Submitted by Matthew Marek (not verified) on Mon, 02/06/2006 - 14:49.
To answer Rob's concerns:
I would say the resources to track students needs to be in place to measure learning but I would say it is just as much the responsibility of the student and parent as it is the school to be concerned with the grades. This concern requires minimal resources i.e. each parent/student checks the math on the report card. This is simple addition and division.
And if the school can't correct their problems parent's certainly have recourse if they can work together. PTAs are meant for just that reason as a body of concerned individuals with a common voice. There are many schools and the collective concern of parents would drive competition and hopefully as a result improve the school system as a whole.
Teachers and schools can improve if they followed the standards of the Ministry of Education's Ecole Normale, which was setup to train teachers. If schools do not require certifications or standards from the teachers they higher they are doing their students and country a disservice. And if PTAs don't hold schools accountable they too are doing a disservice to their children and their country.
Add/Divide, PTAs, & Ecole Normal
I would say the resources to track students needs to be in place to measure learning but I would say it is just as much the responsibility of the student and parent as it is the school to be concerned with the grades. This concern requires minimal resources i.e. each parent/student checks the math on the report card. This is simple addition and division.
And if the school can't correct their problems parent's certainly have recourse if they can work together. PTAs are meant for just that reason as a body of concerned individuals with a common voice. There are many schools and the collective concern of parents would drive competition and hopefully as a result improve the school system as a whole.
Teachers and schools can improve if they followed the standards of the Ministry of Education's Ecole Normale, which was setup to train teachers. If schools do not require certifications or standards from the teachers they higher they are doing their students and country a disservice. And if PTAs don't hold schools accountable they too are doing a disservice to their children and their country.