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> Today, grade school serves the primary purpose as a daycare for the kids so both parents can work. I have not found this to be the case. I'm not a profession
by TYPE_FASTER 6y ago
> Today, grade school serves the primary purpose as a daycare for the kids so both parents can work.
I have not found this to be the case. I'm not a professional educator. I'm not going to do as good a job at educating my kids as an experienced teacher. Looking at what our kids are learning, I'm impressed by the curriculum, which at least in our district has kept up with changes in day to day life and professional expectations.
- ksdale 6y agoThis is oft-repeated, but in my opinion, the question isn't whether you are a better educator than a professional educator, the question is can you teach your child better than a professional educator can teach 30? The answer may still be no, but I don't think it's nearly as clear cut.
- tmaly 6y agoMy wife and I supplement our kids education at home. It is my opinion that kids are capable of a lot more. The school is catering to the lowest common denominator.
- TYPE_FASTER 6y agoI totally agree that kids are capable of more than adults think they are most of the time. Districts are incentivized to increase standardized test scores, from what I have seen this has forced some level of change, ranging from bringing in additional educators at the class level to work with groups at different levels, to using web applications that will assess and create individualized curriculum.
- tmaly 6y agoHas the No Child Left Behind Act and the push for teaching to the test really benefited kids?
- cousin_it 6y agoYou'll almost certainly do a better job than {an experienced teacher} + {an environment full of kids who don't want to learn}.
- tmaly 6y agoIts essentially private tutoring. I think its a lot for many parents to do. Their willpower is depleted after a day at work.