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The writer seems to be generalizing the entire US system based on his daughter's experience in one US high school, which he admits is "overcrowded, under-resour

by archon 14y ago

The writer seems to be generalizing the entire US system based on his daughter's experience in one US high school, which he admits is "overcrowded, under-resourced [and] doesn’t think much of science". Is this really a problem of the US system as a whole or is it this particular school? Seems like a bit of a "the grass is always greener on the other side" thing.

TimGebhardt 14y ago
Most school systems are underfunded right now because our state governments are still recovering from the 2008 financial crash.
- yardie 14y ago
  Many have been underfunded for much longer than that. It's only after the GFC that we realized how bad it has gotten. When it was only the schools in the poor districts the middle class didn't complain (and didn't care) but as the crisis spread to even upper-middle class districts it was hard to ignore. Now, overworked parents are blaming overworked school teachers about their underperforming kids.
- droithomme 14y ago
  Does funding correlate with academic results? Many studies say it is not correlated or is negatively correlated. http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Adam-Smith-Institute-Blog/2010/0428/No-correlation-between-education-funding-and-student-performance http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Adam-Smith-Institute-B... http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2008/09/does-spending-more-on-education-improve-academic-achievement http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2008/09/does-spendi... http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/secure/v7n2/datasets.guber.cfm http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/secure/v7n2/datasets.... Some say they are positively correlated. http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ575184&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=EJ575184 http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/detailmini.jsp?_...
saraid216 14y ago
The thing is that this is an extremely common sentiment that's echoed by virtually everyone. You will occasionally get someone who says they turned out fine, or that they had this one great teacher... but they also tend to be the exception that proves the rule.
- JaggedJax 14y ago
  "You will occasionally get someone who says they turned out fine" Hyperbole much?

by archon 14y ago

TimGebhardt 14y ago

Most school systems are underfunded right now because our state governments are still recovering from the 2008 financial crash.

yardie 14y ago
Many have been underfunded for much longer than that. It's only after the GFC that we realized how bad it has gotten. When it was only the schools in the poor districts the middle class didn't complain (and didn't care) but as the crisis spread to even upper-middle class districts it was hard to ignore. Now, overworked parents are blaming overworked school teachers about their underperforming kids.
droithomme 14y ago
Does funding correlate with academic results? Many studies say it is not correlated or is negatively correlated. http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Adam-Smith-Institute-Blog/2010/0428/No-correlation-between-education-funding-and-student-performance http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Adam-Smith-Institute-B... http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2008/09/does-spending-more-on-education-improve-academic-achievement http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2008/09/does-spendi... http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/secure/v7n2/datasets.guber.cfm http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/secure/v7n2/datasets.... Some say they are positively correlated. http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ575184&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=EJ575184 http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/detailmini.jsp?_...

saraid216 14y ago

The thing is that this is an extremely common sentiment that's echoed by virtually everyone. You will occasionally get someone who says they turned out fine, or that they had this one great teacher... but they also tend to be the exception that proves the rule.

JaggedJax 14y ago
"You will occasionally get someone who says they turned out fine" Hyperbole much?