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RE: Letters and numbers don't go together in Math - Part 3 - Learning disorders
I find all of these "learning disabilities" highly specious. The problem is really that all people learn differently. Public education is predicated upon the opposite- it attempts to create a "one size fits all" approach to education. The premise is that some will "get it" and the others will fall by the wayside and do menial jobs after school. There are a myriad of other problems, many of which I'm sure you don't want to hear.
I hear clearly what you're saying. You feel about this like I feel about ADD and that ball is thrown into every court. Not everyone has the same intellect and I truly and honestly believe that these disorders are real, but "mis-used" at times.
Two parents have a child that they raise until the child is 5 then they give it to strangers to educate. Who is better suited to educate the child... the parent that knows the child... or a stranger that is given a set of lessons that are geared toward providing the "workplace" with compliant workers? The whole premise of public education is wrong. Critical thinking isn't taught... I would guess that maybe 10% of the "educators" are even qualified to be there. Before Adam Smith designed our economic system he wrote The Theory of Moral Sentiments. He was Chair of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow. He wrote that education is the responsibility of parents... Public education is merely a tool of indoctrination for the state.
Very true. We have developed a course on critical thinking and emotional intelligence. You won't believe how difficult it is to sell these courses. Most parents expect the teacher to take the role of both the teacher and parent as they don't teach them much. Had my share of this in life, and now focusing to be the best teacher ever....and I teach my kids to think critically. We have many class discussions, and they know by now that I always give them something to think about after a lesson. Thanks for your comment. I love that we have become friends here!
Me too... You're one of the few that I look forward to discourse with! Somewhere along the line the parent/teacher role became reversed. I think economics has a lot to do with it. Now the economy is so bad that both parents have to work so the teacher gets saddled with much more than they bargained for when they were in college lol! I think that you're part of the 10% that belong teaching children... Most of the teachers I met, I wouldn't want my kids to even associate with. The Univ. I went to used to be Michigan Teachers College and the Ed dept. is still the biggest in school... It seems to attract the worst students.
I don't necessarily agree with everything you wrote but I tend to agree with your last sentence. "Public education is merely a tool of indoctrination for the state."