Maybe people without kids should stop paying taxes to support the schools? "Public" means "public." It means we all have a stake in the education of young people, even those of us who don't have kids.
Part of the problem now is parents trying to micromanage what their kids are taught. If they want to do that, they should home-school or find a private school whose beliefs match their own.
Maybe people without kids should stop paying taxes to support the schools? "Public" means "public." It means we all have a stake in the education of young people, even those of us who don't have kids.
Part of the problem now is parents trying to micromanage what their kids are taught. If they want to do that, they should home-school or find a private school whose beliefs match their own.
I am always glad, as a teacher, to collaborate with engaged parents. At the same time I notice that parents, even former teachers, when advocating for their children, aren't often able to see a situation with the whole picture/group in mind. Teacher confidentiality protocol does not allow for discussion of students, so no one but school professionals really knows anything but hearsay. Parents tend to advocate for their own children. Under these circumstances, parents should not be directing school policy in a public institution. They should be supporting the system by seeing to it that their children are staying engaged, and showing up for parent engagement activities.
In the public school system, a variety of perspectives must be taught with the lessons of critical thinking given to allow students to investigate, understand, compare, contrast, think and draw their own conclusions. We shouldn't be teaching fear of awareness, but how to view a subject through an open minded lens.
Maybe people without kids should stop paying taxes to support the schools? "Public" means "public." It means we all have a stake in the education of young people, even those of us who don't have kids.
Part of the problem now is parents trying to micromanage what their kids are taught. If they want to do that, they should home-school or find a private school whose beliefs match their own.
I am always glad, as a teacher, to collaborate with engaged parents. At the same time I notice that parents, even former teachers, when advocating for their children, aren't often able to see a situation with the whole picture/group in mind. Teacher confidentiality protocol does not allow for discussion of students, so no one but school professionals really knows anything but hearsay. Parents tend to advocate for their own children. Under these circumstances, parents should not be directing school policy in a public institution. They should be supporting the system by seeing to it that their children are staying engaged, and showing up for parent engagement activities.
In the public school system, a variety of perspectives must be taught with the lessons of critical thinking given to allow students to investigate, understand, compare, contrast, think and draw their own conclusions. We shouldn't be teaching fear of awareness, but how to view a subject through an open minded lens.
Very well said. Thank you.
We actually had a board member and one of our teachers demand what they both knew was nonsense and it didn't happen thankfully.
thankfully...
there are those, demanding and full of fear.....talking those off the ledge...and listening is all we can do.
I have no children in the school system. I am glad to pay taxes. Do we want an educated Society or not?