tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post3603936587599096543..comments2024-03-28T13:53:04.287-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Einstein was right - education editionPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-7682499512767050632014-05-04T13:00:17.791-05:002014-05-04T13:00:17.791-05:00Just wait until the Common Core standards are impl...Just wait until the Common Core standards are implemented. The scores will plummet.c w swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-80377410317806685962014-05-04T11:28:05.906-05:002014-05-04T11:28:05.906-05:00True, Chris, but sub-par teachers need the union m...True, Chris, but sub-par teachers need the union much more than good teachers. So from the unions' point of view, it's all good.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-17039368072302277112014-05-04T09:41:58.466-05:002014-05-04T09:41:58.466-05:00And, as Thomas Sowell has pointed out many times, ...And, as Thomas Sowell has pointed out many times, the average SAT score of college students pursuing a degree in education is lower than the overall average SAT score of all college students. Just as you cannot improve your game, in whatever sport, by consistently playing opponents below your skill/talent level, having teachers of below-average ability cannot hope to produce improvement in the alleged (but not actual, as Roger Ritter notes) mission of state-run schools.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015544320906146949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-15123256281045502762014-05-04T08:54:29.902-05:002014-05-04T08:54:29.902-05:00My mother taught elementary school in the USA for ...My mother taught elementary school in the USA for several decades. Based on her experiences, I can't think of anything that would lure me into that field. Let's just say that I have quite an unflattering opinion of school administrators, school boards, and, frankly, teachers' colleges. Every one of those groups is more concerned with advancing its own tribal agenda than with actually educating children.<br /><br />I lean strongly towards the view that education is too important to be trusted to professional 'educators'.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15353148533326986159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-83041816733026132382014-05-04T08:00:31.226-05:002014-05-04T08:00:31.226-05:00That's a measurement error. Most people think...That's a measurement error. Most people think that pouring more money into the schools is to benefit the students. Actually, it's to preserve union jobs for teachers and administrators. Once you realize what the true standards are, you see that the money is having exactly the results desired, so there's every reason to keep doing it (as far as the people in power are concerned).Roger Ritternoreply@blogger.com