meeting kiddo. This isn't an all or nothing, one or the other argument. It's a matter of prioritization and budgets.

If there is only enough money and/or quality teachers to teach something, it better something vital first. Art is wonderful, music even more so, both are strong passions in my own life, but neither are vital, neither are mandatory in terms of building a functional member of society, and both can be persued by those interested outside of school.

If you folks can figure out how to get kids to read, write, know math and bookkeeping and basic life skills AND learn some art, thats on you, the public education system from top to bottom.

Do a better job as a system, more efficiently, and you can toss in all the art and music your school districts budget can afford. But only if it does not effect the learning of the more vital life skills.

[JetPotato]

Originally Posted by Warfish

Without reading and writing, you are not a functional or productive member of our society.

Without basic math skills, and basic bookkeeping/economics, you are not a functional or productive member of our society.

Without basic life skills, and basic science knowledge, you are not a functional or productive member of our society.

Save the florid prose for the Union Meeting kiddo. This isn't an all or nothing, one or the other argument. It's a matter of prioritization and budgets.

If there is only enough money and/or quality teachers to teach something, it better something vital first. Art is wonderful, music even more so, both are strong passions in my own life, but neither are vital, neither are mandatory in terms of building a functional member of society, and both can be persued by those interested outside of school.

If you folks can figure out how to get kids to read, write, know math and bookkeeping and basic life skills AND learn some art, thats on you, the public education system from top to bottom.

Do a better job as a system, more efficiently, and you can toss in all the art and music your school districts budget can afford. But only if it does not effect the learning of the more vital life skills.

Or we could just make the school year 12 months, like the rest of the world works. That extra 3 months should leave plenty of time for art, music and gym in addition to all of the necessary subjects.

Everybody wins, especially the kids. After all, that's what it's all about, right?

[Warfish]

Originally Posted by JetPotato

Or we could just make the school year 12 months, like the rest of the world works. That extra 3 months should leave plenty of time for art, music and gym in addition to all of the necessary subjects.

Everybody wins, especially the kids. After all, that's what it's all about, right?

Agreed. I'd be in favor of a year-round school system.

[JetPotato]

Originally Posted by Warfish

Agreed. I'd be in favor of a year-round school system.

Seems to me anyone whose first priority was maximizing our children's education to its fullest potential would have to agree.

[copernicus]

Originally Posted by JetPotato

Seems to me anyone whose first priority was maximizing our children's education to its fullest potential would have to agree.

You continue to reinforce why tax payers should have less say in how to run classrooms. Have you ever observed kids behaviors when they have too much on their plate? They act out, they are violent, they give up, they sleep, they bother others who want to learn, etc. DO you realize that these are kids we are talking about? Year round school for them? They would be burned out by June and eventually drop out. Most kids are burned out way before then. You are not a professional (thankfully), we already have kids under NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND dropping out in record numbers. Typical right winged response, more, more, and more when it comes to school. Please leave it to the professionals

[Warfish]

Originally Posted by copernicus

Please leave it to the professionals

If you and your beliefs are representative of the "professionals", the answer from this taxpayer is a simple "No".

Despite your hatred of those who pay for this system, we will continue to have our say, if only at the ballot box and via our free speech rights. Try to remember, you serve us, serve society and specificly the taxpayers who pay for every penny you make and your school spends. We taxpayers do not serve you.

The idea we shouldn't have a say....well, I will agree to disagree with such a viewpoint. You are not a part of some ruling class, above the rest of us, and beyond our criticism or direction. Your demanding, self-protectionist, insular and at times hateful (towards taxpayers) rhetoric here is evidence of why proper oversight by the taxpaying public is so vital for our public services to operate reasonably and responsably, and in line with our (taxpayers) expectations and desires.

[copernicus]

Originally Posted by Warfish

Without reading and writing, you are not a functional or productive member of our society.

Without basic math skills, and basic bookkeeping/economics, you are not a functional or productive member of our society.

Without basic life skills, and basic science knowledge, you are not a functional or productive member of our society.

Save the florid prose for the Union Meeting kiddo. This isn't an all or nothing, one or the other argument. It's a matter of prioritization and budgets.

If there is only enough money and/or quality teachers to teach something, it better something vital first. Art is wonderful, music even more so, both are strong passions in my own life, but neither are vital, neither are mandatory in terms of building a functional member of society, and both can be persued by those interested outside of school.

If you folks can figure out how to get kids to read, write, know math and bookkeeping and basic life skills AND learn some art, thats on you, the public education system from top to bottom.

Do a better job as a system, more efficiently, and you can toss in all the art and music your school districts budget can afford. But only if it does not effect the learning of the more vital life skills.

For many students art, music, phys ed and extra curricular activities like sports are the ONLY reason they do not drop out. For many it keeps them in school until they mature enough to realize how important school is for them. Cut art and music and watch the number of drop outs rise. These are kids we are talking about, not adults.

[Warfish]

Originally Posted by copernicus

For many students art, music, phys ed and extra curricular activities like sports are the ONLY reason they do not drop out. For many it keeps them in school until they mature enough to realize how important school is for them. Cut art and music and watch the number of drop outs rise. These are kids we are talking about, not adults.

You're not even reading or replying to whats written anymore, are you.

Just wargarble after wargarbl.

I've said my peace on this, and on your viewpoints. I know enough to know when I'm wasting my time.

[JetPotato]

Originally Posted by copernicus

You continue to reinforce why tax payers should have less say in how to run classrooms. Have you ever observed kids behaviors when they have too much on their plate? They act out, they are violent, they give up, they sleep, they bother others who want to learn, etc. DO you realize that these are kids we are talking about? Year round school for them? They would be burned out by June and eventually drop out. Most kids are burned out way before then. You are not a professional (thankfully), we already have kids under NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND dropping out in record numbers. Typical right winged response, more, more, and more when it comes to school. Please leave it to the professionals

LOL.

So predictable. Even threw in a NCLB reference.

This is verbatim what the teacher's union tells you to say to maintain your time on the beach.

You simply have no evidence of this, as usual. Kids that don't want to learn simply don't want to learn, whether it is "too much on their plate" or not. The number of kids that would benefit from more school far, far outweighs the few that are already a lost cause. The kids you talk about above are a small percentage of the whole. But then again, why would you consider the big picture if it doesn't suit your narrative?

I for one attended regular (both private and public) schooling, and was home schooled 3 months in the summer while the teachers got tan. Did me just fine. More than fine.

The school calendar is as it is not to make sure we don't "overwhelm" students. You might want to study a little history of your own profession. It has everything to do with farming, and nothing to do with learning. Studies have shown in addition to more learning, retention times in children would also increase. Tell me: what other countries have 13 weeks consecutively away from school?

Your true colors are showing. The evidence overwhelming favors the pros over the cons (the biggest of which as far as I can see is "air-conditioning" - lol, as if that can't be overcome) of a year-round system for the students. Try being honest for once that you oppose this for the teachers and your precious time off, that no one else in the working world gets.

[Warfish]

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

President Obama has called for school administrations to lengthen school years in order to compete with students worldwide, and Education Secretary Arne Duncan supports extended school years as well.[6]

(6)Desshoff, Alan (October 2011). ""Is Year-Round Schooling on Track?"". District Administration 47 (7): 34-36.

For once I can say I agree with President Obama.

[JetPotato]

Originally Posted by Warfish

For once I can say I agree with President Obama.

Oh, stop. That's just President Obama giving his typical right-wing response.

[parafly]

A year round school system is something I fully support.

There is abundant data that students lose significant amounts of knowledge over their three month summer break. I believe that children DO need some time unwind and "just be kids," but this time should be spread out in 1-2 week periods throughout the year rather than a concentrated big break during the summer.

[JetPotato]

Originally Posted by parafly

A year round school system is something I fully support.

There is abundant data that students lose significant amounts of knowledge over their three month summer break. I believe that children DO need some time unwind and "just be kids," but this time should be spread out in 1-2 week periods throughout the year rather than a concentrated big break during the summer.

You're a teacher, no?

[Warfish]

Originally Posted by parafly

A year round school system is something I fully support.

There is abundant data that students lose significant amounts of knowledge over their three month summer break. I believe that children DO need some time unwind and "just be kids," but this time should be spread out in 1-2 week periods throughout the year rather than a concentrated big break during the summer.

Agreed. Short breaks, spread out throughout the year.

And is it me (answering Tater above), or do we (as in the J.I. Poli-Sci Forum) have an overabundance of Teachers, Professors or those married to Teachers/Professors.

It's like half of our regulars have some personal tie-in the PUblic Education. That seems rather higher than average.

[parafly]

Originally Posted by JetPotato

You're a teacher, no?

No, I have an engineering degree and work in a technical field.

[OCCH]

Just checking -- if school was lengthened to 12 months, would that imply a pay raise for educators, or would that be their "reasonable service" for what they already receive?

I've heard a lot of extrapolating teacher's pay over 12 months, and it's not usually mentioned in a positive light so I was wondering what the jury thought . . .