Improvements to the US school system?

A)What changes, if any, do you think should be implemented to improve the US public education system?

Smaller Class sizes.

Better teachers - did you know to become a teacher you only have to graduate college with a D

More discipline in the classroom - Kids are running wild in the class and the teachers cannot do anything about it.

Parents need to start backing the school - I see it all the time here and hear it all the time in the real world. That teacher will not suspend MY child, that teacher better not put my child in detention, she better now sternly talk, discipline, punish my child in anyway. So the kids know the teacher is not the boss and they do not have to listen to her.

We need more separated classes - Like more advance classes for children who are doing better, more LD classes for kids who just need a little more help.

Something they did when my grandmother was a child- More peer education. Older students taught younger students things like reading, ABC's, counting, colors, etc like kindergarten and first grade. It worked wonders for both the older students and the younger students.

I also think we need to stop throwing information at kids to quickly they cannot keep up. Not sure about other parents, but my kids do not stay on the same type of math for more than 2 days before they are moving on.

The schools who are on the government program (not sure what it is called) but it's an improvement thing the more the school improves the more government money they get. That program needs to go out the window. It does no good. Schools have gotten "smart" by putting kids in help classes in their best subjects so when the tests comes around it "looks" like the school has improved when in fact it did not. So kids who have reading, math, etc issues are not getting help because they need the students who are good to get better so it looks good on paper.

B) nope because our government doesn't give a rats butt about our youths education.

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Well, charter schools are doing better than traditional public schools. I work in a college and we test graduating high school students in math and English to see which classes they should take. ALL graduating seniors should score at college-level English. Kids coming from regular public schools test at middle school English and one or two from each group will test at college level. Kids coming from private and charter schools test at college level and one or two will test a level below that.

So what are the differences? I think the first big difference is that since charter schools are under a lot of scrutiny (their continued funding depends on them accomplishing what they say they will accomplish), they work harder at what they do. I think the teachers are more dedicated. I also think that the parents tell their kids that going to the school is a big deal and that a lot will be expected of them. In turn, the students recognize their good fortune and participate fully in their own education.

I also am taken aback at how uneducated a lot of the teachers in public schools seem. There are scores of grammatical errors in the papers that are sent home. So how can students learn from people who are uneducated? I guess that means the teachers need to meet more stringent standards. I went to community college with a girl. She studied and studied but no matter what she did, she couldn't get better than a C in classes. She was just a dull bulb. She could not get into the universities she wanted to, so she went to a state university. She somehow became a teacher. Knowing her, that's scary. Many of my kids' teachers could barely speak English. They had thick accents and didn't have a good command on the language. Yet many of them taught English!

Also, the schools are too crowded in general, and the classrooms are too crowded. So we need more schools. I think the school days are too long for optimal learning. Studies show that people remember more when taught in short bursts. So maybe they don't decrease the school day, but at least shorten class time and implement more breaks. I also think that the removal of arts programs has caused adverse consequences. Kids have to WANT to be in school learning and I remember that going to drama, choir and all that made me want to be at school.

I think the subject matter needs to be revamped and methods of teaching need to be improved. For instance, if I were a history teacher, I would want to teach my kids through play-acting. Give the kids costumes and characters to play, and they'll be more invested in the material.

Problematic kids should be put into juvenile hall. A lot of the time and resources in schools are used to deal with these students. I see more security guards in some schools than English teachers. That is time and resources taken away from kids who want to learn.

Parents need to be more involved. Many don't care and/or don't have the knowledge required to be a resource for their kids. I'd like to see more community programs that help those parents with their own skills so they can be more active in their kids' education.

They need to stop moving kids through grades based on age and make them stay in their correct levels until they can pass the material. Like Little House on the Prairie style.

I could go on and on, but those are a few of the changes I think need to be made.

I think the biggest problem is that many schools are over crowded.

My children attend a rural school, 200 kids max. from K-12. They have great teachers and the children receive tons of one-on-one attention. The children, especially the high school students, all have close relationships with the faculty and that helps a lot with good grades. When you have teachers who know you personally, they encourage you and will help you.

Last year all 28 seniors graduated, and it's been that way for years. They have a no-fail policy, which means there's no such thing as not turning in assignments or homework. If you don't do it, you stay after school the next day and you don't leave until the work is done.

I fully believe that the reason our schools are failing is because they are too crowded. Too many children and not enough teachers or funds.

Atrocious in terms of what? Test scores? Making AYP?

I doubt there are too many kids who are putting in some effort that are getting a bad education.

I think the most critical improvements need to come from society, not from the schools. Education is not emphasized, valued, and respected as it was in the past...that is much of the issue.