Annie
Not So Junior Member
I'm not so inclined to blame teachers. Ifkids aren't motivated and have aholes for parents, not a lot can be done. The lack of money ssue is usually a cover for the anti education culture.
Thus, we should only concentrate on those from middle class and better homes, especially in the difficult economic times we are experiencing?
I feel like I'm in a world turned upside down.
I'm a teacher arguing that while the public should not expect schools to right all the wrongs of society, while still trying to teach the academic curriculum they should do what is possible in the schools they are being paid to teach in.
If in a upper socioeconomic areas, it's well documented that many students need to be inspired to move beyond themselves, to see a purpose they may have. In the lower socioeconomic areas the teachers should be aware of the need to be a role model, concentrate on providing examples of others that have succeeded in difficult circumstances, while teaching the curriculum.
In any school, it's imperative that the teachers teach the students from the point they are at and move them along as quickly as possible. Same lesson may mean 2 or more versions of attaining the material at differing pacing and depth.