In 53 Illinois schools, not a single student can do grade level math.
(www.thegatewaypundit.com)
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I taught in an urban public school for 41 years before retiring in’20. If anything, or curriculum is behind other countries. I traveled to Japan and saw an Algebra I course taught in 4th grade (age 9) while a similar or watered down version is taught to our 9th graders (age 14). The Japanese class was NOT part of a gifted program. I observed other algebra I classes in other countries starting at an earlier age than US public school students. And this was before Obama’s Common Core made this worst.
Interesting. I understand what you are saying, and can see that compared to other countries this seems true. I taught early elementary. The kids were extremely behind and lacked basic math skills. Curriculum is a disgrace and most likely the reason the US is so far behind. The verbiage is unreal. It’s almost like everything is a trick question. I wonder what early elementary curriculum looks like in other countries? To me it seemed like everything was so advanced, I guess it’s just because our children are so far behind. My career was much shorter than yours. I was in 8 years, but the decline I saw in those short 8 years was enough to call it quits.
Imagine what I saw between 79 to 20. When I started, the Fed Dept. of Ed. was only a year old. They initiated every change done to public schools. Every new policy was NOT to the benefit of the students. It did financial benefits to teachers and especially administrators. During those years, my salary went from $14k to $90k. How many careers have a salary increase like this for the same job? Research what your local superintendent made in 80 and what they made in 20.
I can’t imagine. Thank you for doing your part in the system. God put you there for a particular reason. If you’re here I know you instilled something good in all of them. You were trusted with literally thousands of kids. Amazing acomplishment.
Thank you for the compliment. Every year my students were trained at math, got a Christian message with Bible quotes in a way that wasn’t obvious but planted seeds, got an eye opener on American history and many joined the military after graduation, although I stopped encouraging that after Obama was elected.