The "No Child Left Behind" campaign sounds great on the outside. It's basically a "program" that was "instituted" so that all children would receive the same "quality" of education. It was started so that all children would have the same opportunities to do well in school. Education for all! It sounds wonderful, doesn't it? Hurray for rainbows and unicorns and fluffy kittens and baby pandas!
The reality: The school curriculums are continually being dumbed down to meet the needs of the lowest common denominator so that all the children in the schools can be at the "grade level", regardless of whether they are or they're not. They don't encourage that competitive feeling in the classrooms any more. Their reason? Well, some of the children might get their feelings hurt because they might not do as well as others in the class. The actuality is, if they did encourage a competitive feeling in the class, it would definitely show that the program isn't worth a lick of spit because it would show that there were still children who weren't at "grade level".... Yup! Instead of having winners and losers, like how life REALLY is, we're just going to make EVERYONE winners "because that's the fairest way to do things". Yeah.... Because life is so fair. In short, the original curriculums are the cut and sliced version of what a real education used to be so that no one's feelings get hurt.
Math is no longer math because apparently "the journey to get to the answer" is more important than the answer. Excuse me, what the fuck? Math is a mother fucking constant. 1+1=2. There's no fucking journey, there's no stopping for gas, there's no skipping around a fucking rose bush and no petting the fucking cows. 1+1=2. That's it. Fucking done. It's not a creative path, it's not visionary or imaginative. 1+1=2. Math is a constant and is a universal language throughout the world because no matter where the fuck you go, 1+1=2. Well, except in the U.S. where, apparently, the answer could be "potato" or some shit because it's not about the fucking answer, but the journey. Fuck that noise.
Social studies and history? It's no longer what I remember it to be. It's actually a sad excuse for it. It's all about teaching our children about tolerance. The tolerance for this country going to hell in a handbasket while it gets taken over by pinko commie bastards who would rather see us helpless, powerless, penniless and suffering because we'd be easier to control that way. They're being taught to tolerate those who would rather see "the American way of life" dead. Teaching our kids to tolerate and roll over and accept. It's pretty sad. Start them off in school and spoon feed them this "tolerance" crap and tell them that "This is life!", all while setting them up for failure in their futures. But by then what difference would it make? There would be more government power over the people and others running our lives for us, telling us how to think and what to think. It's easy.... Yup.... That's what's happening!
Even American history is NOTHING like the American history I learned back in my day. The American history I learned instilled pride in my country. It helped me to understand the greatness of our country. That it wasn't handed to us. Our forefathers worked, fought, bled, and died. It was earned. And we learned important values from those lessons. Now? Not so much. It's so watered down that it resembles nothing of what it once was. I mean, we can't offend the foreigners in the classroom sitting in with our AMERICAN children. These foreigners may not feel the same way about the country that they came to, that provided them with a new life under its protective wing. Apparently, we should be showing our children that even though they are the Americans, others from other countries have more rights, freedoms, protection, and access to everything that our government provides, than they do. We should be teaching our children to tolerate those who hate Americans and the American way of life, while those who hate Americans and the American way of life are being taught at home to continue to hate Americans and the American way of life. THAT'S the reality of what's happening in our schools people! That's what's getting taught! (Ironic, isn't it? People from all over the world come here and make a life for themselves, but some hate everything about it here.... I don't understand why they don't go the fuck back to wherever the fuck it is they came from if they find it so fucking miserable here... I wish they would.) Anyway, I guess the goal there is to make sure that it's all made as palatable as possible for the next generation, creating mindless sheep in the classrooms so that as they grow into adults, they are easier to control. Meanwhile, some of those being catered to are being taught at home to bide their time as the United States destroys itself from the inside, while others are being taught to wing it, the government will provide and they will have somewhere else to flee... All the while, we, as a whole, sink ourselves further down the rabbit hole, via the next generation because we're allowing it to happen. So, of course I shouldn't be bitter. Of course I shouldn't be angry. Pfft!
Basically, our children's education has been compromised to suit the needs of others, which really doesn't sit well with me. I don't like the idea that my kids may not be getting 100% of what they should be learning. I don't like the idea of hearing nothing but excuses, and seeing no results from the administrations of the schools. I don't like the idea of hearing pathetic reasons as to "why things have to be this way" but not getting any real answers. I really hate hearing useless teachers justifying their existences in the school and them drawing a salary, when, truth be told, they shouldn't be. The fact of the matter is, this "program" is just a lazy and effortless way out. And instead of committing to educating the children, OUR children, and taking the time and making the efforts to do so, it's being made easier for administration and staff, all while cheating our children out of a proper education. And I shouldn't be pissed? I shouldn't question it? I get to be asked, "Well, how do YOU think it should be handled?" :cracks neck, flexes fingers and sneers:
Well.... When I get asked, "How would you handle it?", they always get a fuckin' answer. They don't like it, but they get a fucking answer. My response to them usually goes a little something like this:
Firstly, it's not my fucking job to "handle it". I wasn't the one who was hired to do said job. You were. I'd LOVE a gig where I would get paid to do nothing like you. Now, since it seems you're asking for my advice, I'll give it to you. No, shut the fuck up, you asked for it. Now you're gonna get it. And yes, I do think the use of the word FUCK is appropriate in this situation. This is about my children's education that this system is fucking up for them. It's fucked up and fucking ridiculous. And yes, "Fuck" is the perfect word. I think it encompasses my feelings about how seriously I am fucking taking this. Please don't fucking interrupt me again.
How about if we were to stop worrying about EVERYONE ELSE'S feelings and start thinking a little closer to home and making sure that OUR children are being better educated and that OUR children's needs are being met and OUR children are being catered to. Why should my kids have to hear something first in English, then in Spanish? Fuck that noise! How about if we stop with all of this namby pamby, sissy baby, "politically correct" shit (which is just a term used for whiny pussies who need shit sugar coated....) and go back to the OLD curriculums where math is math and literacy is literacy and history is history and all the kids learn everything in fucking English and everything is taught the way it's supposed to be taught and fuck hurting the feelings of the people who can't embrace being a part of THIS country or just don't give a shit.
How about we stop making excuses for the dumbasses and not say that a wrong answer is a "creative process" and just call a wrong answer a wrong fucking answer. Where winners are winners and losers are losers. Where "competitive" is a good thing and isn't classified as a "bullying behavior" because some kids can't keep up. How about if we stop catering to the lowest common denominator and instead of slowing everything up for everyone, we give help in our schools to get those lowest common denominators up to speed, but ONLY TO THOSE WHO WANT IT AND ARE WILLING TO WORK FOR IT. Who gives a shit whether some non-English speaking little shit, who feels entitled to an education, isn't going to work with the system because he feels that he should be catered to. I certainly wouldn't give a shit if he remained uneducated. As a matter of fact, send him back to wherever the fuck he came from and make it his own country's problem. Don't keep said little shit around to take up space in our already overcrowded schools. They ought to work for it, not have it handed to them. Why should American tax dollars pay for that shit? We're paying enough through the fucking nose to support anything but Americans. Why should our children suffer for it too?
Why don't we also ask: Why should we have some ignorant little piece of shit who doesn't seem interested in receiving an education at all, hold back the rest of his classmates? If you feel that badly about it, send the little shits to a different room where they are supervised by those useless teachers I mentioned before (hey, let's make them EARN those salaries a little...) and let them be stupid somewhere else so that those who are willing to put in the effort, can get an education. It's what they used to call "grouping". But now, that's wrong. It's not a "politically correct" thing to do and it's hurtful. It promotes competition and it segregates groups of children. (Because that's not like real life...) Apparently, it's better to make all the children ignorant due to an incomplete education because of the "politically correct" method of making sure that even the ones who don't give a shit have something and that NO ONE is feeling left behind. Being competitive is apparently not a good thing. Neither is hard work and rewarding effort and correcting negative behaviors and laziness. No... Let's not nurture the children who actually WANT to learn. Nope.... Let's just make sure that we can reach the minimums on the standardized tests that the children are forced to take every year. Standardized tests that have more to do with the schools and making sure that the schools are doing a mediocre job, so that funding will continue. Nope. Apparently, it's better to let our children believe that mediocrity is okay and that everything should come easy or it isn't worth it. Why should they put in any effort? Just accept that "mediocrity" is the new "achievement". :s We're allowing our children to set themselves up for failure because the candy coated, gum drop realities that they are growing up with and learning now are definitely NOT preparing them for the real, harsh realities that the world is truly made of.
Let's also get rid of this "tenure" thing. Seriously. People teach for X number of years and that's it. They can keep their jobs, their retirement packages, and whatever else just because, and that's whether they're doing a shitty job or not. I mean, what is going to motivate them to do a good job if "what they've worked for" is going to be intact no matter what. I'm thinking that there should be a Sword of Damocles hanging over their heads and a competitive feel in the teaching field also, to ensure that our kids are getting the best education from willing and motivated teachers who are there to teach, not just "show up to a job". It's not to say that there aren't teachers who still give a shit and go above and beyond the "norm" to make sure that the kids are walking away with something useful. It's a rarity, but it still happens. The unfortunate thing is, eventually these true gems end up getting that spirit of wanting to actually teach, beaten out of them by a very flawed system because "it doesn't suit the needs of what we are trying to teach in our schools." Because it's not the accepted "curriculum", it must be wrong. (It really boils down to it becoming the job of all parents to teach the children about the realities of the world and making sure that the children don't grow up to be an entire generation of losers and failures, but "the active parent" seems to be as rare as those rare teachers. :sigh:)
Who else have I discussed this with? Fucking everybody. I've sent letters. I've talked with other parents. I've blogged about it. :) I've posted, written, talked, screamed, yelled, ranted, and communicated via all sorts of various media to anyone who is willing to hear about it, read about it, see and is willing to speak up and out themselves. And I'm not the only one who sees the flaws in the education systems..... If I had it my way, this "system" would be kissing their sorry ass goodbye and there'd be a complete turn around in how our children are being educated. In the meantime, I will continue to hoot and holler and make others aware and no, I will not shut up. You can't make me shut up. If you're that pissed about it, then do something to make me change my mind. In the meantime, what I've just said is the reality and I am hard pressed to think that you are able to deny any of it.
(Sometimes I use the "fuck" word more frequently in my answers..... which is always.) There you have it. My response. It's not pretty, but then, neither is the program or the education system. Maybe it seems harsh, but considering the fact that the schools are being entrusted with the education of our children, I think it more important to get the point across firmly instead of worrying about the sparing feelings and not offending those in charge of our children's education.
It's awesome. A good portion of the time, we have asshats and fucktards running the system, twat waffles and shitheads running the schools, morons who basically trying to justify their existences in the school. These are the people teaching our children. And all using a broke ass "program" that isn't worth the piece of paper it was written on. In fact, I could wipe my ass and have that piece of toilet paper be worth more. Uh-huh.... No one child will get left behind..... Nope. Instead, we're gonna leave them all behind.
Wow.... Did I say all that out loud? Oops... Oh well...
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