The first thing that comes to mind is common core...well not really common core but a long time ago before common core was a thing I went to a school called Virginia Commonwealth University. I was in the middle of deciding what I was going to do FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE! (We all know that didn't) I actually wanted to teach English and was starting to take courses geared for that. The problem was in the state of Virginia they decided to be innovative and came up with a set of rules or as Darling-Hammond calls a standard of learning. Virginia came up with these standards and in fact they are one of the few states that did not adopt the Common Core standards. They made what is called the SOL’s or Standards of Learning or S*** outta luck! haha so I'm going to school and I am deciding if my chosen path is what I really wanted to do. I took one class and it talked about what Virginia was doing with these SoL. I really couldn't get over the fact that the state was going to dictate what I (a qualified, trained, certified professional) needed to teach my individual students. So my job (electrical work) looked more and more enticing and I eventually only took a BA and started doing electrical work.
So what does all of this have to with this blog? John Dewey’s quote, “What the best and wisest parent wants for his own child, that must we want for all children in the community. Any other ideal for our schools is narrow and unlovely; acted upon, it destroys our democracy” So I have been trying to come up with the words to say in this blog post for a couple of days now. In short what I want to say is that the above quote has everything to do with our government and the current education system. If we as a country (family) can’t provide (or don't) the best educational benefits for every child then it has essentially failed at in it’s purpose. If we do not educate correctly and the kids are the future of our country then we fail to build for the future because we do not properly show them how it is suppose to be. It’s kinda the if you don't know the past you are destined to repeat it thing. Also, the word equitable. I love that word. The education system needs to be equitable not equal. You know the picture of the three kids looking at the game. My VP uses in every training that she gives. But, it is so true. We need to service the actual needs of our students not make it a one size fits all education.
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