…and are the schools of the top 3% income wise (and smaller) perhaps the worst? Kids of the liberal wealthy are the most depressed, I think studies have shown. Many believe the world is ending in their lifetime, thanks to the schools they attend.
Also “gently raised” (i.e. sheltered) kids have little experience with the way the rest of the 97- 99.5 percent of the world lives. A world in which kids don’t jet off to Cabo for the weekend and instead have to work jobs, solve problems and face disappointment. A world in which teenagers exercise some independence, even if it is as simple as using some form of public transportation or as challenging as living in a less developed country for part of the summer. I won’t drone on, but I’ve seen these things and more among the peers of my GenZ offspring.
Spot on. I got piled on when going through my teacher training because I thought (and still think) anyone who puts in the wis capable. Don’t give kids a dumbed down version, they know. They will rise or sink based on your expectations. I really wanted to teach at an inner city school that taught classics.
Did'ja punch your "friend" in the mouth for making fun of, and deriding, people he knows absolutely nothing about? Snobs, like him, need to learn about the real world and real people.
About ten years ago I taught physics at an introductory level to a class of six Catholic homeschool students roughly 14 years old. Two of those kids had been adopted after spending K-4 in public schools. Their reading and writing skills were stronger than those of the strictly homeschooled kids. I homeschooled our youngest son grades 5-8 and was so glad the public schools had done the heavy lifting of teaching reading and writing. I hear things have gone downhill since then.
I helped train public school teachers, (under a MHEC Grant) to get ready to teach science in accordance with the looming common core requirements. They were dreading it. They didn't need to have this imposed on them, many had done a good job for years without the common core rules. I saw it as inflicting confusion on teachers who were probably already pretty creative at explaining science.
…and are the schools of the top 3% income wise (and smaller) perhaps the worst? Kids of the liberal wealthy are the most depressed, I think studies have shown. Many believe the world is ending in their lifetime, thanks to the schools they attend.
Also “gently raised” (i.e. sheltered) kids have little experience with the way the rest of the 97- 99.5 percent of the world lives. A world in which kids don’t jet off to Cabo for the weekend and instead have to work jobs, solve problems and face disappointment. A world in which teenagers exercise some independence, even if it is as simple as using some form of public transportation or as challenging as living in a less developed country for part of the summer. I won’t drone on, but I’ve seen these things and more among the peers of my GenZ offspring.
I saw a video several years ago of a GenZ that couldn’t even open a can of tuna. You could almost see the question marks over his head.
Spot on. I got piled on when going through my teacher training because I thought (and still think) anyone who puts in the wis capable. Don’t give kids a dumbed down version, they know. They will rise or sink based on your expectations. I really wanted to teach at an inner city school that taught classics.
Did'ja punch your "friend" in the mouth for making fun of, and deriding, people he knows absolutely nothing about? Snobs, like him, need to learn about the real world and real people.
Snobs is the perfect term.
About ten years ago I taught physics at an introductory level to a class of six Catholic homeschool students roughly 14 years old. Two of those kids had been adopted after spending K-4 in public schools. Their reading and writing skills were stronger than those of the strictly homeschooled kids. I homeschooled our youngest son grades 5-8 and was so glad the public schools had done the heavy lifting of teaching reading and writing. I hear things have gone downhill since then.
I helped train public school teachers, (under a MHEC Grant) to get ready to teach science in accordance with the looming common core requirements. They were dreading it. They didn't need to have this imposed on them, many had done a good job for years without the common core rules. I saw it as inflicting confusion on teachers who were probably already pretty creative at explaining science.