Comments on: Public Attitudes Toward the Public Schools http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/public-attitudes-toward-the-public-schools/ Learning with the Read/Write Web Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: homeschoolbenefit.com » http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/public-attitudes-toward-the-public-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-5873 homeschoolbenefit.com » Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:12:00 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/public-attitudes-toward-the-public-schools/#comment-5873 [...] Weblogg-ed Public Attitudes Toward the Public Schools There is near-consensus support for the belief that the problems the public schools face result from societal issues and not from the quality of schooling. …   [...] [...] Weblogg-ed Public Attitudes Toward the Public Schools There is near-consensus support for the belief that the problems the public schools face result from societal issues and not from the quality of schooling. …   [...]

]]> By: andrewodom http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/public-attitudes-toward-the-public-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-5548 andrewodom Sat, 26 Aug 2006 11:48:33 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/public-attitudes-toward-the-public-schools/#comment-5548 <em>The public is divided on the question of revising the curriculum to meet today’s needs. </em> this is a tough call. as a curriculum student, i can understand the desire from most to just stick by the mantra "if it ain't broke...". problem is, is those same people generally who determine what is and isn't broke. the majority of the US school curricula is outdated. it is more often than not irrelevant and invalid. i think what we first need to disect is who controls the curriculum and at what level? there is nothing worse than trying to restructure curriculum at a school level only to find out the state government has the ultimate say so. drew. The public is divided on the question of revising the curriculum to meet today’s needs.

this is a tough call. as a curriculum student, i can understand the desire from most to just stick by the mantra “if it ain’t broke…”. problem is, is those same people generally who determine what is and isn’t broke. the majority of the US school curricula is outdated. it is more often than not irrelevant and invalid. i think what we first need to disect is who controls the curriculum and at what level? there is nothing worse than trying to restructure curriculum at a school level only to find out the state government has the ultimate say so.

drew.

]]> By: Tim http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/public-attitudes-toward-the-public-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-5535 Tim Fri, 25 Aug 2006 23:50:46 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/public-attitudes-toward-the-public-schools/#comment-5535 The statistic that around 25% of American adults have earned at least a Bachelor's Degree has stayed pretty much the same for a long time, at least the last ten years. It either means we are not doing a good job of preparing students for college or that we are doing most of them a big disservice by forcing them through a college prep curriculum The statistic that around 25% of American adults have earned at least a Bachelor’s Degree has stayed pretty much the same for a long time, at least the last ten years.

It either means we are not doing a good job of preparing students for college or that we are doing most of them a big disservice by forcing them through a college prep curriculum

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