Semantics

[Bring4th_Austin]

I did have some teachers in public school I absolutely adored, who were able to take the public school requirements and turn them into something I wanted to learn. But it is becoming harder and harder for teachers to do this, even those with the most heart. It seems that school is becoming more 3D, more cookie-cutter, and moving in the wrong direction.


(Around here...)
Field trips are becoming a thing of the past. Funding for teachers to have the tools they need to make learning fun is all but gone. Recess is no more...instead, students here have to march to lunch, eat quietly, then march back to class for 30 minutes of required reading...a book from the approved list, of course, not your own choice. We now have "standardized testing," which just those words makes me cringe. Schools are packed and jobs for teachers are being cut.

Isn't it ironic that I found the most relief in high school in our JROTC program? A militarized, standardized system of classes meant to turn kids into uniform personalities felt more free than my other classes in high school.

The more I think about public school, the less I can stomach it. My experience in school is not something I have spent time contemplating the catalytic benefits of yet. I feel my passion for changing this system grow from discussing it. After I get some work done today, I think this would be a great starter for a thread.