Good Day, M2, you guys all been too wonderful to me in my past forums with the many voices I love it thank you all. Okay, yesterday evening at 5pm-7pm I was invited to a focus group about your children's education & what do you think about the school your child attend. You know I had a voice for this, I basically stated I was very pleased of the quality education my teen boys receiving in a suburban Charter high school. I also voiced the fact at my boys high school they have a program that focuses on individual one on one or a same level curriculum for our children. I thought that was brilliant. I also brought up America, what you may or not know is that our mayor Kenny pass a order to tax sugary drinks like tea , sodas & fruit drinks to put towards Philadelphia school systems. I have no problem paying more for soda as long as the tax really going into schools. After about 2 hours I got paid for my time and voice and they was so impressed with my responses they invited me back for another follow up focus group. So, America, how3 do you feel about your child's education? Are you for charter, public, Private, Home School & even online schooling? Where you stand on your child's education. Let me Know all responses will be answered back.

EyeAmYourHost39,

I again love the quality of my kids education me and my ex wife wanted to have our boys to live up to there potential. have confidence in there abilities to be successful. I'm from a competitive family where I had to be the best & have the best. I'm from a middle class family a line of go getters. When my boys accomplished a hard test and ace it, I'm very proud and cheer them on. encourage them to push further and not to ever settle for less. I have friends where there kids go to public schools and they feel that the kids wasn't getting quality. just passing them by without proper teachings.

You got paid?... who paid you.. the school system?

It is my experience, having lived in Ohio, California, and Nevada that American school systems are very diverse, depending upon region and financial status.

I feel all kids need and should be given quality education if people care about the 'future' of their society/culture/country.

With that being said, I believe private schools offer the best quality because they are paid a bit more and a bit more directly influenced by parents and word of mouth.

Public schools, especially where parents have little choice but to send kids to the proper 'district' for schooling, do not have that same financial security or parental oversight. So it causes there to be a disparity where children who already are coming from better homes, are in turn receiving better educations and those coming from impoverished or underserved communities get 'less' quality.


homeschooling is a great option but there have to be parents who will actually be involved and stay on top of it with their kids, and with the current environment where all adults are expected to work away from home, that is rare.

we live in an area where people are middle to upper class so my daughter's public school is one of the better ones. We used to live in a lower to a middle-class neighborhood and my son's school was atrocious.

I am 'for' teachers that take interest in teaching kids and not just meeting metrics for metrics sake. A school is only a building, its the teachers who take on the job of educator.

What is the golden rule?

Learn basic communication to allow you to function in society.

School is there to teach us the same things so we have commonality to allow us to function in society. Curriculum are designed to teach us all basic things that are the same everywhere. In that sense, schools are effective.

Academics aside, schools also function in specialty learning. Electives allow focused interests to be expounded upon. In that way, if the child applies themselves, they can specialize in a career. Schools are moderately effective in that area.

Where schools are lacking is what concerns me. Granted it has been many years since I was in school and over a decade since my children were.

I believe there needs to be a higher focus on life skills. Normally life skills are taught by parents and guardians. However, home life is not what it was. Parents do not seem to focus on basic life skills and it shows in the young adults entering society.

By life skills I mean the skills needed to make the right decisions, maintain personal functionality and effectively cope with societal changes.
Skills like: (a few examples)

Money Handling: Teaching children not only how to balance a check book but giving them starter experience paying bills, handling financial crisis or maintaining a savings plan. Basic investing, frugal shopping, understanding the value of things in scope with needs and wants.

Legal Wit: Children are taught what a contract is and what it does but many do not understand insurance, legal agreements and often times basic laws. Something as simple as a rental lease is often a mystery.

Personal Housekeeping: There are programs in schools that address homesteading but they are usually electives in cooking or crafts. Children often get no practical training on keeping their domicile except what they see others do. They do things because the see other people doing it not because they understand why there is a need.

Health Safety: Health class is often boring and agonizing. The only time it becomes interesting is when you start getting sex education. Health should be a major part of schooling. There are many taboo aspects of health education that is not taught but needs to be because those taboo subjects often come up in real life.

If you think about how long everyday that kids are in school would it not be wise to teach them actual life lessons? Address the things in their lives and teach them how to deal with them properly so they can function in society?

Take math for example.
Math is good to learn but wouldn't those lessons be more effective if the math was associated with things they see in real life? I believe the lessons would have more meaning and stick with them as they function in society.

That is why certain people are promoting school choice.

yes. I believe in areas where schools are underachieving, it should be mandatory for them to have other options.

I have found when I was young an in a private school ...
all I can remember is like three things ...
and the 1 good was being in a school play...
I remember much more in public schools and
like it better ...and feel I got more out of it ...
now my daughter started in private schools...
I picked ... an she progressed ... then to public ...
which she got a lot out of too...

has a lot to do with the schools and
how much the parent cares...
to ask them about their day...
and works with the teachers ...
I found it good if the collages ...
around the areas supported some...
of the public schools ...
maybe that is a thought for those school ...
where the level of education is low ..could help ...
I am not all in on charter school...
that leaves a lot of children ...
with out a good education ...
can't remember off hand ...
where children and adults
could not read ... that is ridicules...
how could we let this happen in the united states..
let alone all we give to foreign countries
and some of our children can not read here ...
seems a little backward to me ...

my oldest son went to parochial up until 8th grade and then public for high school because that was what was available where we live

I have since moved and my youngest son has been in parochial every year of school and he is a sophomore this year. I pay the price for that privilage with fairly high tuition.

reasons I chose this
smaller class rooms
more one on one time with teacher
higher graduation rates
higher percentage of grads that go on to post secd education

Growing up in a community that was not that affluent but STILL took great pride in their public schools. I received an excellent education in clean well maintained building's, even the older one's, with devoted teachers that were respected in the community. Staff and students alike abided by the rules or they were out the door. Sports and activities were open to all and the community was more than glad to sponsor events and help out in general; I don't think there was a kid in the entire system that wasn't know by name and the community would not have let a kid get away with ditching during school hours unless they weren't working and them you still had to keep your grades up. I know they had summer programs but it was more for fun than a child failing. Keep in mind getting anything beyond an eight grade education was a blessing that parents sweated blood to provide as a matter of doing better for the next generation. Since I am consistently getting alumnus mailings I would be hard pressed to believe anything has changed over the +/-45 yrs. I have been graduated.
What the difference is I don't know because even then their were large. single parents, low wage working, and even acutely poor "migrant" families.

Dodo_David

I thinks its wonderful how the kids are getting education attention.finally they thinking about our kids. they are our future so lets invest in our kids future.

MysticalView21,

wow, you very passionate about education. I like that, education in this country is a hell of a lot better than places around the world.

TMommy,
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Hello, welcome in my cyber mansion, that's wonderful your son got that special attention so it will motive him to become successful. way to go mom!

PacificStar48,

Hello, welcome, to my cyber mansion, well you brought me back with the mentions of programs in schools & community used to provide. please share more!

The number 1 problem with all schools is our kids are not cookie cutter kids. Not all will go to Harvard. I started a School to work initiative here in Fl that went off the charts. Kids get in trouble when their educational ( txtbook) learning capacity maxed out. I had gang bangers working real jobs using THEIR skil set my 9th grade and 1/2 day school..
Don't Label My Kid! Is my blog . I'm Tj
Tjpetri16@gmail.com

The number 1 problem with all schools is our kids are not cookie cutter kids. Not all will go to Harvard. I started a School to work initiative here in Fl that went off the charts. Kids get in trouble when their educational ( txtbook) learning capacity maxed out. I had gang bangers working real jobs using THEIR skil set my 9th grade and 1/2 day school..
Don't Label My Kid! Is my blog . I'm Tj
Tjpetri16@gmail.com