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Statistics: Posted by 4given — Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:59 am
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A relative of mine teaches 5th grade math & social studies. They just finished Ohio proficiency tests here. Her class scored lower than the national average. She talked to the 4th grade math & social studies teacher about it. From what I understand, the proficiency test a couple of years ago focused more on math than social studies, so the next year (last year) the 4th grade teacher taught mostly math and hardly touched on social studies at all. Then this year, for the same reason, the 5th grade math/social studies teacher (my relative) taught all or mostly math, without much or any social studies.
Guess what? This year's proficiency exam focused on social studies. And she doesn't get it--she doesn't see where she went wrong. She (and other teachers she talks about, as well as other teachers I know) teach to the test, specifically to the proficiencies. About a month or two before the proficiencies, they start cramming--trying to prepare their students for what they think will be on the exam, instead of just teaching math & social studies throughout the year, and letting the proficiency exam find out how much the student learned.
She is a big reason why I decided to homeschool.
Statistics: Posted by gardening momma — Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:28 pm
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Our children are elementary age. School starts at 8:30 until 3:15. They come home tired....they get to play a little bit then dinner, homework, bath & before you know it its bedtime! When is family time? They have spent all day at ps so why should they have to come home & do homework? Kindergarten doesn't get much as we are normally done in about 20 minutes. My first & third grader get a lot. They have to read 15 minutes each night. Do a math homelink. Make a word sheet. Tic Tac Toe assignment. The boys take about 45 minutes each to complete.
Just this past week my daughter in Kindergarten had a note come home saying they were running low on baby wipes & quart size ziplock bags & everyone needed to send both items in...so I did of course.
We pay $100 a month for her to go to full day Kindergarten. I wanted to do a half day but her teacher said the first week of school that she was having difficulties recognizing some of her ABC's (ITS KINDERGARTEN TEACH) & recommended I keep her full day as to not make her behind next year in 1st grade. That $100 is a discount since my husband works in that same county. The other parents have to pay almost $300 a month! YIKES!
I could keep going but I'll just mention one more thing for now! I get so many papers home in a weeks time out of the 3 backpacks it is just ridiculous! Market Day, Book Fair, Fundraiser this Fundraiser that....They say if your child sells this much they will get this! The this is normally JUNK! They pump all the kids up talking about this stuff they could win so that when the parents tell them no they don't understand & briefly disappointed! My husband & I tell them the truth & once we talk it out they do understand but it just erks me.
Oh goodness I just thought of something else!
My kids tell me all the time that they watched this movie or that movie. How many movies can they show? My third grader tells me all the time that is teacher is on her cellphone a lot.So we can't wait to pull them out of ps for so many reasons! My husband may get called on it at work next year since he is a ps teacher himself. I'm sure they will wonder why in the world!!
Statistics: Posted by kallz — Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:09 am
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I personally agree with the school system on this one. Sorry
Statistics: Posted by Theodore — Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:07 am
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