tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310981.post1162478469782589240..comments2024-03-04T07:45:15.155-07:00Comments on Hackman's Musings: Obama does not "get it" with EducationAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494823779999456396noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310981.post-58900569441278413612009-05-01T10:33:00.000-06:002009-05-01T10:33:00.000-06:00I LOVE the three-legged race analogy! It is perfe...I LOVE the three-legged race analogy! It is perfect! <br /><br />I was pleasantly surprised to hear that your wife homeschools. It allows you to see both sides of the coin, which I believe makes your statements stronger.Sareahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199298143914804656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310981.post-38039817607519632652009-04-30T17:23:00.000-06:002009-04-30T17:23:00.000-06:00I like to compare it to a three-legged race. The ...I like to compare it to a three-legged race. The student and I each have a leg locked together. There may be others who could go faster and farther than me, but I will get the student around that track in good time. However, if the starting bell sounds and he falls to the ground, expecting me to drag him... perhaps even pulling against me; then it should be no surprise that we do horribly in the race. It would be lunacy to pretend that the input of my partner in that respect is of no consequence; yet that is how educational policy is being formed.<br /><br />Sarea - My wife has homeschooled our children for years. We love it, and are grateful that we have the option.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494823779999456396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310981.post-44345801126655519512009-04-30T15:05:00.000-06:002009-04-30T15:05:00.000-06:00Quite correct Steve.
As a teacher, both at Church...Quite correct Steve.<br /><br />As a teacher, both at Church and School, I tried to be passionate and engaging. I took the approach that if people were bored it wasn't me. I had heard boring teachers and I wasn't one of them.<br /><br />I had a college professor that read the textbook to us. Boring as _______. I got an A in the class but not becuase of her. I could read after all........so I read the text on my own and I did other school work in her class.<br /><br />I would like to see the teaching profession purged of those who are drones and who have no passion for the craft. Is it any wonder many kids hate history? It seems history teachers can be the worst of bores.<br /><br /><br />BruceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310981.post-917418351050340372009-04-30T14:33:00.000-06:002009-04-30T14:33:00.000-06:00I agree 100%. What I don't get is this: I am pre...I agree 100%. What I don't get is this: I am pretty sure that most teachers would agree with you on these points, so how come no one is listening to you guys? Is it parents that would rather blame their children's apathy on the teachers? The root of most of the problems in our country is trying to fix the symptoms and not the problem causing the symptoms . . .All this to say I WISH MORE PEOPLE WOULD LISTEN TO YOU!!<br /><br />Side note: I do homeschool my children, but not because I don't believe in the great teachers that are out there! You have my support!Sareahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199298143914804656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310981.post-18607148272534281982009-04-30T14:32:00.000-06:002009-04-30T14:32:00.000-06:00Some teachers motivate better than others...some a...Some teachers motivate better than others...some are more interesting than others...but at the end of the day. it comes down to the student.Steve H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09428882214098606433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310981.post-21113703637280514182009-04-29T23:18:00.000-06:002009-04-29T23:18:00.000-06:00Quite right.
I breezed through Jr High/ High Scho...Quite right.<br /><br />I breezed through Jr High/ High School as a C student.<br /><br />Only one teacher had the guts to call me out and call me lazy. He told me I had the capability of being an A student IF I would do the work. It was not an ability problem. It was a drive problem.<br /><br />Of course I have had bad teachers over the years, but all in all the teachers did their job. The problem was ME.<br /><br />BruceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com