Shady Posted August 1, 2012 Report Posted August 1, 2012 I'm still not buying that socialist is going to be a teacher. No teacher would write with this horrendous spelling and grammar. They also wouldn't type in all lower case levels. There's no way he'd even get into teachers college. Quote
wyly Posted August 1, 2012 Report Posted August 1, 2012 Come on grade inflation is a very real thing socialist don't pretend it isn't. grade inflation has been verified in calgary but it's a problem found in the private academies, not the public school system...not all academies were guilty of this, and not all that did did so to the same degree...private schools needed to justify their expensive tuition fees and the parents expected scholarship and uni admittance, so they padded the kids school term marks to counter the year end provincial achievement tests in which they did poorly...universities across canada should be wary of students from Alberta's private academies with high grade averages... my kids public jr and sr high schools deliberately made the school term exams much more difficult than the provincial achievement exams, as a result most kids had fewer issues with the provincial exams and excelled...but now they go head to head for uni spots with those private academies who padded their grade averages... Quote “Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”- John Stuart Mill
wyly Posted August 1, 2012 Report Posted August 1, 2012 Kids can be taught all kinds of crap at home and you are ok with that. That freaks me out. that's true but as long as they give the right answers on provincial exams what else can you do...they've achieved what was required ... Quote “Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”- John Stuart Mill
socialist Posted August 1, 2012 Author Report Posted August 1, 2012 that's true but as long as they give the right answers on provincial exams what else can you do...they've achieved what was required ... Anyone who sends their kids to private schools are off their rockers. Quote Thankful to have become a free thinker.
wyly Posted August 2, 2012 Report Posted August 2, 2012 Anyone who sends their kids to private schools are off their rockers. I agree...I have some friends and family that did and the money they spent didn't get their kids any better grades than mine did in the public system...I guess they feel good wearing uniforms and rubbing shoulders with the financial elite... Quote “Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”- John Stuart Mill
socialist Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Posted August 2, 2012 I agree...I have some friends and family that did and the money they spent didn't get their kids any better grades than mine did in the public system...I guess they feel good wearing uniforms and rubbing shoulders with the financial elite... wyly you must have been eeducated at public schools. i can tell by the high level of thought and intelligence you exhibit. are you a teacher? Quote Thankful to have become a free thinker.
socialist Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Posted August 2, 2012 I'm still not buying that socialist is going to be a teacher. No teacher would write with this horrendous spelling and grammar. They also wouldn't type in all lower case levels. There's no way he'd even get into teachers college. I don't give a rat's ass what you buy. When we discuss public education we are in my field of expertise. Talking about public education with know-nothings like you is similar to discussing flying with a chicken. Quote Thankful to have become a free thinker.
CPCFTW Posted August 2, 2012 Report Posted August 2, 2012 wyly you must have been eeducated at public schools. Educated at public schools? Wow you're really going out on a limb! It's also probable that most of the "neo-cons" on this forum also were educated at public schools. What a revelation! Quote
socialist Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Posted August 2, 2012 Educated at public schools? Wow you're really going out on a limb! It's also probable that most of the "neo-cons" on this forum also were educated at public schools. What a revelation! The only thing you add to this discussion on the great merits of public education is useless ignorance. Let us know when you formulate something intelligent to add to the discussion. Quote Thankful to have become a free thinker.
Shady Posted August 2, 2012 Report Posted August 2, 2012 When we discuss public education we are in my field of expertise. Really? How many years have you taught? Quote
Shady Posted August 2, 2012 Report Posted August 2, 2012 I guess they feel good wearing uniforms and rubbing shoulders with the financial elite... I doubt it. Although they may feel good about uniforms. Uniforms makes for everyone being equal. Poorer kids don't have to worry about not having designer clothes. People like socialist should be championing uniforms at public schools if he's truely interested in equality. Quote
socialist Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Posted August 2, 2012 Really? How many years have you taught? I am close to completing my education degree. I have spent many years volunteering in many classrooms. i talk regularly with educational experts and professors of education who tell me all the latest great things happening in education. im a staunch teachers union supporter and have been at many rallies with union members. if there is a strike in ontario this summer i will walk the picket line with my edu colleagues supporting teachers and the public education system the same way 99% of the public supports teachers. that's what i know and do. how bout you? Quote Thankful to have become a free thinker.
CPCFTW Posted August 2, 2012 Report Posted August 2, 2012 im a staunch teachers union supporter and have been at many rallies with union members. Well that explains the delusions. Quote
socialist Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Posted August 2, 2012 Well that explains the delusions. Research shows that students taught by unionized teachers do much better than students taught by non-unionized teachers. Don't let facts get in the way of your ignorance. Quote Thankful to have become a free thinker.
Shady Posted August 2, 2012 Report Posted August 2, 2012 I am close to completing my education degree. I have spent many years volunteering in many classrooms. i talk regularly with educational experts and professors of education who tell me all the latest great things happening in education. im a staunch teachers union supporter and have been at many rallies with union members. if there is a strike in ontario this summer i will walk the picket line with my edu colleagues supporting teachers and the public education system the same way 99% of the public supports teachers. that's what i know and do. how bout you? So the answer is zero. You've taught zero years. Quote
wyly Posted August 2, 2012 Report Posted August 2, 2012 Research shows that students taught by unionized teachers do much better than students taught by non-unionized teachers. Don't let facts get in the way of your ignorance. I don't think I've ever met a non-unionized teacher...where would you find them? if I overlook a number of the abusive bastards that taught me when I was a kid and only rate the teachers my kids have had, I can only think of two that should consider looking for another career... Quote “Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”- John Stuart Mill
socialist Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Posted August 2, 2012 I don't think I've ever met a non-unionized teacher...where would you find them? if I overlook a number of the abusive bastards that taught me when I was a kid and only rate the teachers my kids have had, I can only think of two that should consider looking for another career... where those two teachers neo-con propagandists by any chance? Quote Thankful to have become a free thinker.
socialist Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Posted August 2, 2012 (edited) Public school teachers are 99.99% efficient. Edited August 2, 2012 by socialist Quote Thankful to have become a free thinker.
wyly Posted August 2, 2012 Report Posted August 2, 2012 where those two teachers neo-con propagandists by any chance? I don't know their political slant...they were cranky and verbally abusive and had no business being around young kids...I don't understand how some people who obviously don't enjoy being with kids can choose teaching as career... Quote “Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”- John Stuart Mill
Shady Posted August 2, 2012 Report Posted August 2, 2012 I don't know their political slant... they were cranky and verbally abusive and had no business being around young kids...I don't understand how some people who obviously don't enjoy being with kids can choose teaching as career... I agree. I think with some, it's a fallback career for them. Quote
Moonlight Graham Posted August 2, 2012 Report Posted August 2, 2012 we need to get kids into government run daycares by the age of 1 so that their minds can be molded correctly. LOL I hope this is a joke. Possibly the worst comment I've ever read on these boards. I would literally fight to the death if this became law. All-day kindergarten is crap. It's legislated daycare first and foremost. We should be raising our own kids in the first few years old their life (by far their most formative years), not letting government do it. But hey, anything to get more income tax revenue for Uncle Dalton & more teaching jobs for 'socialist'. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
GostHacked Posted August 2, 2012 Report Posted August 2, 2012 prove it. if it was true there would be outrage. everyone who graduates has to earn it. giving zeros like that fool teacher in alberta gives all teachers a bad rap. We had a thread on that, and many posters defended the acts of that teacher. Like you said, you have to earn it. If the student got a 0, then they earned that 0. Quote
GostHacked Posted August 2, 2012 Report Posted August 2, 2012 Public school for all students is needed to maintain a healthy democracy. it's scary to think what some parents might be teaching their kids at home. government run public schools make education equal for all and there is no hate, bigotry, or intolerance being taught at public schools. we need to get kids into government run daycares by the age of 1 so that their minds can be molded correctly. I am calling you out as a troll. No one in their right minds would give up their child to the education system at the age of 1, so you can 'mold' their minds. By that statement alone, makes me support home schooling more. Do you also want to put them on ADHD medication by the time they are 5? And when can the system have your kids? Thanks to Moonlight Graham for pointing out that one line. Quote
socialist Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Posted August 2, 2012 I am calling you out as a troll. No one in their right minds would give up their child to the education system at the age of 1, so you can 'mold' their minds. By that statement alone, makes me support home schooling more. Do you also want to put them on ADHD medication by the time they are 5? And when can the system have your kids? Thanks to Moonlight Graham for pointing out that one line. If they can't sit still they need ritalin. Simple as that. We have right wing wingnuts in Ontario who fought against the new sex ed curriculum in ontario last year and the government caved into those pressures. i know the government will still introduce this curriculum when the time is right. all kids need to be exposed to this stuff.it would have been a go but some ignorant parents objected. how can you object to sexual health being taught to all kids inclusively. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2010/04/23/ontario-education.html Quote Thankful to have become a free thinker.
socialist Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Posted August 2, 2012 LOL I hope this is a joke. Possibly the worst comment I've ever read on these boards. I would literally fight to the death if this became law. All-day kindergarten is crap. It's legislated daycare first and foremost. We should be raising our own kids in the first few years old their life (by far their most formative years), not letting government do it. But hey, anything to get more income tax revenue for Uncle Dalton & more teaching jobs for 'socialist'. Hey look at quebec. parents, all parents, pay $7/day for daycare and parents can go to work and leave their kids in the care of the state free from religious extremism. we need this in all provinces. so no, this is not a joke. Quote Thankful to have become a free thinker.
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