I read a story of an Indian IT guy who spent five years working in the USA. He had a daughter aged 10 who was proficient in math when she left India. She did well in math in her America school. When she returned to India aged 15 she was given a placement exam at her new school to see which grade she should placed in. She came home crying to her parents as she was two years behind in math compared to the other 15 year old girls!
@carlokrish1779
Жыл бұрын
So , What are you trying to say ? Bro
@zachanikwano
Жыл бұрын
Aren't most other countries more rigorous in education regardless? I remember kids from Asia and South America laughing at how our senior level education was stuff they learned two or three years ago.
@lv1543
Жыл бұрын
@@carlokrish1779 indias math standards are higher than USAs
@HevaNaisdey
Жыл бұрын
Kids don't need more than algebra to do well in life. Advanced math is a specialization for those who has the mind for it. You can tell stories about how Indian or Asian are better at math, but look at where innovations are at. Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google. All US companies. It's so stupid to compare which country kids know more about math.
@lv1543
Жыл бұрын
@@HevaNaisdey because they hire indians and asians with H1B visas because americans cant do math. They would rather outsource to cheap immigrants than invest in their own people
@distrologic2925
2 жыл бұрын
What most people don't understand is that basic education is 80% culture. You can't just write a list of things to learn, you need to design an engaging environment for people to receive information and play out tests. You also need to include the parents of children to make them understand and play in key of the curriculum.
@joefox9765
2 жыл бұрын
So true
@smorrow
2 жыл бұрын
You don't "need to design" anything. People are exposed to their own culture _by existing._
@Globovoyeur
2 жыл бұрын
What you say is true. However, there is a set of things every student needs to know in order to function in the work force -- and as a citizen. To start, everyone needs basic math. They need to be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Maybe there are different ways to learn those skills -- but learning them is essential.
@smorrow
2 жыл бұрын
@@Globovoyeur What's your point? You say that as if OP (or someone, anyone) is not saying it (quote: "However")
@distrologic2925
2 жыл бұрын
@@smorrow I think you are wrong, you do need to design the world we live in. Children spend the majority of their time with school and they need some form of culture to identify with. Sitting at a desk and solving equations is not culture or a way of life. At least it shouldn't be.
@Sofiasart00
2 жыл бұрын
I was an an honor student with an A+ in calculus. I had such a difficult time helping my kid with her common core math homework. I only confused her more because I tried teaching her the traditional way but she was required to show her work the common core way. It was frustrating. I took her out of public school and now she is thriving in homeschool.
@dadada3529
2 жыл бұрын
3 years ago I learned common core system from one education video when my first kids turned 4. I am educated in China. After all these confusing trash, I am very suspicious about US education. Later on I start homeschooling on all my kids. They are doing great, especially on Math.
@pinkyhotmessx69
Жыл бұрын
my granddaughter too and im so glad
@anissaholmes4495
Жыл бұрын
I’m a speech-language pathologist and I had a terrible time figuring out my child’s homework. I looked up the lesson online and helped him learn it they way it was taught but also taught him the way I learned it.
@hannahallen3622
Жыл бұрын
Good for you. If I find out that they are still teaching common core in my child's school, I'm just gonna take her out. I want my child to go to school, but I want her to actually learn.
@jimjab3631
Жыл бұрын
Only way to success
@gameoftomes14
9 ай бұрын
Another thing education needs to do is properly teach kids how to study. If they need to make flash cards, come up with a rhyme or acronym, have recall questions, space studying out, diagram main points, summarize, compare summaries and questions with others, just overall having opportunities to study with peers. This was actually never brought up to me until college and really helped.
@SemekiIzuio
Ай бұрын
Yes absolutely true! Not all teachers teach the same therefore not all students will grasp the lectures as they should, their best way to succeed is being able to teach themselves when some teacher cant. Besides more then half of school college university wverything is self taught. Learning to study sets you up for life.
@mannytuzo
2 жыл бұрын
One thing I also noticed during my time in HS was that all the counselors and most teacher PUSHED going to college. I never got asked what I wanted in life or how I was doing or if I liked my classes it was always “this class is eligible for college credit” “this class won’t get you ready for college” “what college you want to go to?” “Community college?! NO! 4 year colleges are much better”.
@arbitrarylib
2 жыл бұрын
Not everyone has thr aptitude to go to a 4 year, even if they are qualified
@yOnKiNaToR
2 жыл бұрын
The aptitude? The derogatory tone you used is a great example on the existence of the belief that college educated people are somehow smarter than blue collar workers. Well, i can tell you some of the smartest and richest people i know are business owners, plumbers, electricians, contractors, landscapers, etc. Meanwhile i see college grads working at Starbucks and have no life skills.
@anothershellcialistturtle8568
Жыл бұрын
Yea I have no idea what I’m goin to do with my future but I thought there ain’t no money to be made with just my highschool diploma so I gotta go to school and get a skill
@flyingturret208thecannon5
Жыл бұрын
I’m lucky, my school was less focused on sending students to college, and just getting them across the board, for example, we had a career center that students were sent to Junior and Senior year.
@christinefury1040
Жыл бұрын
College and University didn’t used to be just a money maker for the central banks. It used to be a part of being a well rounded and groomed person. It was American culture when intellectualism wasn’t seen as being a bad thing. Now people get mad at you if you present fact instead of adhering to the “court of popular opinion and tropes.” It makes them feel bad about themselves. It still is good to be educated, I have no regrets, but the jobs are gone. Unions were pushed out of states by republicans, starting with Reagan. And global economy was sold to us as something that would benefit our country. Instead, the shareholders and banks price gouged the cost of college and shipped the jobs overseas or opted to pay less money to six month visa holders. They worked for far less money. Corporations sold us out and our government is run by the donor class of corporations. Vote on November 8th. Vote out the people who voted to let Freddie Mac and Fanny Mae hold us in debt slavery to serve their hedge-fund managers. Vote against those who voted “no” to stopping the petroleum companies for price gouging gasoline, food, and other things. The Party of “individual ruggedness for the worker and corporate welfare for the rich.” It’s obvious who they are if you look at how they vote.
@xwhiteskin
2 жыл бұрын
I’ll never forget when one of my teachers was subtly discussing the pay teachers get years ago, and she mumbled “I’m basically working for free”. Kinda broke me at the moment not goin lie.
@perugino25
2 жыл бұрын
as an adult, she had choices and one of them it was not to discuss his labor status issues with children. she was talking to the wrong people!!!!! ask for a salary rise or leave, period.
@raul0ca
2 жыл бұрын
In CA the state pays about $25k per student per year. In NY it's higher. Where is the $$$ going?
@yucol5661
2 жыл бұрын
@@perugino25 screw your “don’t tell children teachers are underpaid” opinion. Very dumb and prideful opinion. What is this? Depression era parents being ashamed to tell their kids they are poor?
@colleenclement474
2 жыл бұрын
@@perugino25 really? My teachers were awesome and respected in the 90s. It's the system. You want quality education for your kids? Fix the gun problem so kids feel safe, increase wages and improve benefits, make schools pay for their own damn supplies, and freaking reduce the inflated price of educating new teachers. You all want want want and don't want to pay up. At will doesn't mean no rights.
@musclestruts5032
2 жыл бұрын
@@perugino25 Individual action is not the solution to a systemic problem.
@ryerye9019
2 жыл бұрын
I've taught the A-levels (UK) and the Florida/Michigan curriculum at international schools. The US has a lot less focus than the UK. Americans are confused about what "raising standards" really entails. Foreign curriculum pushes students to master a smaller set of skills with smaller textbooks and more essay writing whereas the US focuses on a wider range of concepts with superficial multiple choice polling. Often this leads to foreign students having mastery and being well spoken about foundational concepts while American students win trivia night but can't really explain why the know something.
@LadyMiner100
2 жыл бұрын
As I watched the video I was wondering about that. I follow this topic but have never seen anything about actual curriculum comparisons. When I retired as an engineer our local school district called and asked me to teach high school algebra because they were short a couple teachers. It was a pretty terrible experience; the stress for me wasn't the students it was the extremely rigid curriculum and testing schedule. The curriculum covered things in 10th grade geometry I'd never seen in college, let alone high school- same with algebra. I'm pretty sure I never used more than the first half of any American text book in classes I took as a youngster. The book that got me through first year calculus was the size of a paperback novel written by a British teacher in 1920's. Is there any information comparing European and American curriculums?
@johnbryson1019
2 жыл бұрын
There are videos on Utube that show students at Harvard have no grasp of common knowledge that students from around the world take for granted.
@Starry_Night_Sky7455
2 жыл бұрын
Nailed it!
@paolo3349
2 жыл бұрын
True. Have a look at the PISA test. It measures reading, science and math performance by having 15-year-olds solve practical problems. It provides a basis for comparing school effectiveness around the world.
@sharinaross1865
2 жыл бұрын
@@LadyMiner100 what kind of engineer were you?
@steveconnolly1617
6 ай бұрын
Here in Tokyo over 25 years, I've seen the education system in action, from K-12. The high school students who homestay in the US are consistent in their description of their US math and science classes. They can literally sleep through them. Japanese kids who visited me in the States during the summers got up in the morning and first thing, with their parents helping, did their voluminous summer homework assignments. Every day, without fail.
@jakejulian7452
Ай бұрын
I hope we’re not trying to follow in their footsteps however. Half of young Japanese individuals are virgins and depression rates are extremely high there. Academic performance is not an ultimate good that we should be selling our children’s mental health for
@RaisingSonshine-b4n
29 күн бұрын
I do summer lessons with my son, he hates it but I feel it's better than putting him in summer camp just to keep him busy.
@claybaybay519
21 күн бұрын
@@jakejulian7452 Yeah I think its just a cultural thing. We can sit and try to implement new standards, new policies...blah blah blah. However, I would say an emphasis on academic performance should not be what is the goal. Education/knowledge should be what we promote as a positive. Otherwise students are just learning FOR a grade, or FOR the test. Often students ask, WHY do I need to know this, or WHEN would I ever use this? Or feel this is a waste of time (again culture.....American culture very transactional, time is money). There is no appreciation or emphases on just being educated.
@SpocksCat
18 күн бұрын
I wouldn't want US students to have Asian countries' academic performance if it comes at the cost of their childhoods and identity. Top students in the US already deal with excessive stress and exhaustion to get into top colleges, I don't want the whole country to be that imbalanced and unhealthy. It would make me really sad if US students were going to cram schools and being completely consumed studying morning-to-night like in East Asian countries.
@deseraesahar8527
13 сағат бұрын
@@jakejulian7452 I thin the virginity part can be left out. Kids shouldn't be sleeping around in school anyway.
@SaL-ep7zb
2 жыл бұрын
I think we can all agree the schools need to incorporate financial education all throughout high school.
@Starry_Night_Sky7455
2 жыл бұрын
That has been omitted on purpose.
@shetheyithe8894
2 жыл бұрын
Has everyone even been hit by A school bus when it's going backward.
@Evil_Beauty
2 жыл бұрын
I think we can ALL agree that these kinds of suggestions will amount to nothing in the end. And by nothing, I mean that it's NEVER going to be taught/happen. Teaching kids 'bout finances so that there's more competition? There's a reason why the rich elites are sitting comfortably at the top 1%, and would rather keep it that way.
@yeyuan6273
2 жыл бұрын
You cant even do algibra right.............
@rjbjr
2 жыл бұрын
We need more scientists, not financial advisors. China is eating us for lunch.
@jenniferpowell23
Жыл бұрын
My greatest concern is how to recover from all these economic and global troubles and stay afloat especially with the political power tussle going on in the America..
@ginnyjollykidd
Жыл бұрын
@andrewstephens7096 "bigger risk, bigger reward" says the gambler at the roulette table where all the numbers on the wheel and the casino itself are all stacked against them. There are times when one must cut one's losses and ties to the money pit and stop throwing good money after bad.
@jjc6530
Жыл бұрын
What needs to happen in the US is people need to come together and work with each other to solve and find solutions to the countries problems. The US is so divided. People can’t agree with each other. Good example is Republicans versus Democrats. It’s the culture of how Americans are and how they are brought up, (bully mentality), everyone wants to be right, and not be told how to do things, otherwise your wrong, can’t work together. Until people can work with each other, the problems of the US will continue to pile up and the country will continue to decline. Not IMO, but as mentioned by many well known university professors and economic experts. The US empire will continue to decline and eventually collapse. It’s a sad reality to accept, but that’s the truth.
@jessicapearson9479
Жыл бұрын
I can't believe you guys haven't caught on to the fact that since Kentucky legalized marriage to 13 year old children (who by the way most were begging NOT to be married to GROWN men who the majority of which were in their 30s and 40s!!) Actually had no choice because the PARENTS said it was ok (Parent concent only means that the parent can agree to marry off the child regardless of what the child wants), is causing massive drop outside in school as is forcing children to give birth to children. Which directly affects why American schools are doing so poorly in having our kids succeed! Ignoring that fact is as stupid as ignoring people complaining about the cost of things going up but at the same time demanding higher wages! They are too ignorant to realize that if companies raise wages they HAVE to raise the cost of things just to pay those wages!! More babies being born means the cost of things HAVE TO GO UP TO PRODUCE MORE TO COVER FOR THOSE NEE BABIES FORCED ON TO CHILDREN. It is really simple why our schools are failing. It is a fact that no one wants to admit! Which only shows how wrong it is to force children to be mothers!!
@ginnyjollykidd
Жыл бұрын
@natalieanderson842 I recommend forging ahead and keeping your eyes peeled for events that can help you with your situation. There's not really a shortcut through life. As my Mom always said: Can't go under it, Can't go over it, Can't go around it; Gotta go through it.
@jjc6530
Жыл бұрын
The culture needs to change, but that won’t happen because people don’t want it to change. They hold on to the belief, to the culture which made America and what is it is all about. Many people in America hold on to the belief they are always right, and no one tells them what to do, thus not obeying or following authorities directions, they will instead tell you what to do. People can’t work together. That’s the whole culture of many in Americans and seem to be viewed by others like bullies. Until that culture and way of life changes, it will remain divided and nothing will recover or progress be made in anything.
@caronadams4486
Жыл бұрын
I find it interesting that student behavior is not being addressed here. Teachers are expected to teach much more than subject content today. Emotional, social curriculum are a large part of the day. Addressing student violence in the classroom is the largest part of teacher/student intetaction. Teachers must be therapists and policemen to get through the day.
@minerran
11 ай бұрын
I wrote about that at the top of the thread. You're right. It all starts at home.
@encyaustin7410
10 ай бұрын
Agree. The big problem that is not being talked about. Why?
@NazriB
10 ай бұрын
Lies again? High School Humiliating Singapore
@gorilladisco9108
9 ай бұрын
The students are woke because the school system is woke.
@oladeebiazazi4538
9 ай бұрын
@@gorilladisco9108Can you stop with the woke stuff it’s not funny anymore
@themasterrogerdelgado
Жыл бұрын
I'm a second year teacher in Las Vegas. That first year I worked harder than I had at any point in my entire previous career. I used to be a programmer for 30 years making 6 figures for most of that time. I quit after saving up a retirement nest egg and started teaching because I had always wanted to give kids the advice and wisdom of my experience that I wish I had had when I was in high school. I'm going to keep at it for another couple of years and hope it gets easier.
@ateviel
Жыл бұрын
OMG, amazing career change! Congratulations on your successes and good luck ahead! 😀
@ryanhayes5475
11 ай бұрын
Shift that mindset from "hoping it gets easier" toward "believing that you will be able handle it better."
@MrTrapaholic33
11 ай бұрын
Las Vegas is one of the last cities to take education serious because the whole city revolves around the gaming industry so it’s all service jobs. It’s really about who u know not what u know which is y even the parents don’t really care a lot of the times.
@BrianGivensYtube
11 ай бұрын
That’s very brave. Focus on the kids and you’ll make a positive change!
@katrinaflores2012
10 ай бұрын
@@MrTrapaholic33 My daughter is in 5th grade. Most of her class is below average for reading and math. The teachers told me many are at 2nd grade level. Horrible. I had my daughter in a private school for several years; the amount of homework AND classwork sent home was disgusting. The teachers in those private schools have absolutely no time to teach. Every one of those teachers never stayed. They would leave in the middle of the school year. I wonder why? I am thinking about homeschooling my child starting in 6th grade. Systems are broken; they serve an agenda rather than actual education. I am in Las Vegas by the way. Yay for us.
@djidjine5082
Жыл бұрын
I went to school in a “3rd world country” but when I moved to the US, I was ahead of everyone im my grade they wanted me to skip a grade but my dad said no because he wanted me to learn English. I was shocked when I came to the US. At 8, I was doing two digit multiplication and division back home and when I came to the US, they were just starting multiplication. At just 8 yrs old, I had one hour of homework and also had poetry class where we had to memorize poems and recite them in class. The only thing I like about US education system is that they encourage critical thinking. Back home I felt like a robot. I was suppose to read the book and regurgitate everything back to the teacher word for word, even on tests and quizzes.
@thanoscube8573
Жыл бұрын
That is the same with me. It is too robotic
@starsworld6016
Жыл бұрын
What country
@nr4800
Жыл бұрын
@@starsworld6016 Haiti. She’s right. I had the same experience
@richardwildlife88-wj6kl
Жыл бұрын
Lies. I’m from Europe and the school isn’t good in Europe either. No one knows algebra or common sciences or any other subject. Most people around the world are dropouts. Not just the USA.
@iakadayrneh
Жыл бұрын
Third world education I doubt that, as education mostly deals with the intelligence levels of students.
@FarosYT
Жыл бұрын
The main issue with the education system is that students are no longer being taught on HOW to find the answer. Instead they are being taught to using one technique and if they use any other method then they're wrong. My math teacher literally gave me a 70% just because I used a different method to get the answer. It's like they're telling us that there are no other ways except one way and that's not even true. For example, 2+2=4 my method of getting 4 is by adding 2 and 2 together. But my teacher does 2+x=4 and subtracts 4-2 and that equals 2 so that means her answer is true. If i choose any other method even if my method ends up bringing me to the correct answer, I still get it wrong because it wasn't her method. Terrible system
@FarosYT
Жыл бұрын
@@gurtygee how does my example not make sense? 2+2=4 there are multiple ways of getting 4 as the answer. The issue is that I got the answer wrong because I didn’t do 2+x=4.
@lis819
Жыл бұрын
@@FarosYT I think she wanted to to find the value of x. That’s algebra 101, not arithmetic which is adding, subtracting etc. algebra is a whole different ball game
@FarosYT
Жыл бұрын
@@lis819 no she didn’t, she never told us that we had to solve the equation a specific way. The question said solve the equation and thats it. It didn’t say solve for x
@3332003
Жыл бұрын
@libenstocks8219 Solving 2+2=4 is easy, and anyone can do that. But if you want to find out 56,215+ ? =71,938, you need to use your teacher's method. I believe your teacher is correct. She did not want you to know the answer only rather she wanted you to understand the technique so you can use it to slove for any numbers.
@FarosYT
Жыл бұрын
@@3332003 it was an example. There are multiple ways of getting an answer. She shouldn’t limit any of her students capabilities just because they didn’t solve an equation her way. That’s stupid
@OliviaMitchell-e3c
Жыл бұрын
The school system failed me years ago.I’m struggling till this day😢
@MsAtsable
2 жыл бұрын
I’m Japanese and grow up in Japan went to US high school for a year as an international exchange student. It’s hard to understand English first but content of text was very easy for me. Japanese school teacher teach much more content so students have to study long hours. So I felt US students were lucky not to feel any pressure to study. They seemed they could focus on sport, hobbies, party, and vacations. Lol
@varunemani
2 жыл бұрын
Think of it like this, Kids in the US are treated Special as their parents are Rich and influential. Let me explain - School fees cost 'very high' in the US if you compare it with any other country. So basically only really super rich people mostly can afford to send their kids to a decent school. So education is really not the only survival tool for such individuals + extracurricular activities and sports have more cultural value than in Asian countries.. In short, I feel in a country of the rich trying to become the Super rich everyone is a winner and treated like 'Royalty!' who cares how educated or skilled you are in the job market when your parents have enough money to go around?
@manukun1187
2 жыл бұрын
excesses are also bad
@kayo9385
2 жыл бұрын
@@manukun1187 you know in France the school day is from 8:30 to 5:00 and they also have school on Saturday. That’s what we call excess.
@kayo9385
2 жыл бұрын
As a Japanese, I always feel kind of embarrassed when I read a comment starting “I’m Japanese blah blah blah….”
@vapingcat9615
2 жыл бұрын
@@varunemani schooling is free in America what do u mean
@doublequilI
2 жыл бұрын
My kid could do 3 digit adding and subtracting problems before kindergarten, and they handed her tenframe blocks. She had multiplication down by first grade, and they were separating numbers. They never would teach her at her level, so I finally got fed up and left. Teaching everyone the same system regardless of where they're actually at both leaves kids behind and pushes kids back.
@colombiantom
2 жыл бұрын
completely agree, that's why classes should be divided into the needs of the kids, the problem is funding, there will not be enough funding, specially for middle to low class neighborhoods. The average size is 30 were a live, but wealthier schools have an average of 12 kids per class.
@Determination212
2 жыл бұрын
Problem is our educational system has become a factory. How can a teacher teach each individual student with a class of 20 to 30 kids. In my case, I had severe autism so I was put in a classroom with other people with autism. In the special Ed system I was under challenged and often did coloring books with simple mathematical problems while regular ed classes because it was mostly instruction, I zoned out. Then my parents got stuck reteaching me the material when I got home. You go to school to learn but then there isn't enough time in the classroom so you are stuck with doing homework. A 7 hour school day becomes a 12 hour day which is a lot for any student. The best learning environment would be smaller classrooms or smaller ratios but who has more money? Property taxes which helps to fund for schools is already through the roof for a lot of people.
@Babyluv_
2 жыл бұрын
Well, we’re taught to differentiate. So, if a student is ahead of other peers, we’d give that student more challenging work. We can’t teach what we want because we have a curriculum to follow and can get a negative rating if we deviate from that curriculum. And the school system is rigid on how to teach concepts like math. It’s gotten worst. When I was in kindergarten, I knew stuff that kids learn in 2nd grade now. Lastly, because laws mandate sped students to be in classes with non-sped students, it does kinda slow down other students who grasp concepts quickly or already know it. Overall, I agree with your comment.
@funveeable
2 жыл бұрын
Who cares about US education. Other countries laugh at us for our lack of good public education while we laugh at them for having crappy militaries and alway under threat from China or Russia. We laugh at then for not having a space agency or the ability to be self sufficient and feed their population from domestic agriculture. We laugh at them for not having a mining industry or a GPS system they own. We are better than the world and the only people who point out our weaknesses are people who are jealous of what we have. Our strengths cover our weaknesses as schools do not create entrepreneurs and the US has the most of them.
@OBSMProductions
2 жыл бұрын
@@funveeable a lot of those could be related to the U.S. economically tampering with other countries to prevent them from developing their own. If we were such a flawless nation we would focus on our societal problems and create a more resilient economy from increasing quality of life competitively with other countries. But out of control corporations make us more money so...
@FlexibleFlyer50
Жыл бұрын
I was a university supervisor for student teachers for 22 years. I taught (beginning in secondary school and then moving to college and university levels) for 53 years. Huge changes in education. Expectations were lowered to meet the bottom of the barrel learners. Cooperative learning teamed the brightest with the weakest----and both groups were the losers. Behavioral and disciplinary problems abound. When the support personnel---social workers, psychologists, aides, nurses, etc.----outnumber the teaching staff, then something is wrong. It's all about the HOME LIFE!!! When parents take an interest and are actively involved in their children's education, that message of "We care" is received by children. When parents don't care if the children even attend school, know how to hold a pencil (by age 5), know basic colors/numbers/the alphabet, then that child is already behind the learning curve. It's also a matter of values----so many people don't care about education; rather, it's drugs, alcohol, designer clothing, blingy jewelry, and hair and nail appointments that are far more important than schooling. Standards keep being lowered; everything must be geared to social justice and equity----well, it's a proven fact that no matter how much money is poured into education the results continue to decline at a dramatic pace. All the money in the world isn't going to fix a society that doesn't value education. All the money in the world isn't going to fix broken homes or homes where baby daddies are the norm. All the money in the world isn't going to fix parental apathy and neglect. All the money in the world isn't going to change the social promotion reality that sees students reading on the 5th grade level and graduating from high school. Sweeping changes are needed in America's schools----and not dumbing down of the curriculum and the including of every fad and trend that administrators endorse. Our educational system has been failing for years, and right now it's on life support. I don't see things getting any better anytime soon. Common sense and standards went out the window long ago. That's why the smart money is removing children from public schools and placing them in a learning environment where they are expected to be active learners and not passive occupants of seats.
@cmg25
Жыл бұрын
The problem is also bigots.
@jusplay7309
Жыл бұрын
I grew up in sub saharan Africa but my kids were born in the US. I tried to help my son with home work and was shocked at what they were learning. It does not match up with the grades. I had to ask my family to send me textbooks from back home to help my son. Now he is excelling in math. I plan to do the same for physics and Chemistry when he gets to middle school. They already actually do a really good job in biology/science and IT.
@jjc6530
Жыл бұрын
@@jusplay7309 it’s not the teachers not wanting to uphold standards and enforce quality academics. It’s the people on the top making the decisions of how the American public school system operates, the policies and procedures to follow. Teachers just follow whether it’s the right or wrong way.
@shaylakeyes9966
11 ай бұрын
That was written beautifully- you should run for president and fix it for us all ❤️
@mauricecarreno82
11 ай бұрын
Very articulated comment, thanks for sharing your thoughts
@mht5875
2 жыл бұрын
America's public school students cannot compete with students educated in Japan, South Korea, China, and Finland. This needs to be remedied.
@jjc6530
2 жыл бұрын
First the American culture needs to change in order for that to happen. To make education a priority. For parents, public and the government to see the importance of education. To respect the profession. Sadly that will never happen.
@AdrienLegendre
2 жыл бұрын
You are correct. Teachers should not be paid more money until they improve their performance.
@Kuro-zn7ph
2 жыл бұрын
For real. Education is a booming part of Asian culture especially and some tutors are even treated like celebrities. Trade off could possibly be mental health, so there needs to be a balance.
@jjc6530
2 жыл бұрын
@@Kuro-zn7ph not in the US. Teachers are treated like dirt. And you may wonder why most CEOS of large companies in America are from foreign countries
@mht5875
2 жыл бұрын
@@jjc6530 Precisely why only serious teachers should be hired - teachers who will be putting the academic needs of their students first and foremost. Liberal Agendas(TM) simply do not belong in taxpayer funded public schools.
@alyssiagonzalez
2 жыл бұрын
I was shocked when I moved to Germany and I was in the hospital and my nurse was literally only 17 years old putting a iv in n my arm. It was at this time I knew America's school system had a lot of work to do
@ShitCrazyy1
Жыл бұрын
Gah Dam 😂
@theorangecandle
Жыл бұрын
To be fair, I'm a doctor and an IV cannula is something the average person could learn in like a week?
@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564
Жыл бұрын
@@theorangecandle I emphatically disagree with you. Your statement indicated the contempt with which you view the nurses and CMA's that actually do this work and have attended college classes to attain this knowledge. What if someone said that anyone could easily learn what you know? I used to be a Registered Veterinary Technician and I know how difficult it can sometimes be, to place an IV, and the amount of care required to prevent an infection at the site.
@ilonat8373
Жыл бұрын
You can not be a nurse at 17. You need a degree in any European country.
@saniya7649
2 ай бұрын
Yes, it is common here in Krankenpflege Ausbildung or nursing diploma in Germany.
@curtisthomas-eg4th
8 ай бұрын
Two thing I have learned, you can't teach people who don't want to learn and, when motivated, you can teach yourself far faster than you learn in a classroom.
@JamalFuckinKilla
Ай бұрын
Thats alotta learning!
@Indoekneejah
Ай бұрын
What's your point when it comes to this video.
@KokaRudy
27 күн бұрын
I DO AGREE WITH YOU! I can't understand chemistry bc I don't want to and bc I hate it
@farmerz97
2 жыл бұрын
Common core didn't show improvement because the circumstances students learn in didn't change. The standards didn't take into consideration what environment is needed for students to improve, such as smaller class sizes, socioeconomic background, disability, language barriers, parental support, etc, etc
@anadepina2696
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@Account.for.Comment
2 жыл бұрын
From an outside, looking in, I agreed that Common Core ignored student circumstances but I think the high hope toward any education system is the main reason for their failing. Majority of people and children don' t care about learning and that should be accepted. The education system are created to avoid having the problem of too much illiteracy and crime. If a student don' t bother to learn, a teacher can' t make him. They may try different ways and one of them may encourage him but ultimately it came to the student not the teacher or the textbooks. Throughout history and many countries, the main responsibility of teaching children to become capable adults falls toward the parent. The school systems are there to teach what the parents can' t. Also, I don' t think class size matter as much to student as the motivation of the peers. Asian classes in developing countries range from 40 to 120. The best students are put in the same room and that the main reasons for their academic successes. Having the students teaching each other.
@spacelinx
2 жыл бұрын
Common Core was a horrible curriculum, especially the math part. It taught very unnecessary and often confusing steps to solving a math problem.
@AdrienLegendre
2 жыл бұрын
You failed to include the major reason why common core failed, poor teaching ability. It is not credible that the multitude of nations who educate more effectively than the USA do not have socioeconomic background, disability, language barriers, parental support, etc.
@Account.for.Comment
2 жыл бұрын
@@AdrienLegendre All country complained about their education systems. Common core is a typical lousy top-down curriculum developed by intellectual-yet-idoit consultants/think-tanks, in the same veins as many others typical failed top-down reforms. I would said the reason why other nations educate more effectively is largely due to more Americans respected independent and rebellious heroes more than authorative teachers. Anti-intellectualism to put it more negatively, anti-authority to put it more positive.
@emilyl6746
11 ай бұрын
I didn't plan it this way at all, but having kids later in life turned out to be beneficial. When I finally met my husband, we were both established in our careers which meant we could afford private school for our kids. The wait was worth it. The public school system sounds like a nightmare.
@DebNKY
8 ай бұрын
It's not, if you want to learn. Many people don't care. But you get out of education what you put into it. Teachers can tell.
@goblincomic4522
8 ай бұрын
@@DebNKY Kid don't wan to learn you have to force them . That problem in American system , you guy all think kid smart enough to make long term decision all by themselves without parent guide and discipline
@zoviqi2388
5 ай бұрын
@@goblincomic4522 Kid's want and love to learn just like adults. It's about how to intrigued the curiosity and creating passion.
@jasona7377
Ай бұрын
@@goblincomic4522 Sounds like you needed some more force to improve that awful grammar.
@lizhoward9754
2 жыл бұрын
The biggest problem with “raising standards” followed by standardized testing is that in the US we prop up the students to make sure the test scores are good. Additionally, math standards do not correlate with child brain development. They try to cram all these different math concepts at the elementary school level. Instead of focusing on basic whole number addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in prek-5, they also throw in decimals, fractions, negative numbers, early algebra, etc. Focus on whole numbers before moving on to fractions, negative numbers, and decimals and forget 6th grade algebra…..99 percent of children age 11 are not capable of grasping algebra. They can follow the algorithm for solving an algebra problem but they do not understand what they are doing. Trust me, it all catches up with them in higher level math.
@Titan-mq8bx
2 жыл бұрын
what you say might sound good in theory but not so if implemented if math concepts are taught late their would be a huge burden of topics to cover in universities and one might have to spend years actually learning things instead of earning money which will put them in much more dept. imagine still studying in your 30's instead of taking responsibility and what about money? what you say might be good for rich kid with no responsibilities what so ever not for an average student
@lizhoward9754
2 жыл бұрын
@@Titan-mq8bx I get what you are saying but math requires a lot of abstract thinking that can not be rushed. If you don’t completely understand the basics (+, - , x , division), you will have a hard time understanding the reasoning over something as basic as dividing fractions, correlation behind place value in decimals and fractions, etc. As an example, they start touching on adding fractions in 3rd grade when a lot of the kids still haven’t mastered adding/multiplying 3 digit whole numbers or subtracting a 3 digit whole number from a 2 digit whole number. How can a child be expected to grasp a fraction when they are still shaky with whole numbers. Why waste precious time talking about fractions when they need a little extra time on whole numbers. It is not a race. If a kid can grasp these concepts early, by all means move them further along in math. But by rushing them they only understand the “rules/algorithm” which will help them pass a test but blows up in their faces in algebra 2 and pre-calc. I taught general and special Ed and saw this over and over. Every single math teacher complained about how these kids with “high test scores” really did even have the basics down. They were good at memorizing rules but did not understand the the logic behind the “rules.” I have seen kids who had potential in math get completely side tracked because they were rushed along.
@sfc5774
2 жыл бұрын
This is SO true. There are a few students ready to learn abstract concepts but many do not have the brain development yet. They memorize the formula but don’t understand the concept (yet). I believe a lot of math anxiety (“I’m bad at math”) starts around 5th grade when we try to teach concepts children aren’t ready to learn. They get frustrated and feel dumb. That feeling follows them into adulthood. Of course, there are exceptions which is why teachers differentiate instruction.
@Titan-mq8bx
2 жыл бұрын
@@lizhoward9754 i agree on the point the syllabus system is so stupid like we were first taught quadratic equations in grade 9 and learn about the formula in grade 10 and in grade 11 they taught us about complex numbers and then what happens when b^2-4ac
@Titan-mq8bx
2 жыл бұрын
@@lizhoward9754 I felt a lot of heat in grade 10 11 like i was never used to learning so many new concepts in short period of time cuz in previous years they just continued teaching volumes and triangle which weren't really different or odd from other concepts learned in previous classes. I guess there are downsides no matter what
@cheatbluevii9123
2 жыл бұрын
Here is a shower thought: Sometimes, school is basically just a daycare service because your parents do not want the extra responsibility of taking care of you further. The daycare lasts until you're in grade 12.
@ssjrose9641
2 жыл бұрын
Lol or maybe there is an affordable child care problem in the US lol
@padlily2485
Жыл бұрын
@@ssjrose9641 or maybe there’s a lack of parents who actually wanna do the parenting and treat daycare like it’s supposed to be the norm
@ssjrose9641
Жыл бұрын
@@padlily2485 both statement are true.
@hulkster4374
Жыл бұрын
Lol facts. Shouldn’t take you 16-17 years to learn the basics
@ssjrose9641
Жыл бұрын
@@hulkster4374 do you have any post secondary education?
@mhairsto24
2 жыл бұрын
The 17:30 mark is spot on, you can't say it any better. Teachers have to do and be: therapists, counselors, mediators, first responders for school shootings and meet all kinds of different standards all while being grossly underpaid. No other profession is held to more of a higher standard with less resources than the American teacher. Our entire nation is doing things ass backwards, we need a complete overhaul of the following systems: political, economic, educational, social, Criminal Justice, medical and transportation. America is like a car with the check engine light on, 20 pieces of tape holding everything together and dozens of unpaid traffic violations, no worries because at least we are a beat up 1990 Rolls Royce. We need a complete overhaul of the American system, it is not the best, it's below average everywhere in American society, we as Americans are supposed to be the greatest nation, YEAH RIGHT!!
@surfingswimmer1711
2 жыл бұрын
very true and now we've added one more band aid by forgiving $10,000 of student loans for mostly upper middle class kids, and transferred the debt to the working class and poor. But that's what career politicians do (joe biden), breaking stuff that's not broken and not taking any personal responsibility for failure.
@spacelinx
2 жыл бұрын
What would you replace everything with?
@mhairsto24
2 жыл бұрын
@@spacelinx The opposite of what white supremacists have done. I would never allow kids to have subpar schooling, that is pathetic. America is setup to tend to people in certain areas before they tend to others in different areas, that is sick. I want to have a say in who patrols my neighborhood as well as teaches kids that look like me. Everything in America is an abject failure, even the way that we treat our military veterans when they return home. You can't name 1 thing in America that works for ALL people, the school system is just one of many failed institutions in America!! Everything in America is bad, the only way forward is to let the people that have been adversely affected to have control of the wheel, the white supremacists that had the wheel have ran things into a ditch, they can never drive again, they must walk.
@squidwardo7074
2 жыл бұрын
Hey but it was a million dollar car like 40 years ago
@jamesbra4410
2 жыл бұрын
Well it's tough because the people who want to do well can't really seem to do well I mean there is so much pulling people down and making powerless their effort and others who just coast through and have everything done basically for them family business, car, house, marriage, etc. So there is a huge disparity I mean yeah basically if by some miracle you make it there is always a barrier put in front depending on your family they made it so even amongst their own they cut off for minor things people can't control in the chaotic cities.
@guenethcorrigan4096
10 ай бұрын
Teachers receive little to no respect, low pay, long hours, many mandates and demands, never consulting the veteran teachers’ to lead based on experience. Three decades in and I am still treated and paid as if I just showed up.
@MrAdamNTProtester
3 ай бұрын
well maybe that's because people don't like having gov't force them to send their children to you in the 1st place
@daisyy99
Жыл бұрын
I taught ESL for numerous years. I studied for extra classes to get a certificate to help me do a better job. It was very rewarding to see how quickly my students from Japan, the Phillipines, Vietnam, and Mexico learned basic English. They later learned more academic vocabulary as they moved through separate subjects like literature, math, science, and social studies.
@NazriB
Жыл бұрын
Lies again? Lazy Students
@Boc3phu5
9 ай бұрын
Teaching International students definitely is rewarding because they actually want to learn American students just don't have the incentive which is stems from the Family household American parents just don't really see the value of education and just see it as the place to drop their kids off for 8 hours
@huntress1013
2 жыл бұрын
A few years back I met a bunch of American students from NYC and they were actually from the richer neighbourhoods yet their understanding of their own history, government (never mind that of other countries) was so poor I was shocked. I patiently explained to a bunch of kids who were starting college how their voting system and checks and balances worked and they felt very, very sober and a bit humiliated too. Yes, the US education system is very broken.
@musclestruts5032
2 жыл бұрын
Breaking public education been a project decades in the making by certain lobbies.
@thanoscube8573
Жыл бұрын
Populism needs to happen again to fix all of thid
@cj7139
Жыл бұрын
It's really easy to blame porous parenting and glorifying ghetto culture on "the education system", isn't it?
@RobertMJohnson
Жыл бұрын
No one gives a f about how our government works. We are capitalists
@ChildrenStoriesLessons
2 жыл бұрын
I have been teaching for 16 years and l wanna say that my wage has been always very low. I have 2 masters degree, almost 40 certificates and l am still living paycheck to paycheck
@ckite5424
2 жыл бұрын
So sorry... We pay millions to a few people who play sports.....and pittance to teachers. Nothing wrong with sports....but that disparity highlights the values Americans hold most dear & is reflected in our many poorly educated graduates who lack the skills to manage their own lives & finances or to join in more interesting, engaging & llucrative career fields .
@ScarryGargoyle
11 ай бұрын
We need mothers, or at least one parent at home. It was a much different world, when one person could make enough money too support the family- while one parent took care of the children. Even then, they still went too school- but I theorize we were much more well-rounded. Let’s stop working ourselves to death; to be there for our children. Then, we can finally have time again, too instill good morals and values- to create the next leaders; too make better, well rounded people.
@clairdelunefan
Ай бұрын
Totally agree! It starts in the home with parents and family structure. Then education follows...
@emilieantoinettehintz-guer9955
2 жыл бұрын
The idea is to inspire students rather than teach. Get them interested, get them to understand why something is relevant to their lives first and then the learning will naturally follow. Another issue is that many students can’t learn when they are stressed, tired, hungry and overstimulated (overstimulated =in loud classrooms, or from consuming too much sugar; stress= exams, deadlines, bullies) And most kids in schools are stressed, tired, hungry and overstimulated. Honestly it is a wonder kids manage to learn anything in school. It is almost like schools are trying to prevent learning.
@jjc6530
2 жыл бұрын
Stress is part of life. And many need to adapt and find ways to work with it Bosses will not lessen the amount of work put on you knowing your stressed and will make mistakes because your overly tasked. In fact many times they will write you up if the mistakes are severe even though your stressed and overwork.
@musclestruts5032
2 жыл бұрын
@@jjc6530 Stress is a part of a life, but that doesn't mean we should not try to lessen it. That's what progress is for, helping people live more content and fulfilling lives.
@jjc6530
2 жыл бұрын
@@musclestruts5032 you can tell that to your boss and next thing you know, they will tell you if you don’t like it quit.
@ivanrodriguez268
Жыл бұрын
expecting teachers to be entertainers is wrong though, school has to be hard because it's supposed to prepare you for life which is NOT easy!
@musclestruts5032
Жыл бұрын
It's all part of the plan to "starve the beast". Intentionally set up public schools for failure so they can tout the efficiency of private schools to justify increasingly privatizing our education system.
@marychieng2553
Жыл бұрын
I think parents involvement is extremely important. I'm actively involved in my kid's learning. I don't just rely on the teacher to teach her Math. I use math as an example. I taught her on the side too but not formal teaching. We do it through play. We practice math every day mentally when we walk. I don't just practice by adding numbers only but also applying them using real money and coins. We then go and do real shopping, and ask her if there is enough money to buy, if not how much more they need. Because of introducing from concrete to abstract to real life situations, my kid learns math so fast. She is in Kindergarten, but she is already doing 2nd grade math using app, she can do them mentally or on paper with ease and can explain to me how she got the answer too because I demand her to do that whenever she gets the answers. That "how you get the answer" to me is critical. If they can explain to you how, then they truly get it. She is not gifted or anything, just a normal kid. However, my active involvement somehow helps her understand math so much quicker than just relying on the teachers. It truly made a difference with parent's involvement. Also, growth mindset or attitude toward school is very important too. When she is young, I told not to say it is too hard, I can not do it. I ask her to rephrase by saying "it is a bit challenge but let me try", this attitude allow her to give herself a try instead of not trying at all.
@LIVdaBrand
Жыл бұрын
But when both parents work all the time…🤷🏾♂️🇺🇸
@dougfoster445
Жыл бұрын
Bingo!!!! THIS is why education is failing at its core. Parents just aren’t involved with their kids anymore
@SpartanJoe193
11 ай бұрын
Unfortunately long work hours have entered the chat
@robertwilliams2762
10 ай бұрын
We both work full time and we both work with out children during study. What we don’t do is watch TV, spend time on computer or phone or games or any of those other brain wasting time eating things. TV is only on Saturday evening movie time.
@littleredcelt
10 ай бұрын
@@LIVdaBrand Then they shouldn't have kids.
@oliviaelderberry9423
8 ай бұрын
The first way to solve the math problem is easy, makes sense, and works. The second one just makes things complicated. No need to fix something that isn't broken. How to solve a math problem is not why the education system is failing.
@thisis.michelletorres444
Жыл бұрын
Homeschooler here. I use two curriculums; one includes common core. I think common core is ok, but sometimes, in math, it complicated things unnecessarily when kids just needed to focus on learning the concepts. So, there were times I did not use it. Our schools are failing because they are violent places, teachers are underpaid, there are too many kids in each class and students don't have hope! Kids need to have hope that what they are doing can get them out of their circumstances, they need all kinds of support, like food, trips out of their neighborhoods, exposure to finer things. Give a kid hope, a safe and dynamic environment, real food and words of encouragement and watch them go!
@Mitzi73
Жыл бұрын
While I agree with you that there are too many kids in the classroom to be effective, I look at old school photos of the 1940’s and 1950’s there were 40-50 kids in an average Catholic school class. (People had a lot of kids back then). They seemed to make it work. It’s strange.
@MichaelWashingtonAE
Жыл бұрын
@@Mitzi73 Education in the 1940's and 1950's vs the 1980's (when I started school, 1980) was vastly different. School from 1995 when I graduated H.S. to now is vastly different. What students needed to know from 1940 until now has vastly changed. School back then was about making good factory workers. That's it
@rachelchapman5475
Жыл бұрын
@@Mitzi73 The expectations are much higher now. I teach kindergarten and they are learning 3 times what I learned in kindergarten. They also use to beat the kids in those days, which of course I do not believe in.
@zachanikwano
Жыл бұрын
I remember a teacher at my *private school* openly mocked the concept of homeschooling. It's like, I get it, some homeschooling is bogus BS for lazy/bad parents, but for most part it's parents being concerned for their kids' education and safety. Public education sucks right now and is getting worse for the average person. It's becoming increasingly unsafe, more underfunded, and poorer in quality and support.
@karendiane9154
10 ай бұрын
The elementary school in my neighborhood. The average size of the classroom is forty two students.
@tmn8547
Жыл бұрын
Two sides. The first is that education begins at home. I cannot tell you how many parents I know who can’t help their kids with homework past middle school. They don’t create a quiet, nurturing home environment for children to study and practice. It’s noisy, busy, and just so chaotic. They don’t even check in regularly with the teachers to track their child’s progress. The other side is that too often for “budget reasons “ they say, important courses are removed from the schools especially in urban areas. Financial education, basic coding, several languages, basic engineering, mechanic shop, career building and networking, etc… should be either required or strongly encouraged.
@FirstLast-jm4dx
Жыл бұрын
I have provided extra support for my kids when the pandemic forced them onto remote instruction. I was taught the old way, but I wouldn't totally crap on Common Core. For example, some of the Common Core Math concepts make a lot of sense (explains the "why"), but some of the stuff seem like it's broken down into too many parts (feels like information overload).
@yukongetit4603
Жыл бұрын
I remember being in school when they started telling us to show work, as a kid it was frustrating and only pushed me away from enjoying math like I do today
@jessicapearson9479
Жыл бұрын
I can't believe you guys haven't caught on to the fact that since Kentucky legalized marriage to 13 year old children (who by the way most were begging NOT to be married to GROWN men who the majority of which were in their 30s and 40s!!) Actually had no choice because the PARENTS said it was ok (Parent concent only means that the parent can agree to marry off the child regardless of what the child wants), is causing massive drop outside in school as is forcing children to give birth to children. Which directly affects why American schools are doing so poorly in having our kids succeed! Ignoring that fact is as stupid as ignoring people complaining about the cost of things going up but at the same time demanding higher wages! They are too ignorant to realize that if companies raise wages they HAVE to raise the cost of things just to pay those wages!! More babies being born means the cost of things HAVE TO GO UP TO PRODUCE MORE TO COVER FOR THOSE NEE BABIES FORCED ON TO CHILDREN. It is really simple why our schools are failing. It is a fact that no one wants to admit! Which only shows how wrong it is to force children to be mothers!!
@jritz619
Жыл бұрын
Also why do we have to do common core? Why not use a different method to teach kids math. Let the kids learn a different way, each kid is different.
@NazriB
Жыл бұрын
Lies again? Lazy Students
@anatejada1100
Жыл бұрын
And don’t forget the way kids act…know several teachers and they have told me that the kids and parents have gotten worse with the behavior and disrespect…and the new way to do math and is so complicated for no reason
@Viewpoint314
Жыл бұрын
How mathematics should be more focused on practicality: Mathematics is a subject that is often viewed as dry, abstract, and disconnected from real life. This is in part due to the way it is often taught, with a focus on memorization and solving abstract problems that have little bearing on everyday life. As a result, many students end up hating math and seeing it as a pointless subject. However, mathematics is actually a very practical and useful subject, with applications in a wide range of fields, from science and engineering to finance and economics. By focusing more on the practical applications of math and less on abstract problem-solving, we can help students to see the value and relevance of this subject and to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of it. One way to make math more practical is to focus on real-world problems and examples. This can help students to see how math is used in everyday life and to develop a sense of purpose and motivation for learning it. For example, instead of assigning students a list of abstract algebra problems, teachers could give them problems that involve calculating the cost of goods, determining the best investment strategy, or solving other real-world problems that require math skills. Another way to make math more practical is to teach it in the context of other subjects.
@siphomahlangu5531
Жыл бұрын
Wow this the best comment about education i have ever seen
@thomasgrady3103
Жыл бұрын
@rayvanraamsdonk I see where you're coming from, but this is a common viewpoint that misses the mark IMO. No student of math has ever fallen in love with the subject because someone explained to them how we can use a differential equation to solve an engineering problem. That information is better disseminated in subjects such as physics, chemistry, etc where there is already a wealth of domain-specific knowledge being studied. Speaking as someone who majored in mathematics in undergrad, the reason I became interested in it is because there is an inherent beauty that comes with understanding, and I mean really understanding, the logic and constructions that underly the foundations of modern mathematics. No person has ever asked an art student why they enjoy it or where the practical application of their work is. Students are not stupid, if you provide them with engaging lessons that focus on making them ask "wait, what?", it will get many of them interested. There is an excellent talk by the KZitemr "3Blue1Brown" about this: kzitem.info/news/bejne/1JWCk5qmcZl1rY4
@ChewitGurl
Жыл бұрын
You must be an educator. Teaching content in context is usually more interesting and engaging for students.
@thomasgrady3103
Жыл бұрын
@@ChewitGurl I am a graduate student studying computational science. I got plenty of "content in context" in physics class. My favorite math teachers were ones that were able to weave a good story for things like the derivation of integration, Euler's identity, or Fourier decomposition. There are many parts of math that are fascinating in their own right. Any subject is bland if just taught as if reading off a list of information.
@vitaliirudko2706
Жыл бұрын
Nice essay dude, but math is not a literatura. It is a philosophy, literally it stems from Logic, so true math teaches you how to think in a certain way about abstract problems, which are essentially templates to real problems. So, instead, of torturing students with useless "practical" exercises, schools should start teaching children from a natural beginning -- arithmetics, then geometry and algebra, and later basic mathematical logic and the application of theory of algorithms in computer science. If small children ask why they are learning arithmetics, a teacher should simply say that this is a science language, and that you can't go to uni or find a job without even a basic understanding of it. However, in my personal opinion there is no need to teach most of the children till grade 7 anything more complex than reading, writing and arithmetics, perhaps a foreign language. The good upbringing is much more important at that period. Things like calculus should be scrapped from a school program at all, it is better to replace ot with an introduction to real analysis instead. This class should optional though. Others may do smth else, without self discipline and dedication of students it is hard to teach math, and I don't believe that teachers should encourage students more than by informing why this course might be useful for them in the future (also, by showing progression tree of subjects, and what subjects are required in particular fields). If there is no study progress, then a kid should seek a psychological counseling.
@Joe-pj1qx
Жыл бұрын
After me and my friends graduated high school, one of them in our group chat said “What the hell do we do now?”
@col4574
Жыл бұрын
Exactly,and someone ought to have thought of that when plannjng the system......
@LeonArcher
7 ай бұрын
When the system is through with you... you are now someone else's problem.
@sdflores7572
Жыл бұрын
Many reasons why: 1. Politician changes in every state, cutting funds and programs affect students. 2. Administration and Teachers shortages. 3. Lack of Emotional and Mental support in schools (again shortages or limitations in school guidance counselors and school psychologist 4. No fun educational field trips and fun learning activities (again lack of fundings). 5. Overcrowded schools unbalanced student: teacher ratio. 6. Routinely rigorous work and no time or space for creativity (again overcrowded schools). 7. No proper or disciplinary action taken (ineffective detention and no sense of giving students responsibility).8.Schools and teachers too busy to even recognize students achievements.
@juscuzisayso
Жыл бұрын
9. Society is set up where mainly both parents need to work to get by. Reducing time with raising children and placing more reliance on the school system to do the education.
@Savage11-b7e
7 ай бұрын
Now the incoming lady in Baltimore County, she's cutting $2.7 million from schools in Maryland which is devastating and firing teachers not helping, there's children who wander the hallways and starting fights for attention.
@EntropyAndSingularity
Ай бұрын
They treat students like numbers because THERE’S SO MANY. Hard to regulate thousands of kids at a time.
@darkwar232100
Жыл бұрын
Half of communication and English related college majors nowadays focuses too much on social justice issues, instead of teaching students unique and useful social skills, it’s more about rising their social awareness about race and gender equality.
@ninjanerdstudent6937
2 жыл бұрын
Why do we have American politicians making healthcare and education decisions when they have no knowledge for either? Let the people who know those things make decisions of those things.
@biggydrink
2 жыл бұрын
@@iridium8341 can you explain how those would help?
@ocasioangel
2 жыл бұрын
@@biggydrink By not forcing students to go to crappy schools?
@smorrow
2 жыл бұрын
@@biggydrink Because this is a video about America's system apparently being uniquely crap. And every country except America has school choice. It isn't a stretch to think the two are related. To put it in perspective, in the UK school choice is neither 'an issue', nor a partisan issue, nor even _a term_ in the language, exactly as 'university choice' is not. That's how taken-for-granted it is.
@snowaIker
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe people don’t know it either. After all people elect those politicians, how does that work out?
@smorrow
2 жыл бұрын
@@snowaIker People are rationally ignorant of politics. They aren't rationally ignorant of things they directly pay for and which directly affect them.
@kristinam2719
2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the New Math that I suffered through in the 1970’s. My parents had NO CLUE how to help me at home. I remember my 6th grade teacher was a first year teacher and the principal had to come in to help him teach the New Math. As a former teacher, any new program should be vetted and piloted before implementing. It almost never is sadly.
@AdrienLegendre
2 жыл бұрын
Prescription drugs cannot be sold in the USA until their effectiveness is proven by a well designed experiment. The same principal should apply to educational methods; instructional methods should be subject to experimental proof of effectiveness.
@midnull6009
2 жыл бұрын
@@AdrienLegendre "Prescription drugs cannot be sold in the USA until their effectiveness is proven by a well designed experiment"...lol in theory, in practice that's a completely different story. :P
@jusletursoulglobaby
2 жыл бұрын
LOL for me it was.... idk I just remember the book "hawaii algebra" when I was in 8th grade. I remember sitting with my dad and BOTH OF US GOT THE WRONG ANSWER. it was so frustrating.
@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564
Жыл бұрын
I went through New Math for the first time, in seventh grade. I became convinced that I couldn't do math. I was 42 years old, before I learned to do more than adding, subtracting, multiplication, and division.
@aliali-ce3yf
2 жыл бұрын
lack of critical thinking is the problem. the current system is designed to churn out drones expensive prep schools focus on critical thinking
@annabelle1471
27 күн бұрын
because parents who send their kids to those schools make their kids learn vs public where some kids and / or parents dont care as much therefore leading to unreachable environments
@annabelle1471
27 күн бұрын
close to unteachable*
@ToudaHell
Жыл бұрын
I'm asian and the only reason I'm proficient in math is because my mom made me practice everything and I did every question in the text book. The same with chem, phys and stats. The real reason kids dont learn math is because theyre not doing it. Nothing beats practice and experience. Also DnD should be played in schools if only for the math practice. There are other tyoes of TTRPG for those who dont like fantasy.
@jamalcole1985
2 жыл бұрын
I miss being a teacher. I am proud to say I have impacted a lot of youth. I'll miss the profession, but I love my new career as an electrician now.
@gangsterboy3664
2 жыл бұрын
💀💀😭😭
@TheFilmSpace1
2 жыл бұрын
Taught English for 10 years. Now an engineer
@jamalcole1985
2 жыл бұрын
@@mattguastella3018 ayyy my dad was a CARPENTER(REST IN PEACE) LU 713
@jamalcole1985
2 жыл бұрын
@@gangsterboy3664 what's funny?
@gangsterboy3664
2 жыл бұрын
@@jamalcole1985 Dude, It wasn't meant as funny. But it does seem funny Leaving a teaching positition for a electrician job does seem way better of a choice while showing respect towards your previous job.
@truther001
2 жыл бұрын
I think what most people (including teachers) don't understand is common core is just supposed to give students alternative ways to solve math problems. That's the way I understand and teach it. Each student chooses the strategy that works best for him/her.
@tinabastarache2674
2 жыл бұрын
it's not just math it's literacy skills too like expecting 5 year old in kindergarten to be able to read and write(not cursive) fluent by the end of the year when according to child development studies(which teachers have to study) that 5 year olds are not developmentally ready even six year olds though 6 year olds can start to read. i know i learned reading in 1st and 2nd grade well mostly 1st i remember in second grade we had journals to write in each morning and even pen pals. i was bit behind lot of things so i was 8 when i was in second grade. i hear some schools got rid of recess like k-5th. they need active play. kinders esp need indoor free play time which used to be focus but now it doesn't seem like toys in classrooms or even block times of play even just one block in a day would be great esp if they pushing the common core down. kindergarten classrooms are supposed to be full of noise and movement. i see videos of children forced sit "indian style" with hands on lap during circle times. wth?! i am not saying they should not start learning times need for quite sit still, but it being the focus. i agree with you though on student choice of solving method as long as they show their work to get to answer(what i had to do as kid/teen) and get the right answer, that is what should count. in college i was taught the same way of solving math problems as i had in grammar school. i was in college 2001 to 2003.
@truther001
2 жыл бұрын
@@tinabastarache2674 You're right. I hate when these "experts" talk about raising the standards when so many kids these days can't do the minimum standards.When students are unable to do an academic task, you have to give an easier task, not a harder one. I think it's part of the plan to further dumb down the population.
@tinabastarache2674
2 жыл бұрын
@@truther001 it has to be and of course the children and their parents are the ones that have to suffer through it all.my nephew just started getting homework which he doesn't want to do no one does but hard see him how feels because i def don't recall getting homework in kindergarten and my sis is younger than me even in first grade didn't get much also if on days we did had only take 10 minutes. they need playtime at some point still not enough in schools so home is. but kids come home exhausted and wound up at same time and list of things have fill in time playtime should be key,a good hour or 2 each night play with other kids in a neighborhood. having to sit in kinder most of time all day is so hard. i honestly think school boards and government(not teachers) that even if they took a course in child development and ECE curriculum class, that they would still keep those standards. i think they want kids to be private schooled or homeschooled and not everyone can do that if they are gonna keep common core they need to end mandatory education which is not good but idk. oh back to the list child needs time to eat dinner be read to, have tubbies. and chill to be able to go sleep to be nice fresh next day and my sis and him need more bonding time to play together too . home work should not be bonding time esp when child needs help and or cires like parents are exhausted too.it's crazy
@ssoomee
Жыл бұрын
I'm currently a Math and English tutor for a 5th grader and a 2nd grader, and grew up having learned US traditional math- my students often come back and complain that their teacher refuses to let them do anything different from Common Core math, which is something they don't even seem to understand. When I ask them to explain how to add numbers, for example, they invariably get it wrong because they don't really understand how to add the numbers properly (think improper number placement), Common Core or not. I had to work really hard to create a sense of discipline in them in correcting their work, of studying math concepts, and of being comfortable learning new concepts. This is absolutely NOT something that is covered in Common Core.
@djidjine5082
Жыл бұрын
@@tinabastarache2674 Parent involvement is important. My son is turning 2 and can count to 20 in English and Spanish and know his ABCs. He loves to scribble so we are working on writing A B C. Parents have to be involved. I’m a working mom but I try my best to be involved. It is definitely possible for a 5 year old to know how to read a few words.
@tom4ivo
Жыл бұрын
What I found most incredible was that they developed the curriculum, and then rolled it out immediately. They didn't bother to do trial runs to see how it would fly. No surprise that it crashed. Reminds me of New Math in the 60's and No Child Left Behind in the 2000's. You want better student outcomes, you need to have continuous research in what works best, and then actually teach it to the teachers. Raising output expectations (standards) isn't going to automatically raise output results.
@FlashToso
Жыл бұрын
Standards can raise expectations but locals are responsible for effective classwork! Standards are lists of skills to learn BUT LOCALS still control how to teach, testing & teacher training! Amazing that people expect standards or NCLB, to raise results when LOCALS still control classwork!! States had 3 decades to test standards BEFORE Common Core while locals & textbooks before & STILL control currlicula (classwork). NAEP (nation report card) shows top performing & most improved states use CC! Why not discuss why CC is MUCH better than 90% of previous standards (why were standards so poor before CC) but STILL suffer from ineffective classwork????
@ss-pw4zj
Жыл бұрын
Teachers aren’t paid enough to deal with the crash course on teaching common core. They should give guidelines not say copy and paste what we say like reading a movie script.
@Olexandr____
Жыл бұрын
Do you have geography at school at all? Those internet videos of americans tring to find South Africa on the map is outstanding!
@kalyasaify
2 ай бұрын
not surprised at all tbh ^^ imagine living such an empty sad and ignorant life
@Kittymayo12
2 ай бұрын
We do. We learned where every country on the planet was. People probably just memorize for exams and then forget
@jasona7377
Ай бұрын
Yes. I teach it. It's not about memorizing locations, it's about finding the connections between geography that is physical and human. Why was South Africa colonized by the Dutch? Why was it that it got more important when they found valuable natural resources? How did that change the population? How about you learn something about the rampant racism, poverty and corruption in South Africa? How did that happen?
@bearsausage8599
Ай бұрын
Texas schooling here, class of 2020, only reason I know geography and history like I do is because I had an interest in it and learned it in my free time. Schools didn't teach me anything about either effectively, I learned it all myself.
@sheriece05ify
28 күн бұрын
I’m 36 now and we had geography twice. Once in elementary school and once in high school. Let me tell you. It’s barely called “teaching” because teachers don’t even know themselves. They will have a math teacher teaching geography because there’s a shortage. We had teachers bouncing around all over the place. I couldn’t tell you one thing I learned in geography other than the name of the continents.
@imlevitating___
2 жыл бұрын
Kids in the US need physical activity, proper education and rich nutrition
@pinetworkminer8377
2 жыл бұрын
It's sad the radical left wants critical race theory in American schools. #Let'sGoBrandon!
@barryb83110
2 жыл бұрын
A private school can pick and choose their students. Problem students are asked to leave and return to the public school. Public education is a legal requirement so regardless of behavior, and you can not imagine the worst, each student has to attend so teachers expend an inordinate amount of energy on kids who don't want to be there. Make public education free and appropriate but not mandatory. If a student can't behave as well as the average house dog, ask them to leave and try again next semester. Believe it or not, most kids want to be there.
@kamilareeder1493
2 жыл бұрын
Nah. So the cool thing about kids, even the ones who act up. Is that they are still growing ☝️😌🤷♂️ some of the kids in my classes spend more time with me and my colleagues than their own parents 👀🙈 Many of those kids also have disabilities and need extra help. But with enough support from teachers and other adjacent staff, those kids can grow and change and be totally fine by the time they graduate high-school. Some kids should have the option to pursue independent study in a public school setting and overall, they need more experience based learning, shop/ home eco., and feild trips to future jobs and local history 👀☝️. Anything less is failing the kids imo. They didn't ask to be born and didn't pick who raised them and its important to try for them too. For every kid who drops out and starts a business, there's gotta be 50 more who went to jail or live in poverty now 🙃 Signed, A P.E. teacher and team sports coach
@barryb83110
2 жыл бұрын
@@kamilareeder1493 You do realize that you are describing kids who are trying, and for those kids the school has many programs to help them succeed, from remediation to behavior therapy to accommodations, and most teachers are willing to help any kid attempting even small successes. Those are not the very few students I'm talking about and even those students who are removed will be welcomed back with open arms once they decide to start trying. It's easy to tell when they are trying. Even the other students can recognize effort.
@kamilareeder1493
2 жыл бұрын
@@barryb83110 valid ☝️ its tough to unpack but you are on to something Barry
@falynnglamm9430
2 жыл бұрын
I think in America our culture doesn't value education. It's free and expected. In other countries.. it's not free and thus it's a privilege. My parents didn't nearly have the sports options nor extracurricular activities that are currently present. After school, kids were expected to work on the farm. Public education should only provide a meal and the basics- English l, Math, Gym, Social Studies, and etc. Art, Music, and Sports parents should pay out of pocket. You need transportation that should be paid for by parents.
@AdrienLegendre
2 жыл бұрын
The problem is that all students grow up and then vote. This is why we elect demented people or TV personalities for president.
@endigosun
2 жыл бұрын
Schools are broken because families and communities are broken. We’re not working as a team anymore. Most people are so selfish and full of pride and ignorance.
@cheesybits834
2 жыл бұрын
Ironically, narcissism is on the rise as well
@jamesbra4410
2 жыл бұрын
Hopefully though the King will put a stop to this nonsense the empire is in need of better talented workers the Anglos they’re just so lazy you need a person with good German work ethic to bring in the best technology for the people. It’s not over though if you think you’re trapped in a miserable body and a small box well it’s not the case we are reincarnated to a better body in the next realm we all are just put in the VR headset and go night night.
@d.bcooper2271
2 жыл бұрын
The anti marriage laws divorce favouring women robbing men from their wealth
@marcusbrown188
Жыл бұрын
@@cheesybits834 narcissism is what creates our history
@millking5480
2 жыл бұрын
“The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all; it is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same safe level, to breed and train a standardized citizenry, to put down dissent and originality. That is its aim in the United States, whatever the pretensions of politicians...and that is its aim everywhere else” - H.L. Mencken
@alfredhitchcock45
2 жыл бұрын
Well not really. Enlightenment is a personal choice, and America values free will and free choice.
@adamdrouin2295
2 жыл бұрын
@@alfredhitchcock45 Yes really. It's why despite record spending on education Americans are falling farther away from other nations. They are designed to create a working class just smart enough to run the machines but not smart enough to understand how bad they are being screwed by the system
@jamesbra4410
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah they breed them alright that level of recessive genetic proliferation and preference for a certain type of male.
@musclestruts5032
2 жыл бұрын
@@adamdrouin2295 The same system also makes it hard for parents to spend time with their kids to help with their education. Hard to sit down and educate your child when you're exhausted from having to put food on the table and a roof above heads.
@emilywilson210
9 ай бұрын
Every teacher deserves to have support. More teacher assistants and paraprofessionals are needed in the classrooms.
@MrAdamNTProtester
3 ай бұрын
NOPE- we need to get back to families deciding what is best for their own children- gov't run education is INDOCTRINATION and that will always fail regardless of what facade you place over it & how slick you are in conning people into supporting the crippling of their own children
@ChiCityLady
2 жыл бұрын
The idea of having high standards that are uniform across all the states is a good idea. They should've just let each teacher in the classroom figure out how to teach the standards however they wanted using whatever materials they felt worked. When they started involving large education publishing companies, the trouble started. A large portion of those materials weren't written by actual teachers with experience in the grade and subject for which they're designed.
@laurajane4806
Жыл бұрын
Actually, the standard goal is 50% of the national average, which means C students across the board. While it may be sold as a high standard, it's really a leveling technique.
@IshtarLinqu
Жыл бұрын
Nupuqi Om-Re Khonectics chamber degrees will guide you
@user-Hilbilitkr924
Жыл бұрын
The education system in the United States has gone down hill for the past 50 years. My daughter was behind at the end of third grade. My wife and I pulled her out of public school. She finished 5th grade with a 9th grade level in math. She exceeded 5th grade level on all subjects. Public schools are producing functionality illiterate students. My daughter will never be back in public school.
@bluebear6570
Жыл бұрын
I spent a year as an exchange studen at a US high school and even back then, the educational standard was ridiculously low, esp. in more challenging subjects like math, Physics, Chemistr and Biology.
@josem588
5 ай бұрын
From what country are you ?
@pooplord29
4 ай бұрын
did you take regular/standard classes?
@jessegarcia7798
Жыл бұрын
When I was in elementary school I said to myself " the American education system is a joke" and I was like 9 years old when I realized this
@josem588
5 ай бұрын
As a Mexican I didn’t know us education system was so bad because you are a “developed” country.
@bearsausage8599
Ай бұрын
@@josem588 The US is a shithole inflated by a bunch of numbers, and a few cities with enough consumption and financial production to make up for the rest of it.
@stretch1681
2 жыл бұрын
CNBC been having some great documentaries recently whoever are the producers keep up the great work
@hopehowell4338
2 жыл бұрын
If our country really wants kids to succeed in education then there needs to be more support for teachers, scrutinize financials of school systems more, and this is a big one... Address child poverty. You can't learn if school when you're hungry or tired from watching your siblings as a 9yrs old.
@FerristotheBueller
Жыл бұрын
Putting a primary focus on fake pseudoscience like gender identity as well as SEL " Social and emotional learning" The constant obsession with social issues made the kids STUPID. They are pushed out the door while they can barely read. They have been making activists for over a decade. It's done lol. School choice is coming for parents, and the teachers will be screaming about the competion. You can blame progressives, brainwashed people, and cowards for this.
@KiyosakiSays
Жыл бұрын
“Education is cheap; experience is expensive.”- Robert Kiyosaki
@TheWizard856
2 жыл бұрын
Every institution in our country is broken and needs fixed. Same story everytime. No accountability, and too much government regulation.
@spinkid2000
2 жыл бұрын
I started teaching in 2003, I was one of the last who learned to teach before Common Core. I did not see an improvement, they poured all that money into corporate pockets and purchased materials and programs year after year and constantly forcing us into new training to learn these new programs. We were drowning in data and had and still have to record copious amounts of data on kids. The testing companies were the big winners and Charter Schools who also wanted a c hunk of that money. The State testing data doesn't help us improve instruction. The data comes months later.
@zazzyzzz
Жыл бұрын
it's not an institution that will give you something, it's you yourself
@chasingthedragontail8760
2 жыл бұрын
My daughters favorite teacher went to Amazon and quit teaching due to pay difference. It’s sad how teachers are being underpaid.
@esmeraldapooner751
2 жыл бұрын
To me personally, it's not a higher salary, it is respect and support. What can you really do about the interruptions from verbal fights, disrespectful language, and non-caring attitude from the students. And then there is a lack of supplies and equipment.
@cezzainazeem6196
Жыл бұрын
Hi, I’m in 6th grade and I totally agree with the thesis explained in this video. But, if I could add to the core idea that was explained I think it would be that the teacher is also really important; let me explain. My dad is really good at maths, but he doesn’t know super complicated equations and things like that, if feel what gives him the ability to teach math better than any of my teachers is the simple ability to ask why. Our schools have taken out the fire of curiosity in my fellow students and I strongly believe that this needs to change. Thanks, I loved the video.
@cezzainazeem6196
Жыл бұрын
(I didn’t what the last part tho)
@p.o.9964
2 жыл бұрын
* Low pay for teacher, and no they don't get paid 12 months out of the year. They get 9 months pay spread out over 12 months. * Corporate curriculum pushed by big money players. * State mandated tests for students, students are taught the test not to learn or to think or how to learn or how to think (Logic) * Critical thinking skills should be taught from the lower grades to the higher, make Logic a mandatory class in high school. * Students are spoon fed knowledge, they need to figure thing out simply in the beginning and harder by the time they reach high school * State legislators who feel they know more about education than the educators * State legislators who push a political agenda ( both liberal and conservative and most problematic is MAGA ) * Allow teachers to teach, get politics out of education * the belief that understanding the dark history of the US is dangerous to the youth, The USA is great but not infallible. Learn it warts and all * Pushing the standards down to the lowest common denominator. We are just training people to be dumb. * We need a culture that respects intellect and not the LCD * Make the children's presence at school match the 9 to five of most American workers * More recess for the younger set * Do not pass students who fail to perform, the parent should not have the power to keep moving their kid up. There should be no tolerance for willful ignorance * Real world education, how to make your money work, how to get and keep work * Bring back Music, arts, fitness/nutrition and athletic education ( beyond just the high profile team sports) I think we need a three tiered high school diploma, bronze silver and gold, Bronze is the basic education. Silver is basic plus some advanced classes, Gold is taking all of the advanced courses maybe throw in a platinum level for the highest performers in the most difficult academics (the top 1% of a district) We need trades to be taught at school or an apprenticeships during Highschool. Not everyone needs or wants to go to college
@historian909
2 жыл бұрын
As a first year teacher I am trying to improve a way to explain social studies. My method is sticking to the facts and encourage critical thinking through discussions and kinesthetic learning. I'm still trying but I'm hopeful it will work
@abbyc.4215
2 жыл бұрын
Wishing you all the best! I'm a foreign language teacher in my 6th year so I completely understanding the struggle. You'll find your way!
@onebridge7231
2 жыл бұрын
It’s failing because education starts at home. Too many broken homes and parents treating schools like they are babysitters. Very few students get help with their studies from parents at home and just stick the kids in front of TV or video games.
@cuongvitruong
7 ай бұрын
I'm the type of person who would go to school to study so I can become rich and live a good life in America.
@triple_gem_shining
5 ай бұрын
Cool story
@theoutlander9564
2 жыл бұрын
when students are punished by a school system that Excel Beyond other students and they are punished by having points taken away because they have done better.. this system is obviously broken. I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that public school education, is gutter education. I rebuilt my first carburetor at the age of 10 had my first hourly paying job washing dishes at 12 I was a carpenter's Apprentice at 13 and by 14 could build my own house and was operating heavy machinery by 16 I was an auto body Apprentice restoring classic cars welding patch panels and painting by 18 I was rebuilding engines at the age of 26 I started my own business.. today I average $100 an hour and as much as 67,000 in a two week period or $330,000 a year depending on the job with the basic mechanic skills I learned as a small boy all with an eighth grade education... yeah I was homeschooled, and I didn't complete grade school , as if it would have changed anything if I had......... I had the best teachers the good lord gave anyone , my mother and father. love you Mom and Dad.
@AdrienLegendre
2 жыл бұрын
You are a talented person!
@hermitsunite953
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I got punished for being too smart in English. I finished a book in 3 classes and did all the work. I was yelled at for not doing anything for a month. Bruh, I didn't have anything to do.
@cariwaldick4898
2 жыл бұрын
Apologies for not watching the whole video. As a former student and a parent of students, I know the system was broken long before common core. I remember in college, my English 1 teacher had to give me a grammar guide, because I was so deficient on the basics--though I did well in English all through school. I had to take remedial math, because my high school didn't prepare me for college courses--though I graduated with the required credits. Things have gone down since I was a student, and my kids had schools with very high standards, but very low expectations. That means there were a lot of advanced classes offered--like calculus--but so many ways to accept failure. They had to take history and social studies, but only had to PASS one! The policy of "No Child Left Behind" was an additional failure, as it meant no one failed or was held back, even though they wouldn't graduate on time. Kids were just left in education limbo until they earned enough credits to be ousted. Too much government involvement means teachers aren't allowed to TEACH! We have some phenomenal teachers, who are underpaid, with far too much non-teaching responsibility heaped on them. Schools aren't just expected to educate students. Now, they've got to feed them, clothe them, teach them manners and how to get along, look out for abuse, deal with all their special needs, (and accompanying IEPs,) head off bullying, deal with allergies and medical conditions, worry about gender identity and sexuality, discipline fairly, deal with "helicopter parents," check the boxes for college prep, and deal with the ever-present worry over school shootings. With all we're expecting from schools and teachers, it's a wonder anyone goes into this profession, or stays once they see the outlook. Common core, like No Child Left Behind, is a great idea on paper, that fails in implementation. My kids went to school at a time when the policy was to insure teachers were well-educated. There was a push to make them go back to college for additional courses, and they were tested themselves on what they were teaching their students. It meant even more testing for students--to judge whether their teachers were up to the task. At the same time, they removed a lot of incentive for teachers to do better--like tenure. They promoted the best teachers out of the classroom. They took away teaching assistants due to the costs. They increased class sizes. And they started charter schools--which were experimental programs. Imagine if all those billions spent on common core, were used to pay teachers more--and get out of their way.
@ey67
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely true
@kristinam2719
2 жыл бұрын
I agree that education is over regulated. It’s the reason why I went into teaching in the private sector.
@aliciadelasmaravilla
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@hus390
2 жыл бұрын
That's a long read... Citizens are idiots and reject everything. No Child Left Behind was a helping hand. It didn't dictate anything. All schools must have exit exams like the rest of the world. Further, Charter Schools are Public schools.
@cariwaldick4898
2 жыл бұрын
@@hus390 Uh....as a parent who saw these things, let's just say my experiences were not your experiences. No Child Left Behind, didn't DO anything. There was no helping hand. Charter schools are public schools--with experimental structure, goals, and focus. My experience is that those with means, and affluence were better able to take advantage of a charter school, and they were elitist. "Citizens are idiots and reject everything." Really? That's not what my "long read" said. Most parents want what's best for their families. That's not "rejecting everything," its trying what's offered, and deciding if it works--or not. For arguments sake, I went and read about what NCLB was supposed to do, and how. Funny, in NC, NONE of that was ever explained to parents. What we got out of it was a LOT of standardized testing, and a lowering of standards. They tested on the minimum, and didn't teach beyond it. It's probably why my kids only had to pass social studies OR history, since NCLB focus was on math and reading. I'll stand by my assertion that government needs to get out of schools, let teachers teach, and PAY them!
@b.jerelljones7312
2 жыл бұрын
The education system is way to politicized these days.
@pinetworkminer8377
2 жыл бұрын
So much so that the radical left wants critical race theory in American schools! #Let'sGoBrandon!
@reecsayz151
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for creating this documentary to highlight the issue of education in America and shining light on the hardships that teachers have.
@missshroom5512
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking about Hershel Walker ..who has zero qualifications to be a Senator of the United States…who if he wins will make 174,000 dollars a year to make laws that we all live by…a man that can barely string sentences together and says out loud that he is stupid…he and they..others Senators make 5 TIMES what a teacher in the United States make and a lot of our teachers have to buy their own supplies! This is shameful and outright deplorable 😱🌎💙
@phostings
2 жыл бұрын
I'm happy know CNBC going back to their older documentaries and updating them with newer information.
@sean5558
Жыл бұрын
The hallway in thumbnail looks like a hallway in a jail or mental health facility
@words5numbers908
2 жыл бұрын
The standardization is insane. A few of my friends and I were placed ahead in math so we skipped a few years of math courses. Rather than benefiting from this with common core we were at a disadvantage when it was time for standardized testing because we had skipped over the math on those tests. Common core is insane to me
@TurkishEmpire2023
Жыл бұрын
@Aussie True 🇨🇿
@wonderboy5353
Жыл бұрын
The problem isn’t how you get the answer. The problem is if the teacher can elaborate on each detail/step so that later on you can build on those techniques. Most teachers can’t teach and that’s the problem
@josem588
5 ай бұрын
As a Mexican I didn’t know that usa and Mexico had things in common.
@HelloKittyyQueen
4 ай бұрын
we both have food
@HelloKittyyQueen
4 ай бұрын
@@josem588we both have food
@josem588
4 ай бұрын
@@HelloKittyyQueen and also so much 🔫 violence that we don’t even get surprised when we saw news about it
@josem588
4 ай бұрын
@@HelloKittyyQueen and we both have lots of 🔫 violence
@mbthe8731
2 жыл бұрын
I would like to know if anyone has looked into the ever-increasing cost of college as a factor in the lack of students entering the profession. If a college student knows they will be saddled with student loans, entering a profession whose low wages won't allow that student to pay off those loans makes little sense. Especially when teaching in the USA frequently involves unpaid OT, paying for supplies out of pocket, and enduring mistreatment from some parents and students.
@jamesbra4410
2 жыл бұрын
It makes sense to go abroad I mean paying that outrageous amount for a degree that is double the time it should be is not rational. Even so it's more of a social event than it is teaching they're basically seeing who has it in the family you can't possibly learn unless you have it in the family in that level of work.
@janinegrey6937
Жыл бұрын
Another problem is the integration of children that require constant supervision. They are emotionally and mentally disabled and teachers are forced to teach a class of 27 with no support when a child is having meltdown. They do not have specialized training and cannot teach our children when someone is clinging to them or screaming non-stop for 45 minutes. I'm all for giving disabled children an education but NOT when it is making it impossible to teach 27 other children - my children! It isn't fair to the disabled child either.
@peacenholiness6855
Жыл бұрын
Good point
@klee1987
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe stop expanding the military and actually invest in young people.
@TomNook.
2 жыл бұрын
If you're spending 4.35bn to worsen performance, then that's a scam. Check the companies and people who received this money
@MatchaCocoaDog
Жыл бұрын
Born in the Middle East, lived in Europe before immigrating to the US to complete high school, undergraduate, graduate and now professional school. I've studied abroad in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Our biggest problem in the US is anti-intellectualism. In other countries kids are HUNGRY to learn. In the US our kids are just tuning out and most don't have a passion for learning. In the 1960s there was huge passion for science b/c of the space race. Now people think they can learn the truth based on their own "research" from the internet. We need a cultural attitude adjustment. That is the most important thing we need to do to improve our education system.
@richardwildlife88-wj6kl
Жыл бұрын
I’m from Europe and went to school in both Europe and the USA. Anti intellectualism is all over Europe also. Most of my relatives dropped out of high school.
@MatchaCocoaDog
Жыл бұрын
@@richardwildlife88-wj6kl Wow really?? I wonder what accounts for all this. Maybe the internet is having an overall negative effect on the world...
@richardwildlife88-wj6kl
Жыл бұрын
@@MatchaCocoaDog psh this was before the internet was a big thing. Most of my relatives dropped out in the early 2000s. This is everywhere these days.
@MatchaCocoaDog
Жыл бұрын
@@richardwildlife88-wj6kl Oh dear that's so unfortunate!! 😔
@edricaldones9639
Жыл бұрын
@@richardwildlife88-wj6klSo your family isn't interested in education, it seems.
@amys2168
Жыл бұрын
I'm a professor and the shift in student abilities are palpable as this crop of kids taught under Common Core reached my university classroom. It seems that there was an erosion of what was taught over all and a struggle to engage in critical thinking.
@daisyy99
Жыл бұрын
As an elementary teacher I was given a new curriculum every 7 years for every subject. I had little in put in choosing curriculum. Although over the years I learned that those published in Boston had an enriched scope and sequence. I was to follow the manual lessons, and remediate or enrich as needed. We seldom had supplies and resources to do this well. Some years I was teaching my Mother and husband were ill, so I always sped up to be two weeks ahead of my colleagues' classes in case of subs and needed reteaching. Guess what? Speeding up helped their comprehension and enjoyment of the subject. And reteaching time allowed for fun enrichment. Creative writing involving science and language arts, how are people like ants and ants like people? My evaluations from my excellent, artistic principal always said I was creative. I loved my job. My small town provided clean classrooms with enough materials. Great parent support.
@fabmanly1070
Жыл бұрын
It’s shocking to see the US in this terrible state.
@laurachristianson1688
Жыл бұрын
I think much of this is affected by a child’s personality and native intelligence. Tho growing up lower middle class on a trailer park, my home was chockablock filled with books and music. I was also quite bright and ate it all up, and because I was extremely introverted it all fed my active brain. What saved me was supportive parents and a good family life, as well as some awesome teachers along the way.
@laurajane4806
2 жыл бұрын
They're also teaching speed reading. And, most people don't know that once you reach second grade, you are never again tested (on standardized) at the K-2 range, but rather begin testing at 2-5. The result of this practice, is whatever you missed in K-2, is never revisited. Kids end up reading books, but then can't spell in 4th grade. They're also told their comprehension is low when in fact the real problem is they can't sound out words and don't know spelling rules, affecting their score. If they can read, they can comprehend. The same is true for math. Kids are not taught basic arithmetic. It's all "math" when if they knew arithemitic by heart, all math would be extremely easy.
@fromthemoonandmybed
Жыл бұрын
I vividly remember when I was in second grade doing speed reading. The dread I felt for having to be tested on them was the worst. It was ridiculous they’d make an 8 year old read these huge passages in under 2 minutes. I finally passed one test I felt like I wasn’t stupid for once. Unfortunately I grew up in California where common core was the most pushed and I had to get held back because I was considered “lazy” during 1st grade to 5th. I’ll forever despise common core.
@laurajane4806
Жыл бұрын
@@fromthemoonandmybed I homeschool 2 kids who were struggling readers. They are 9 and 10 and I was told they comprehend at a second-grade level. So, I found a MAPS test, paid for it, and on test day, I read the passages to the boys (4 straight hours, 2 hours each kid) and they gave the answers with no hints or help, just reading. The results were the 10-year-old comprehends at a six-grade level and the 9-year-old comprehends at a fifth-grade level. I bought a book called Alpha Phonics for $10 and taught reading from that and now they can take their own tests - all of this after they spent 5 and 4 years in public school learning nothing but how to be confused.
@gangsterboy3664
2 жыл бұрын
This single sentence is enough to explain what is wrong with the U.S. education system "We understood our curriculum and we were basically thrown a curve ball"
@hermeslein6614
2 жыл бұрын
Then why America is in top 10 or 20 top education system if it's bad??
@iironhide6209
2 жыл бұрын
@@hermeslein6614 compared to the rest of the western developed world it kinda sucks
@gangsterboy3664
2 жыл бұрын
@@iironhide6209 Thankfully i didn't have to tell him
@JDBass36
2 жыл бұрын
@@hermeslein6614 The quality of education has been dropping Were slowly regressing because lack of investment and interest in education.
@robertross4699
2 жыл бұрын
@@hermeslein6614 it depends on the subject, the U.S educational system preforms fairly well in science and STEM related accomplishments, but U.S students still fall behind with Math and ELA proficiency rates compared with other developed countries.
@shadetails2133
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this piece. It would be helpful if we make a clear distinction between the "standards" at the policy level and the actual curriculum and instruction students receive. Those can be very different things. That's why you have so many parents saying things like, "Well, I have very high academic attainment (or I consider myself very smart) and the homework didn't align with how I was taught (or how I approach learning), so it must be trash." First, it was clear that published curriculum material claiming to be CCSS-ready and some teacher-made assignments were just crappy, regardless of how aligned it was with the CCSS. Second, the CCSS did not just emerge out of thin air. It was basically an integration of the science of learning math and English language arts. For instance, the science of learning math shows that actually using tools like a number line approach to understanding the underlying concepts of math helps students prepare better for the more advanced math ahead as compared to just memorizing procedures. It might also be helpful to mention the reason so many States hopped onto CCSS was not just to raise standards to compete on the world's stage -- which for some States was not really much of a motivation -- but also to save money on standardized testing.
@NazriB
3 ай бұрын
Lies again? American Education Class Chairman
@orestesvega2475
Жыл бұрын
KIDS ARE RUNNING THE SCHOOLS AND MOST PRINCIPALS DO NOT SUPPORT TEACHERS
@truckjumperdude
2 жыл бұрын
I started kindergarten in 2013, now I'm going into my first year of high school, I'm so glad that my state doesn't use common core for math
@acbc3543
2 ай бұрын
Education isn’t broken . Students don’t care and neither do their parents
@zavaughnkirkland5892
2 жыл бұрын
Why do we presume we should be trying to use primary education to prepare children for college and not making them get a trade or preparing them to start their own business or get into the stock market right out of school as an option?
@jturtle5318
2 жыл бұрын
It depends on how that's applied. My school tried to steer me into a trade track instead of college track. I had to sign up for the SAT exam on my own because the guidance counselor refused to help, like they did with students from "good families" (we were poor, not criminals). I outscored the college track students, and the GC had never seen a 99th+ percentile score in his career. If I hadn't defied their decision, I'd have worked in a factory.
@zavaughnkirkland5892
2 жыл бұрын
@@jturtle5318 I'm glad the option was there for you
@Frostfire40
2 жыл бұрын
I hated school. For a couple reasons. When I was younger I got picked on a lot. That was one thing. That's the same problem many other kids have too unfortunately. Another reason is I have a hard time remembering things, especially when taking in a lot of information, which you are from all the different subjects you're trying to take in every day. Also it's boring as hell. Is there a more fun way of teaching not just for younger kids but teens too? To make it more engaging? I can retain the info a bit better when I'm actually having fun learning it. I'm a bit slow though so depending what I'm learning sometimes I may take a bit longer then some others do to memorize. Not trying to be a selective learner intentionally. It just helps me when I have fun learning something even as an adult now. If it's done in a way that's boring and not that interesting I have a hard time keeping my focus on it. Being hands on with things, seeing and doing rather then just reading and discussing also helps me with things that have the option for hands on.
@IshtarLinqu
Жыл бұрын
Nupuqi Om-Re Khonectics chamber degrees will guide you
@nighle160
2 жыл бұрын
As a high school math teacher for a year, the principle forced teachers to pass students even through they did nothing. Principles try to look good with fake increased graduation rates. Each school has at least half a dozen vice principles who do not teach.
@mathsiecat
Жыл бұрын
I’m frightened that a teacher doesn’t know the difference between principle and principal.
@HellcatMonkey
Жыл бұрын
@@mathsiecat That's really not the point.
@Pika782
Жыл бұрын
@@mathsiecat its a math teacher
@pictureofmyjunk2279
Жыл бұрын
As a teacher it is very frustrating the curriculum. The whole thing of why fix something that was never broke is mind blowing. As well everyone now basically has a learning disability or emotional disadvantages and needs accommodations. The curriculum is very vague, as well formal testing is frowned upon until high school. Students are far from ready for post secondary education, given very little responsibility, no accountability and mainly given positive reinforcement no matter how wrong they are.
@Determination212
2 жыл бұрын
I thought this video was awesome. A few things I wish more could have been covered about is 1. Parental involvement. While it's the school's duty to teach your children, a lot of it starts in the home. 2. Educational relevancy. You learn so much about stuff you are never going to use in the real world. 3. I think school should be held year round even if that's a fewer hours of instructional time each day. A kid would have less homework and the information learned I feel would be maintained better. Sadly, I can't remember most of what I learned in elementary school.
@daniyalamed2960
2 жыл бұрын
If you want to keep the school year around something must be done about teacher workload.
@Alphasig336
2 жыл бұрын
@@daniyalamed2960 nothing has to be done about workload. The same amount of contact hours. Single long break is a problem. Longer spring break, Christmas break, and smaller summer break. This prevent as much leading loss.
@derejfirde9235
2 жыл бұрын
@@daniyalamed2960 Yeah a right lol, teacher unions would never allow year round school. These teachers have the best gig in america when it comes to work and still always complain about money. They work less then probably 90% of the population but want the highest pay, and their salary isnt even based of performance metrics ( their kids testing scores ). Here's the average teacher salary in america $61,730, here is the average salary in america $56,310. These teachers are working like 80 less days then the people making the average salary.... Start forcing these teachers to actually make these kids learn or else cut the pay. Incentivize them with bonuses and raises for actually getting kids higher scores.
@daniyalamed2960
2 жыл бұрын
@@derejfirde9235 do you know any teacher as a relative ? Or are you a teacher yourself?
@derejfirde9235
2 жыл бұрын
@@daniyalamed2960 I have friends who are 1-5 teachers
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