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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, better use of resources, especially in Title 1 schools, is to use that money for reading and math supports. [/quote]

Nope. People keep trying to drop arts programs, foreign language, etc. for yet MORE reading and math supports. Kids need to be exposed to more than reading and math. Some schools barely teach science and social studies because the primary focus is on math and reading. Obviously those are the two important foundations for education, but we need to stop focusing solely on those two subjects. [/quote]

No one cares if you know science and social studies in day to day real life and in most jobs.  But you need to be able to read and do basic math in your day to day life and for most employment, even menial low wage jobs.[/quote]

This is a bad take.

You need to know math IN ORDER to do science -- that's how they are related. One leads to the next.

Similarly, you need to know how to read in order to understand "social studies" (all humanities fields) and then learn content. When schools focus on the skills (how to read and doing math)  but never get to implementation (humanities and science) they are not building a productive member of society.
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Sure but the reality is that lots of kids can’t read or do basic math.  If you can’t even get to 1st base, then no way you can get to 2nd or 3rd base.

As to science, our immersion charter does not have science as a separate class. It is incorporated in the english class where the kids have science topics, research it, do a paper and poster, and presentation.   During this whole process, they are editing and rewriting their paper, etc….

Same with social studies.  Topics every year and they read and learn and do field trips to Jamestown.

You can only do above if the kids and the class are already reading and can do math.  [/quote]

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