Mick
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Who said I was confident all parents can teach their own child? I feel sorry for the children of parents that can't.
I would hate to be the parent that can't teach their own child and needs the government to do it for them.
It seems to me that you said this:
Education is one of the roles of our gov't. Courts have ruled that we have a Constitutional right to an education:
You make it sound like every parent should be capable of educating their child. That's ludicrous. This is a basic role of gov't and it's a role for a reason.
Teaching them to read or do basic math is different than physics, calculus, history, French, etcIf you can't teach your kid to read then you're an idiot. It's called personal responsibility to teach your own kids. The lawsuit was about providing ever student with the same resources across the state if they attend public school. I agree with the ruling.
How do you teach your kids basic math? I had a coworker that worked with his kids over the summer a few years ago and taught them multiplication tables. The next fall the teacher read him the riot act and told him that they don't teach multiplication tables anymore, they do common core math. To this day I can do in my head what 8X4 or 9x8 is in a second. Now kids have to work out some stupid time line and approximate. WTF?Teaching them to read or do basic math is different than physics, calculus, history, French, etc
It's still math. Your coworker likely told you a storyHow do you teach your kids basic math? I had a coworker that worked with his kids over the summer a few years ago and taught them multiplication tables. The next fall the teacher read him the riot act and told him that they don't teach multiplication tables anymore, they do common core math. To this day I can do in my head what 8X4 or 9x8 is in a second. Now kids have to work out some stupid time line and approximate. WTF?
How do you teach your kids basic math? I had a coworker that worked with his kids over the summer a few years ago and taught them multiplication tables. The next fall the teacher read him the riot act and told him that they don't teach multiplication tables anymore, they do common core math. To this day I can do in my head what 8X4 or 9x8 is in a second. Now kids have to work out some stupid time line and approximate. WTF?
He should have told the teacher to kindly shove her common core up her big stinking behindHow do you teach your kids basic math? I had a coworker that worked with his kids over the summer a few years ago and taught them multiplication tables. The next fall the teacher read him the riot act and told him that they don't teach multiplication tables anymore, they do common core math. To this day I can do in my head what 8X4 or 9x8 is in a second. Now kids have to work out some stupid time line and approximate. WTF?
Yep. Is it the governments job to do that for you if your child desires to learn those subjects? Now I'm a firm believer in public education and giving people, not just kids, the best resources to advance the collective intellect of society. Are you with me or is it just about the structure our government can provide young kids more than the education?Teaching them to read or do basic math is different than physics, calculus, history, French, etc