G-D Texans, brainwashing kids. . .

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by goof2

I don't know how any parent could trust a school to teach their kids the things the parent deems important.

I don't know how society can trust the average parent likewise

Tons of parents refuse to talk to their kids about sex or anything else that goes against their warped belief system.

[Rider]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

You absolutely can not. And I brought this up in the teacher thread as well. As much time as I spend educating my son on the things he should be learning at school I'm beginning to think it would be easier to homeschool him.

Not so much with my son, but my daughter is always asking for help on her math homework. Stuff the teacher should be teaching her so I end up teaching her and I am wondering what the hell is the teacher doing during the math lesson?

My son never does homework, never studies and he gets straight A's so I figure the teachers must be doing it right with him. But with my daughter they aren't. She gets good grades but she has to really work at it with my help. My son doesn't.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Rider

Not so much with my son, but my daughter is always asking for help on her math homework. Stuff the teacher should be teaching her so I end up teaching her and I am wondering what the hell is the teacher doing during the math lesson?

My son never does homework, never studies and he gets straight A's so I figure the teachers must be doing it right with him. But with my daughter they aren't. She gets good grades but she has to really work at it with my help. My son doesn't.

Could also be the kid. That's why some people are fry cooks and some are doctors.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

I don't know how society can trust the average parent likewise

Tons of parents refuse to talk to their kids about sex or anything else that goes against their warped belief system.

The argument ultimately becomes one about who has the highest interest in and control over a child. Society as a whole has decided that falls to the parent(s).

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Rider

Not so much with my son, but my daughter is always asking for help on her math homework. Stuff the teacher should be teaching her so I end up teaching her and I am wondering what the hell is the teacher doing during the math lesson?

My son never does homework, never studies and he gets straight A's so I figure the teachers must be doing it right with him. But with my daughter they aren't. She gets good grades but she has to really work at it with my help. My son doesn't.

Some children just "get it", "it" being whatever you want it to be as far as educational concepts, with little to no input from a teacher or extended focus on the concept.

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by Rider

Not so much with my son, but my daughter is always asking for help on her math homework. Stuff the teacher should be teaching her so I end up teaching her and I am wondering what the hell is the teacher doing during the math lesson?

My son never does homework, never studies and he gets straight A's so I figure the teachers must be doing it right with him. But with my daughter they aren't. She gets good grades but she has to really work at it with my help. My son doesn't.

I was referring more to Social or History lessons, not something as written in stone as math. They even teach Christianity to a degree at his school, so I have to decode him from that.

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by Trip

Could also be the kid. That's why some people are fry cooks and some are doctors.

True, though it can also be the teaching style. One style might work for one kid, but not another, regardless of native intelligence. There are also some kids who excel at language skills, but suck at math.

[EpyonXero]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

I don't know how society can trust the average parent likewise

Tons of parents refuse to talk to their kids about sex or anything else that goes against their warped belief system.

If you really think about what school is for, it makes sense that the institution would be trusted to teach children things the parents cant or wont. School wasnt created to make one generation as intelligent as the previous generation, it was meant to improve on the previous generation and make them smater. I think thats what most parents want anyway.