(August 25, 2017 at 1:54 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(August 25, 2017 at 7:02 am)Tazzycorn Wrote: You're wrong on that. It's been shown over and over again that better funding, mixing streams and classes improves educational outcomes for all. Like with healthcare the US has managed to build a system with the worst of both worlds, high costs, low outcomes.
While it's true that funding and pedagogical approaches can and do factor into student performance, I think that the two most important educators in a child's life are his or her parents.
Yeah, parents definitely should be involved as much as they are able to be. What about parents who have to work long hours or two jobs to support their households or are absent altogether? Those kids should still have access to a quality education. I'm a role model in many ways (or I try to be one lol) but my daughter's teachers have her for 35 hours a week. They see her more than I do Monday-Friday. They are trained professionals who've gone to school to learn how to best impart information. I'm good in my own job but teaching is not in my wheelhouse. In my opinion, the biggest factors impacting whether or not a student gets a good education are the quality of teachers and the quality of teacher education.
-Teresa
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