insane Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 American schools prepare us for american collages. Why do you care if it's not up to standereds across the globe, who realy cares? It's posts like these that give Americans that bad stereotype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyco Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 American schools prepare us for american collages. Why do you care if it's not up to standereds across the globe, who realy cares? Posts like those make me want to move to a different country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 American schools prepare us for american collages. Why do you care if it's not up to standereds across the globe, who realy cares? It's posts like these that give Americans that bad stereotype. Posts like those make me want to move to a different country. Posts like those that make me want to stay in my country and try to make it a better place. I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyco Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Yeah, its to bad one person doesn't make a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Yeah, its to bad one person doesn't make a difference. Maybe if all of you people would stop leaving it would. :P I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted November 7, 2006 Author Share Posted November 7, 2006 American schools prepare us for american collages. Why do you care if it's not up to standereds across the globe, who realy cares? It's posts like these that give Americans that bad stereotype. Posts like those make me want to move to a different country. Posts like those that make me want to stay in my country and try to make it a better place. It's post like that of the original quote that make me want to get out of this country as well. Our standards are way below that of Europe, China, Japan, Russia, Australia, Canada. If these countries can do so good, why can't we? My exchange student from Slovenia, he is 10 times smarter than me, he has a way better study and homework habit. And I do really good in school. Another exchange student from France, she aces everything in math, I'm pretty good at math, and she doesn't even know English as her first language, and still aces everything. Same goes for some other exchange students. Case in point? Kids in other parts of the globe are getting a better education, which leads to a better understanding to get into college, a job, and so on. Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyco Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 The US will fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted November 7, 2006 Author Share Posted November 7, 2006 The US will fail. Hehe, you know what always surprised me. Canada and the US are like in the same situation, and yet Canada is 10x better than the US. It may be more expensive, but it is also way better. If Canada can do so well, why can't the big US superpower do better? Why are they advancing beyond us? We're suppose to be a country where you can live the American Dream. It should be renamed, the Canadian Dream. Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 One person many not make an impact, but all you [bleep]ers leaving will make a negative impact. I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted November 7, 2006 Author Share Posted November 7, 2006 One person many not make an impact, but all you [bleep] leaving will make a negative impact. I often regret my ancestors coming to this country in the first place. Germany healed, it's a nice place now. Booming economy. Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyco Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 The US will fail. Hehe, you know what always surprised me. Canada and the US are like in the same situation, and yet Canada is 10x better than the US. It may be more expensive, but it is also way better. If Canada can do so well, why can't the big US superpower do better? Why are they advancing beyond us? We're suppose to be a country where you can live the American Dream. It should be renamed, the Canadian Dream. It should be renamed Free Country. Then China or Canada can come take us over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knives669 Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Yeah, its to bad one person doesn't make a difference. Wow. On a scale of 1-10, that post scored 10 under emoness. Meh. Our schools are alright. I agree that they are under funded. My mom is a teacher and she is SEVERELY overworked and underpaid. More people need to know what teachers have to go through. My school has a high dropout rate, and a pretty bad drug problem, but there are some extremely smart people there as well. I love my school. I think I learn alot, and I think that I will be prepared for my future with the education that I'm getting. I think that my school is preparing me with all the tools I'll need to pursue my dreams. I think that's what really matters. Of course, some of life's most important lessons aren't even taught in school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan18 Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Schools are political now? Always thought that they were educational... One thing I've read about is that in most cases, principals don't have the power to fire a teacher because s/he is on a contract. Give the principals the ability to fire incompetent teachers and that will help. What happened with the No Child Left Behind thing btw? The no child left behind act is officially considered inefficient, to a point where the president acknowledges its poor execution. However, it seems like during the next presidential election in the US it will be a big focus Note that the following opinion comes from a student who takes H/AP classes One of the major problems with the US school system now is the policy on testing, mainly, the retest policy. Homeroom i hear people say they're just going to fail the test and take the easier retest for an easy 70%. They learn less as a result, and even though those students pass school, their actual grade, per se, is reflected in state tests. students dont learn crap in school unless they want to, such as in H/AP classes. everyone in my classes take them because they take the classes seriously. teaching styles are bad, too. filler worksheets and mindless projects take up too much time yet very little comes out of it. When was the last time i made a poster for a presentation? uhh... eighth grade? the teachers are bad too, but there is little anyone can do; the demand for teachers is high while the supply is incredibly low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katsuro0 Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 1. Children in Jordan are learning calculus in eigth grade. I go to a catholic high school with a good reputation, and i can't take it until next year (my senior year), and even then it's considered an AP class. 2. in America, teachers find it fun to go on strike when their kids are spitting out 15s on the ACT 3. when they took away capital punishment (beating students), the idea of "a village raising a child" went out the window and now the kids have no respect for anyone and just don't care. not saying that we need capital punishment lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_OnE Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 My classes are good. I'm an honors student at my school. I think the honors side of the schools are all, for the most part, very good. It's the non-honors part of our schools that are not top-notch. The thing is, most of our country's kids are not taking honors classes because of the poor teaching in the early grades when it counts. As for food, yes, it's horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted November 7, 2006 Author Share Posted November 7, 2006 Schools are political now? Always thought that they were educational... One thing I've read about is that in most cases, principals don't have the power to fire a teacher because s/he is on a contract. Give the principals the ability to fire incompetent teachers and that will help. What happened with the No Child Left Behind thing btw? The no child left behind act is officially considered inefficient, to a point where the president acknowledges its poor execution. However, it seems like during the next presidential election in the US it will be a big focus Note that the following opinion comes from a student who takes H/AP classes One of the major problems with the US school system now is the policy on testing, mainly, the retest policy. Homeroom i hear people say they're just going to fail the test and take the easier retest for an easy 70%. They learn less as a result, and even though those students pass school, their actual grade, per se, is reflected in state tests. students dont learn crap in school unless they want to, such as in H/AP classes. everyone in my classes take them because they take the classes seriously. teaching styles are bad, too. filler worksheets and mindless projects take up too much time yet very little comes out of it. When was the last time i made a poster for a presentation? uhh... eighth grade? the teachers are bad too, but there is little anyone can do; the demand for teachers is high while the supply is incredibly low Yea, mi madre is a special ed teacher. So by No Child Left Behind, her special ed kids have to take their regular grade level test or MEAP in my school (soon to be eliminated). So, it's kind of unfair. My concentration teacher (the class I have for 2 hours, Art 3d) prepares us well if we are going into an art college. Just today Kansas City Art Institute came to talk to us. But my school offers limited electives, of which are Spanish, and if you're lucky, a concentration class for an elective, Art 2d, Art 3d, Voice/Keyboard/Theatre/Dance. But as I said, Spanish is the only language we offer, besides online which is offered only to upper class men, and is limited. My school is 6-12, but there are only 600 kids total, and it's separated between middle and high school. All in all, my gifted school, really isn't all that gifted. Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Schools are political now? Always thought that they were educational... One thing I've read about is that in most cases, principals don't have the power to fire a teacher because s/he is on a contract. Give the principals the ability to fire incompetent teachers and that will help. What happened with the No Child Left Behind thing btw? The no child left behind act is officially considered inefficient, to a point where the president acknowledges its poor execution. However, it seems like during the next presidential election in the US it will be a big focus Note that the following opinion comes from a student who takes H/AP classes One of the major problems with the US school system now is the policy on testing, mainly, the retest policy. Homeroom i hear people say they're just going to fail the test and take the easier retest for an easy 70%. They learn less as a result, and even though those students pass school, their actual grade, per se, is reflected in state tests. students dont learn crap in school unless they want to, such as in H/AP classes. everyone in my classes take them because they take the classes seriously. teaching styles are bad, too. filler worksheets and mindless projects take up too much time yet very little comes out of it. When was the last time i made a poster for a presentation? uhh... eighth grade? the teachers are bad too, but there is little anyone can do; the demand for teachers is high while the supply is incredibly low Yea, mi madre is a special ed teacher. So by No Child Left Behind, her special ed kids have to take their regular grade level test or MEAP in my school (soon to be eliminated). So, it's kind of unfair. My concentration teacher (the class I have for 2 hours, Art 3d) prepares us well if we are going into an art college. Just today Kansas City Art Institute came to talk to us. But my school offers limited electives, of which are Spanish, and if you're lucky, a concentration class for an elective, Art 2d, Art 3d, Voice/Keyboard/Theatre/Dance. But as I said, Spanish is the only language we offer, besides online which is offered only to upper class men, and is limited. My school is 6-12, but there are only 600 kids total, and it's separated between middle and high school. All in all, my gifted school, really isn't all that gifted. Oh boo hoo hoo, you've got to learn to live with what you have. I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted November 7, 2006 Author Share Posted November 7, 2006 Schools are political now? Always thought that they were educational... One thing I've read about is that in most cases, principals don't have the power to fire a teacher because s/he is on a contract. Give the principals the ability to fire incompetent teachers and that will help. What happened with the No Child Left Behind thing btw? The no child left behind act is officially considered inefficient, to a point where the president acknowledges its poor execution. However, it seems like during the next presidential election in the US it will be a big focus Note that the following opinion comes from a student who takes H/AP classes One of the major problems with the US school system now is the policy on testing, mainly, the retest policy. Homeroom i hear people say they're just going to fail the test and take the easier retest for an easy 70%. They learn less as a result, and even though those students pass school, their actual grade, per se, is reflected in state tests. students dont learn crap in school unless they want to, such as in H/AP classes. everyone in my classes take them because they take the classes seriously. teaching styles are bad, too. filler worksheets and mindless projects take up too much time yet very little comes out of it. When was the last time i made a poster for a presentation? uhh... eighth grade? the teachers are bad too, but there is little anyone can do; the demand for teachers is high while the supply is incredibly low Yea, mi madre is a special ed teacher. So by No Child Left Behind, her special ed kids have to take their regular grade level test or MEAP in my school (soon to be eliminated). So, it's kind of unfair. My concentration teacher (the class I have for 2 hours, Art 3d) prepares us well if we are going into an art college. Just today Kansas City Art Institute came to talk to us. But my school offers limited electives, of which are Spanish, and if you're lucky, a concentration class for an elective, Art 2d, Art 3d, Voice/Keyboard/Theatre/Dance. But as I said, Spanish is the only language we offer, besides online which is offered only to upper class men, and is limited. My school is 6-12, but there are only 600 kids total, and it's separated between middle and high school. All in all, my gifted school, really isn't all that gifted. Oh boo hoo hoo, you've got to learn to live with what you have. I don't see why I (and the rest of the kids who want to learn) should have to limit ourselves and possible opportunities because of our government, and all over society. Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Schools are political now? Always thought that they were educational... One thing I've read about is that in most cases, principals don't have the power to fire a teacher because s/he is on a contract. Give the principals the ability to fire incompetent teachers and that will help. What happened with the No Child Left Behind thing btw? The no child left behind act is officially considered inefficient, to a point where the president acknowledges its poor execution. However, it seems like during the next presidential election in the US it will be a big focus Note that the following opinion comes from a student who takes H/AP classes One of the major problems with the US school system now is the policy on testing, mainly, the retest policy. Homeroom i hear people say they're just going to fail the test and take the easier retest for an easy 70%. They learn less as a result, and even though those students pass school, their actual grade, per se, is reflected in state tests. students dont learn crap in school unless they want to, such as in H/AP classes. everyone in my classes take them because they take the classes seriously. teaching styles are bad, too. filler worksheets and mindless projects take up too much time yet very little comes out of it. When was the last time i made a poster for a presentation? uhh... eighth grade? the teachers are bad too, but there is little anyone can do; the demand for teachers is high while the supply is incredibly low Yea, mi madre is a special ed teacher. So by No Child Left Behind, her special ed kids have to take their regular grade level test or MEAP in my school (soon to be eliminated). So, it's kind of unfair. My concentration teacher (the class I have for 2 hours, Art 3d) prepares us well if we are going into an art college. Just today Kansas City Art Institute came to talk to us. But my school offers limited electives, of which are Spanish, and if you're lucky, a concentration class for an elective, Art 2d, Art 3d, Voice/Keyboard/Theatre/Dance. But as I said, Spanish is the only language we offer, besides online which is offered only to upper class men, and is limited. My school is 6-12, but there are only 600 kids total, and it's separated between middle and high school. All in all, my gifted school, really isn't all that gifted. Oh boo hoo hoo, you've got to learn to live with what you have. I don't see why I (and the rest of the kids who want to learn) should have to limit ourselves and possible opportunities because of our government, and all over society. That's why you take college level courses at community colleges. You don't have to go through your school to do college coursework, just to get credit in your highschool for it. I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted November 7, 2006 Author Share Posted November 7, 2006 Schools are political now? Always thought that they were educational... One thing I've read about is that in most cases, principals don't have the power to fire a teacher because s/he is on a contract. Give the principals the ability to fire incompetent teachers and that will help. What happened with the No Child Left Behind thing btw? The no child left behind act is officially considered inefficient, to a point where the president acknowledges its poor execution. However, it seems like during the next presidential election in the US it will be a big focus Note that the following opinion comes from a student who takes H/AP classes One of the major problems with the US school system now is the policy on testing, mainly, the retest policy. Homeroom i hear people say they're just going to fail the test and take the easier retest for an easy 70%. They learn less as a result, and even though those students pass school, their actual grade, per se, is reflected in state tests. students dont learn crap in school unless they want to, such as in H/AP classes. everyone in my classes take them because they take the classes seriously. teaching styles are bad, too. filler worksheets and mindless projects take up too much time yet very little comes out of it. When was the last time i made a poster for a presentation? uhh... eighth grade? the teachers are bad too, but there is little anyone can do; the demand for teachers is high while the supply is incredibly low Yea, mi madre is a special ed teacher. So by No Child Left Behind, her special ed kids have to take their regular grade level test or MEAP in my school (soon to be eliminated). So, it's kind of unfair. My concentration teacher (the class I have for 2 hours, Art 3d) prepares us well if we are going into an art college. Just today Kansas City Art Institute came to talk to us. But my school offers limited electives, of which are Spanish, and if you're lucky, a concentration class for an elective, Art 2d, Art 3d, Voice/Keyboard/Theatre/Dance. But as I said, Spanish is the only language we offer, besides online which is offered only to upper class men, and is limited. My school is 6-12, but there are only 600 kids total, and it's separated between middle and high school. All in all, my gifted school, really isn't all that gifted. Oh boo hoo hoo, you've got to learn to live with what you have. I don't see why I (and the rest of the kids who want to learn) should have to limit ourselves and possible opportunities because of our government, and all over society. That's why you take college level courses at community colleges. You don't have to go through your school to do college coursework, just to get credit in your highschool for it. Yes, true, and I will in my Junior year (next year). However, compared to other schools, I feel my school is extremely limited, and it's suppose to be one of the best in the state, a gifted academy. At my school, you can BS almost anything, and easily get away with it. Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 1. Children in Jordan are learning calculus in eigth grade. I go to a catholic high school with a good reputation, and i can't take it until next year (my senior year), and even then it's considered an AP class. HOLY CRAP!!! :XD: 3. when they took away capital punishment (beating students), the idea of "a village raising a child" went out the window and now the kids have no respect for anyone and just don't care. I think the biggest problem is respect. Kids dont respect others when they're young, they'll never respect anyone the rest of their lives. I vote YES to bring back capital punishment. "The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you never hear it you'll never know what justice is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmms Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 In the USA, under the No Child Left Behind Act, if you attend a high school that receives federal funding your school system is required to turn over your private information to the U.S. military for recruitment purposes! (With the exception of a few private schools, almost every school in the USA receives federal funding.) Your school is NOT required to tell you that they are giving your private information to the military. YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF! Sec. 9528 of the No Child Left Behind Act gives you the right to OPT OUT. This means that you can turn in a form, signed by your guardian or parent, which states that you do not want the military to have access to your private information. This will remove you from the list your school hands over to the military - but only for the school year during which you opted out. To keep your name and information out of the military's hands you must opt out each and every school year! that is what i was talking about before, and for the ppl that dont think its true its 100% true but ya im also 18 i havent gotten my draft thing yet nor have i signed anything for it and i been 18 for almost 2 months Aefx(started 11/1/2002) Cb: 200 TS: 1900+Bmms--Jr(Started on 1/24/06)(Banned 11/13/09 ) Cb: 119(pre-eoc) TS: 1700+Bmms(Started 8/?/2001)(Banned 1/24/06 ) Cb: 101(pre-eoc) TS: 1350+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknownmasterofnothing Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 In the USA, under the No Child Left Behind Act, if you attend a high school that receives federal funding your school system is required to turn over your private information to the U.S. military for recruitment purposes! (With the exception of a few private schools, almost every school in the USA receives federal funding.) Your school is NOT required to tell you that they are giving your private information to the military. YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF! Sec. 9528 of the No Child Left Behind Act gives you the right to OPT OUT. This means that you can turn in a form, signed by your guardian or parent, which states that you do not want the military to have access to your private information. This will remove you from the list your school hands over to the military - but only for the school year during which you opted out. To keep your name and information out of the military's hands you must opt out each and every school year! that is what i was talking about before, and for the ppl that dont think its true its 100% true but ya im also 18 i havent gotten my draft thing yet nor have i signed anything for it and i been 18 for almost 2 months yea I remember that, I opted out, but still a military recruiter called me to set up an appointment. I was hard for me to say no to someone on the phone. But I did it.. eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmms Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 In the USA, under the No Child Left Behind Act, if you attend a high school that receives federal funding your school system is required to turn over your private information to the U.S. military for recruitment purposes! (With the exception of a few private schools, almost every school in the USA receives federal funding.) Your school is NOT required to tell you that they are giving your private information to the military. YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF! Sec. 9528 of the No Child Left Behind Act gives you the right to OPT OUT. This means that you can turn in a form, signed by your guardian or parent, which states that you do not want the military to have access to your private information. This will remove you from the list your school hands over to the military - but only for the school year during which you opted out. To keep your name and information out of the military's hands you must opt out each and every school year! that is what i was talking about before, and for the ppl that dont think its true its 100% true but ya im also 18 i havent gotten my draft thing yet nor have i signed anything for it and i been 18 for almost 2 months yea I remember that, I opted out, but still a military recruiter called me to set up an appointment. I was hard for me to say no to someone on the phone. But I did it.. eventually. ya same here, i told him to talk to my dad and my dad got really nasty with him but ya i told them i didnt wanna a die when they called back the second time, and he said ok i respect that and that was the last time they called Aefx(started 11/1/2002) Cb: 200 TS: 1900+Bmms--Jr(Started on 1/24/06)(Banned 11/13/09 ) Cb: 119(pre-eoc) TS: 1700+Bmms(Started 8/?/2001)(Banned 1/24/06 ) Cb: 101(pre-eoc) TS: 1350+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryoushinn Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Yeah, i think another problem is that kids nowdays worry too much about reputations than they do about schoolwork. And being "smart" has lead to the title of being a geek. Well, honestly i just do good in school cause my future depends upon it, but then again i live in California where are test scores are low. I think a reason why our test scores are low, is because we get a LOT of students from around the world, who don't speak English as a first language. So, with that in mind, we test, and they have to get tested on things that make no total sense. I think having students from around the world is a great way to learn about different cultures. :D I know one girl from Korea, Japan, three of my friends are from Vietnam, another from Indonesia, a lot from Mexico, and other places. But really i think it's cool. That reminds me. I was once watching this TV show about school around the U.S, and how in this one state they feed kids pizza, fries, all that stuff EVERYDAY. And how in Illinois they make it's required sp you have to take P.E in k-12. I know in a lot of places they don't force that. I still think we should put more concern on our grades. But that's their decision, scary enough though, we are the future generation, and if we think the adults nowdays are messed, what is a lot teen population going to be like in 10 years...? Scary, lol. :-k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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