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gregcrawford

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73. My wife is a teacher...

Sun Feb 8, 2015, 08:10 PM

Feb 2015

... and I have extensive experience working with kids and mentoring. I cannot stress this strongly enough:

ALL THIS TESTING IS EVIL!

It has NOTHING to do with educating our children, but it has EVERYTHING to do with indoctrinating them to be good little corporate drones. Corporatism in all its malignant manifestations must - and WILL - be wiped off the face of the Earth, or there will BE no Earth, no humanity, no life. Corporatism is a cancer, and must be dealt with accordingly.

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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