If it won't stop, then people should organize their own schools if they are two working parents that cannot or do not want to homeschool
They should amass a library of barrons books and cliff notes and teach from those
Again, the objective is not to indoctrinate but to get kids to PASS STANDARDIZED TESTS. So you teach them how to pass the standardized test and then you give them a library of books and you have them read them and write a book report. If they want to read the book report in front of class, that's up to them.
a) Teachers of this new school aren't there to lecture or shame students
b) Teachers aren't there to force students to answer questions
c) Students can choose to participate in a way that they see fit, and if it's "through art" or "through writing" or "through video presentation" or "through some other method" that is fine
I've always hated how schools call on students to ensure they are paying attention. If they don't pay attention, they fail > it's that simple
You tell them this--you say "if you don't teach yourself, no one else will and you will be poor for the rest of your life" -- "If you don't figure out how to produce or participate in a way that the community think is worth giving you money for, then you become poor and no one will take care of you" (not necessarily true but tough
love).
Then you give them options, and you make it known to them how the PUBLIC school is terrible and forces you to do things you don't want to do and how your system is better because it prepares you for the real world
And then you say "Always be learning and always be thinking about what you can contribute to others---that is how you succeed"
I’m not a huge fan of standardized tests. They test rote memorization and nothing else. Test, sure, but you should be testing critical thinking skills as much as subject knowledge.
If it won't stop, then people should organize their own schools if they are two working parents that cannot or do not want to homeschool
They should amass a library of barrons books and cliff notes and teach from those
Again, the objective is not to indoctrinate but to get kids to PASS STANDARDIZED TESTS. So you teach them how to pass the standardized test and then you give them a library of books and you have them read them and write a book report. If they want to read the book report in front of class, that's up to them.
a) Teachers of this new school aren't there to lecture or shame students b) Teachers aren't there to force students to answer questions c) Students can choose to participate in a way that they see fit, and if it's "through art" or "through writing" or "through video presentation" or "through some other method" that is fine
I've always hated how schools call on students to ensure they are paying attention. If they don't pay attention, they fail > it's that simple
You tell them this--you say "if you don't teach yourself, no one else will and you will be poor for the rest of your life" -- "If you don't figure out how to produce or participate in a way that the community think is worth giving you money for, then you become poor and no one will take care of you" (not necessarily true but tough love).
Then you give them options, and you make it known to them how the PUBLIC school is terrible and forces you to do things you don't want to do and how your system is better because it prepares you for the real world
And then you say "Always be learning and always be thinking about what you can contribute to others---that is how you succeed"
Then the standardized tests will test the indoctrination. If they don't already.
UH OH ... NOW YOU'VE DONE IT!!
Have you been eavesdropping? That's my motto!
I’m not a huge fan of standardized tests. They test rote memorization and nothing else. Test, sure, but you should be testing critical thinking skills as much as subject knowledge.