tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118551907169777473.post4114013938815506235..comments2023-09-14T06:43:21.731-04:00Comments on politico in stilettos : Education in WV: What we really need to doThe Politico in Stilettoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13960691108761922515noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118551907169777473.post-9552146030040006092010-11-18T20:17:15.927-05:002010-11-18T20:17:15.927-05:00I've seen your blog before and disagree ... fr...I've seen your blog before and disagree ... frequently. But, in this case, you touched on some truth. Parents need to get their act together and start being parents. Far too often, they pawn off their responsibilities and duty to the education system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118551907169777473.post-14386737624934209962010-11-18T14:36:06.728-05:002010-11-18T14:36:06.728-05:00There's no excuse for teachers not knowing how...There's no excuse for teachers not knowing how to use the technology they need to teach kids. If they don't know it they need to be trained, and if they won't they should be let go. It's a failure of an already broken system. <br /><br />Even a perfect school will have problems though if the parents aren't involved in their kids lives, like the poor girl with the meth-addict mother.Curtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118551907169777473.post-30710785970232918912010-11-18T14:05:11.754-05:002010-11-18T14:05:11.754-05:00As a parent, I think you nailed it the first time....As a parent, I think you nailed it the first time. Parents and teachers need to learn to work together. Until that and many other problems are solved, retention will remain a problem. Many of the problems teachers and students face are part of a viscous cycle that has gone unaddressed for far too long and now we are in a downward spiral. You and I both know that no marketing campaign in the world will sell you product if it's broke when you buy it.JMClarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118551907169777473.post-78683763507401418472010-11-18T13:46:19.746-05:002010-11-18T13:46:19.746-05:00Graduation Rate & Qualified Teachers are a hug...Graduation Rate & Qualified Teachers are a huge concern for whole P-20 system. Both lead to a cultural shift that will affect not just the student and parents, but all educational stakeholders. We need solid teachers to help with the overall education of being human.I'm The Chezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256317174233040774noreply@blogger.com