#1 YOU DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN
#2 you think schools are the same as when you were a kid
The schools we went to are not the same. Every year they get better. Infact teachers often tell me every year kids get smarter. IQ’s improve 2 points on average, what is it? Every 10 years? They are doing 8th grade algebra in 5th grade now.
They do alot of research, they do not administer tests because they believe they are inconclusive. The SAT 9 is not the test you took. The questions are not easy like they were. It is their best measurement at this time. They don’t tell the whole story for sure. They take into consideration that some kids just don’t test well, but get A’s in everything.
They have accelerated reader and accelerated math for students now. So that they can’t go further in these areas at their own pace, and not be held back by the rest of the class, if they are ahead.
A teacher nowadays would BE FIRED for saying to a parent or student what your teacher did. They feel EVERYONE can learn.
You could never get away with skipping class, they tail your every move now with notices, phone calls home. They will put the parents in jail now,for truancy.
I truly believe that I could have homeschooled my son, sent him to any school, he would have excelled anywhere because he was born that way. I do believe parents give their children the best start by instilling GOOD selfesteem in their children. When I child has good selfesteem they believe they can be the best and try harder than those who don’t. Couple that with reading books/stimulating your child’s mind and you have got a kid that is going to well in school and life, because he knows he can.
A lot of people make decisions on where they live based on the schools nearby. People were making inaccurate comments about Santee schools.
