Comments on: Wichita Eagle’s school cheerleading isn’t helpful http://wichitaliberty.org/wichita-kansas-schools/wichita-eagles-school-cheerleading-isnt-helpful/ Individual liberty, limited government, and free markets in Wichita and Kansas Fri, 18 May 2012 14:45:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Kevin Streeter http://wichitaliberty.org/wichita-kansas-schools/wichita-eagles-school-cheerleading-isnt-helpful/comment-page-1/#comment-46877 Kevin Streeter Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:10:55 +0000 http://wichitaliberty.org/?p=5381#comment-46877 Bob, I have talked to you about this before. The solution is not better training, more technology nor even better teachers. The countries that are beating us in education have less of this than us. 30 years ago and before students were learning and teacher training, techology and teachers were no better than today. Note that home-schooled students many times do better than public schooled students. Parents are no better at teaching. When parents and students look at the school as the students job and the student is thought to be working for the teacher, then student achievement will increase. The biggest obstacle to high standards are administrators and parents. Having high standards is the quickest way for a teacher to have problems at work. I do think not of vouchers as a cure-all, but they can give us the same poor education at a lower cost Bob, I have talked to you about this before. The solution is not better training, more technology nor even better teachers. The countries that are beating us in education have less of this than us. 30 years ago and before students were learning and teacher training, techology and teachers were no better than today. Note that home-schooled students many times do better than public schooled students. Parents are no better at teaching.

When parents and students look at the school as the students job and the student is thought to be working for the teacher, then student achievement will increase. The biggest obstacle to high standards are administrators and parents. Having high standards is the quickest way for a teacher to have problems at work.

I do think not of vouchers as a cure-all, but they can give us the same poor education at a lower cost

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