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15. bad bad kid. playing blocks

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Mom gets note. Her 6 yr old daughter plays with blocks on desk meant only for math problems. [View all] madfloridian Feb 2015 OP

what the goddam fuck are they doing to kids these days? magical thyme Feb 2015 #1

I find myself getting much friendlier toward home schooling Warpy Feb 2015 #2

This is a fast growing trend. leftofcool Feb 2015 #14

Calvert School curricula are secular and very good -- at least they used to be. Nay Feb 2015 #18

I don't think that's the answer BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #19

Agree, I don't think home schooling is the answer either and neither is testing. mountain grammy Feb 2015 #32

Totally agree BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #42

No, but childhood is short Warpy Feb 2015 #53

I don't disagree that the prole indoctrination is bad news BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #57

Supplement... tonedevil Feb 2015 #65

You're right, I haven't taught for at least a decade BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #70

Childhood is too short for many. quakerboy Feb 2015 #74

Note that I specified secular curriculum, only Warpy Feb 2015 #76

They'll be so burnt out by the time they finish PADemD Feb 2015 #5

That happened to my stepdaughter. Mariana Feb 2015 #33

Apparently teaching them to adhere to the system with no deviation and to RKP5637 Feb 2015 #8

You said exactly what I was thinking! cui bono Feb 2015 #11

Since testing starting in 1990 (Clinton started the trend) there has been something called Hestia Feb 2015 #27

try teaching 25-30 six year olds at all levels for years. I see roguevalley Feb 2015 #22

To fill in little bubbles and make school administrators look good. chrisa Feb 2015 #37

"They" LWolf Feb 2015 #67

She has an A in math, but her teacher is worried about what she's doing with the blocks. pnwmom Feb 2015 #3

Yes, elleng Feb 2015 #6

MAY I SAY SOMETHING HERE! roguevalley Feb 2015 #25

ABSOLUTELY! elleng Feb 2015 #26

I would. Sometimes you don't have eyes in the back of your head. roguevalley Feb 2015 #29

That's what I was going to say. Laffy Kat Feb 2015 #30

Agree sooo much! This, IMO, stifles creativity right out of a kid. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2015 #9

I hear ya. The 'stupid teacher' is probably trying to hold on to her job and has KingCharlemagne Feb 2015 #47

Yes -- the pressure on teachers these days is constant, and wrong. pnwmom Feb 2015 #49

This is just nagging nitpicking from the teacher. SummerSnow Feb 2015 #4

Some things to learn from the new NYC school chancellor??? elleng Feb 2015 #7

That is so great to read. Good for her. madfloridian Feb 2015 #12

I just reread that. These 2 paragraphs are just great. madfloridian Feb 2015 #64

I have an eight-year-old nephew. Brigid Feb 2015 #10

My 10 year old is well on his way to becoming just that. DeadLetterOffice Feb 2015 #20

Testing craziness lostnfound Feb 2015 #13

Kids love computer lab time. That's such a shame. madfloridian Feb 2015 #61

bad bad kid. playing blocks Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #15

From the description, magnet schools seem even more boneheaded than the regular schools . . . Journeyman Feb 2015 #16

The ones here live and die on test scores. madfloridian Feb 2015 #56

When I was 6, cwydro Feb 2015 #17

I'm glad you are able to laugh about what is commonly considered physical assault KingCharlemagne Feb 2015 #48

I remember how she treated one boy who was left handed. cwydro Feb 2015 #50

Agenda? I'm gobsmacked. GeorgeGist Feb 2015 #21

Yes. My 2nd grader has an HO, or homework organizer Paulie Feb 2015 #44

I am their salvation AwakeAtLast Feb 2015 #23

AND you might get graded on science, math teachers' grades. It's happening already. madfloridian Feb 2015 #31

As of this year, I am AwakeAtLast Feb 2015 #38

That should not be allowed to happen. madfloridian Feb 2015 #39

Indeed you are. Thespian2 Feb 2015 #41

Music--part of a sound education eridani Feb 2015 #81

The emperor has no clothes, but he does have a boodle of moolah FROM THE TESTS. WinkyDink Feb 2015 #24

The testing companies like Pearson are raking in the big money. madfloridian Feb 2015 #66

The privateers and education deformists want compliant little robots Ramses Feb 2015 #28

Perhaps the magnet school is not the right one for her daughter. Ms. Toad Feb 2015 #34

That's a good thought. madfloridian Feb 2015 #63

Two points: MyOwnPeace Feb 2015 #35

Thank you Thespian2 Feb 2015 #43

I am always delighted to find a great song I've missed... DreamGypsy Feb 2015 #45

Never heard that. Love it. Found the lyrics. Thanks so much for sharing. madfloridian Feb 2015 #52

I want my kids home again. AllyCat Feb 2015 #36

Kids are learning more, learning faster, being pushed to excel and test well abelenkpe Feb 2015 #40

Debt that cannot be discharged through bankruptcy and for which there are few KingCharlemagne Feb 2015 #55

who else got in trouble for stacking the "manipulatives"? *raises hand* MisterP Feb 2015 #46

I used to get in trouble for asking too many questions. madfloridian Feb 2015 #54

My son had a 3rd grade math teacher who would pass out red cards (demerits) for questions pnwmom Feb 2015 #59

Oh, that's too bad. That would be stifling. madfloridian Feb 2015 #60

actual questions or the sort of questions-that-prove-kids-are-tiny-stoners questions? MisterP Feb 2015 #68

Ha...to me they were very serious questions madfloridian Feb 2015 #69

This teacher is a bit uptight. RandySF Feb 2015 #51

The same can be said about most early elementary grades. bobGandolf Feb 2015 #58

My son had some of those issues when he was in kindergarten at age 5. Stellar Feb 2015 #62

It's good the teacher took extra steps. madfloridian Feb 2015 #71

I'm so glad school is well behind me. justiceischeap Feb 2015 #72

My wife is a teacher... gregcrawford Feb 2015 #73

This overtesting is doing great harm. madfloridian Feb 2015 #75

Leave her alone! Are_grits_groceries Feb 2015 #77

Wow I remember my first assignment in 1st grade was to draw myself on a sheet of paper with crayons aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #78

Your 1st paragraph cracked me up. madfloridian Feb 2015 #79

They may have high test scores, what they don't have is educated students, or happy students. sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #80