Why our school systems spend more and produce less

Posted by $ blarman 11 years, 5 months ago to Education
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Now these are just employees. What is more interesting is when you start getting into salary, because those 50% of teachers (at least in my state) only make about 30% of the pay...

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  • Posted by empedocles 11 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Do you want kids trained to take tests well or know the material well?

    I have to side with Sal Khan when he discusses mastering the material as being the ultimate goal. And I find myself using his site daily to fill in the gaps in my education. I'm astounded by how many I have discovered already.

    Of course, it doesn't pay to teach.
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  • Posted by hrymzk 11 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.

    My HS homework time averaged five hours plus weekend time It helped me survive with a bunch of premeds at university.

    Harry M
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  • Posted by $ blarman 11 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Could have fooled me. My two high schoolers average almost two hours of homework every night - despite alternating class days.
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  • Posted by hrymzk 11 years, 5 months ago

    One problem with this is instructional time has increased as state test scores idd not increase satisfactorily

    Harry M
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