St. Louis Schools – Fail #1
October 23rd, 2008 | Published in Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Gabe’s homework:
Faith pretty much sums it up with her comment. Of course Gabe’s teacher can’t do anything but look at the book’s answers and use them. She does not have the ability to think for herself.
First off let me start this by saying that Gabe gets about 15 minutes of instruction on what a proper noun is and 15 minutes more on how to use it in a sentence. At that point they move on to something else. The next day they’re tested on it. Is it just me or does this seem incredibly stupid? Anyway, that’s why not all the letters are capitalized. His teacher didn’t quite explain that all letters of a proper noun are always capitalized. Oy.
This one is my favorite. It truly shows just how, well, STUPID, his teacher is.
…and this is the public school system that is supposed to be training and teaching the next generation? I wish that they’d spend half the time on actual learning as they do on the other crap that comes along with school like DARE and “How to spot safety hazards at home!”
Anyway, all I’ve got to say is that if you’re planning on sending your kids to school in the St. Louis Public School district, don’t. If, like us, you can’t afford private school then I pray that you can supplement your child’s learning at home, and correct the mistakes that the teachers make on a daily basis.
I’m not going to publish the teachers name here… yet. But next week after parent teacher conferences if I don’t get some sort of satisfaction from her, then there will be hell to pay, and the least of it will be on this blog.
October 23rd, 2008 at 1317 (#)
You know, if it was an isolated incidence it would be different. It’s not. It’s all the freaking time and the three of us are so frustrated. I feel so bad for Gabe. Good luck with parent teacher conferences Love, I wish I could be there! I’m not expecting that things will change unless we can get Gabe into a different class, that would be nice!