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[quote=Anonymous]OP, you never addressed the posters who asked why you were so qualified to make the statements you did. I'd like to know why you feel so strongly children aren't learning much. Your second posting was nicer, but the first one came off pretty harsh as if you've been a teacher recently and noticed a real lack of learning at school. Also, you claim this babysitting is happening at all schools. How are you able to make such a generalized statement?  Have you been on a committee to review different schools?

With phonics, there are many levels of phonics learning, some of which aren't covered by any school anymore since the rules are so rare. Maybe they should spend more time on this and math facts, but in a class of almost 90 2nd graders, I didn't meet one that didn't know the difference between hard and soft c so somewhere they're getting the basics of phonics at least. No one struggled in math either and they had ample assistants to pull any struggling child out if needed for extra help. Patricia Polacco didn't learn to read for many years and then became a famous writer. There is still hope for children who don't know all the phonics rules and multiplication by 2nd grade.

Growing up about 1/3 of my class didn't soft or hard C in 2nd grade either, so I don't see why the schools have declined this way. How have they declined compared to your schooling or what you've seen over the last 10 years or so as an educator? Most of us parents attending elementary in the 80's and 90's think public school kind of sucked then content wise. We just miss the 30-60 minute recess and smaller class sizes and schools.  Have people forgotten that back then most children in publics learned to really read a Dr. Seuss book in 1st grade, not in pre-K or kindergarten. They didn't teach multiplication till 3rd or 4th grade. My DS takes a test every three weeks or so in math and reading. I don't know how they could assess him any more. I'm hopeful that teachers would point out areas to work on at home if they existed after the assessments. Communication is an area where I think teaches could improve, but I can't blame them with classes well over 25 students. Cutting back on students per teacher though means cuts in other areas.

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