Surely it's not too much to expect of public schools to adopt a national standard for communicating in the English language, or to train teachers in direct instruction methods to keep the students on track. Instead of following such a sensible approach to introduce our children to schooling, our educrats dream up high-minded mission statements laced with superlatives that have nothing to do with imparting useful knowledge to the students, but everything to do with conditioning them into politically correct drones and lifelong learners. Through quality instruction, shared accountability and commitment to collaboration, the Board fosters lifelong learning in a diverse and changing society. The statement than goes on to say that the Board is committed to. . . Such basic aims might be taken for granted, but in reality, they are often almost totally neglected and considered unimportant.
Education is no different.
First the student must learn the basics-learn to read, write, and do arithmetic. The fact that no agreement exists between educrats and the public taxpayer on the basic premise of what public education is about, indicates a total breakdown in communications and proves that no clear plan for public education exists. It is disheartening and leads one to realize that the educrats are working to a self-serving agenda that is not in the best interests of our children, the parents, the community, or the nation as a whole.