>>2755101

It's even worse these days here in Georgia.

Part of the teachers' pay is based on their students' grades. So guess what the teachers are doing?

>allowing students to turn in assignments a month after its due

>making the tests incredibly easy

>using a grading curve where 70 = 85, and so on

On top of that the administrators keep pushing to move the students on to the next grade no matter what. Just keep passing the kids whether they deserve it or not. No child left behind.

Best of luck trying to discipline bad students. Detentions are rare (it requires a lot of paperwork), and out-of-school suspensions are basically non-existent.

Admins don't care, many teachers don't care, the students don't care, and way too many parents have no clue as to their child's schooling.

They need to wipe the slate clean by replacing the county superintendents along with all of the principles and administrators. Our public education system has reached a CRITICAL level, and nobody has the guts to clean it the right way. Those who attempt to do so are kicked out of the system.

It's incredibly corrupt and needs to be cleaned.

>>2755262

>TAKE THEM OUT OF SCHOOL NOW

The problem is that only a very tiny percentage of parents actually will do that. They'll find a way to make it work through either a private school or home school.

The other 90-95% of the students will still be there in the government daycare centers (a.k.a. public schools), getting their free breakfasts and free lunches, and spending their time talking to friends and playing games on their phones.

>>2755449

>If you raise teachers' salaries and make real provisions to fire the incompetent and lazy ones like in any business, we will get better-quality teachers. Most bright young college grads would prefer a $45K per annum corporate job over a $22K teaching job.

Yes and no.

For starters, the average starting pay for teachers here is around $35,000, and that rises based on how many extra degrees the teacher also earns (Masters, PhD, etc.) So right off the bat you've got a good that pays well for right out of college, and you get a shitload of days off during the year. Plus you get automatic sympathy for being a teacher.

As far as kicking out the incompetent and lazy teachers, that only works if you have honest administrators. Otherwise, it's the lazy and corrupt protecting the lazy and corrupt, just like everywhere else in the world. Been there, seen it, experienced it, got screwed by it.

Another big problem that needs addressing is that it's difficult for people to go out in the real world and then transition to becoming a teacher, bringing that real world experience into the classroom. These people can provide valuable lessons and show the kids directly how the lessons correlate to real life.

Otherwise, you're left with the teachers who march through college and go straight into teaching, only being able to offer theoretical knowledge at best. They have little to no "real" experience and are limited with the ways they can communicate and help teach the lessons.

>>2755674

My nephew (10 years old) is being home schooled as well. His parents did it because of "bullying", though they're also liars and we'll never know the truth. The good news is that my nephew is doing great in school and earned straight A's last spring.

The downside is that he has almost NO social skills because his parents keep him secluded in their tiny apartment all day long. No trips to the playground. No playing outside. Nothing. It's one giant overprotective bubble that's causing much more harm than good.

Ironically, this kid would do better in a public school than his current home schooling.