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teachers and their great projects!
Posted: Dec 12, 2010
Where do these teachers come up with these ideas for projects? My 10-yo has to do a book report on Thomas Edison (he had to pick someone). What ever happened to the good old days where you read a book, wrote an essay and turned it in? Now he has to present his "report" orally in front of the class, dressed as his character. What do kids do whose parents don't have a suit and tie for their kid to wear? What if they pick Annie Oakley -- do they get to carry a gun to school? Why can't these teachers realize parents are strapped financially and can't just transform their kid into some character?
Earlier this year, my 13yo had to do a leaf project. He had to collect leaves from trees according to required characteristics of the leaf, including their environmental contribution to society, their reproductive traits, etc. Each leaf had to be labeled and placed in a scrapbook (that parents had to provide) along with a paragraph describing the required attributes of that leaf.
Shortly after the leaf project, my 13yo brings home an English project, in which he was to choose a "hero" and make a multimedia slide show. Are you freaking kidding me? I don't live in a high-class area where the schools have more money than brains, but I'm beginning to wonder just how much brains these teachers have. There are kids that do not have computers at home (although we are fortunate enough to have 1) and there wasn't enough time allotted in school for the project. On top of that, we had to purchase a jump drive for him so he could work on it at home and present it in class.
I have to wonder if this is how my parents felt, but I don't honestly remember having any type of assignment that cost money.
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Oh wait, it gets even worse as they get older. How about paying for field trips? - RoadRunnerMT
[ In Reply To ..]I have never in my life paid for a field trip until we moved into this specific school. Every trip they take whether a learning trip or not, we have to pay for it. My senior last year took one that was $27 to Medieval Times. My 2 middle school kids are going to the movies and to eat for a field trip at $10 each so $20 for me. Last month they went to a Historic town at $10 each. But they make sure the note says "sorry parents, no extras allowed". What the heck are these schools and teachers thinking? I don't have to money but would not want to embarrass my child and not send it with them and I sure many parents feel the same way!
Since coming back to public school, I feel like - FlaMT
[ In Reply To ..]I know how you feel. Homework and projects usually end up as "homework" for the parents more than anything else. My 12yo son came home with a paper cutout shaped like an ornament plastered with glitter...this was his science class assignment. Say it with me...WHAT????? Really educational there. And his writing assignment last week was to re-write The Polar Express to include their families. Waste.of.Time. IMHO
I pulled my oldest son (now 12) out of public school after he had to repeat 3rd grade (thanks FCAT) and struggled with 4th grade. We went the virtual school route for 6th grade. It was hard work (for both of us) but he did amazing and was above grade level when he took the FCAT at the end of the year. THEN I made the mistake of letting him go back to public school when he started middle school. Those teachers live in their own world. They are dumbing down our kids to the point where they won't even start on homework until the teacher says they can. These kids are all just robots that have no idea how to initiate anything or motivation to do anything above what is "passing". Heaven forbid I try to question something the teacher does! The teacher is always right and I have no idea what I'm talking about. My child that entered this year with enthusiasm and motivation has turned into a droid that can't think for himself, never questions anything, and isn't motivated to do anything beyond what is required. Yeah, ok he is on the Honor Roll, but they have such low standards, it's not hard to achieve that these days. These kids are going to be in for a shocking wake up call when they get to college or *gasp* try to get a job.
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