Bill Pelland
Joined: 25 Feb 2008 07:34 am
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Posted: 08 May 2008 06:47 am
Post Subject: Re: Response to Passing the Buck
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Heidi - I know you are not an Obama fan but he has talked about tuition credits in exchange for giving back to the community.
One idea that could help teacher/student ratio is to offer tuition help to those taking education courses as their major in exchange for in-class teacher aid programs while still in college.
This could provide the ed major with hands-on experience in the class room while giving current teachers an extra pair of hands. The individual attention would surely help the students.
This is just an idea; maybe good-maybe not.
I watch my great granddson as he learns to walk, talk, look at books, and I marvel at the joy he expresses when he learns new things. Somehow the joy of learning must be fostered all through the school years and while testing may help the educator identify success or lack thereof, I believe todays education system relies too much on teaching to a test and not enough on inspiring our youth.
In previous letters you mention the responsibility of parents. I agree but also recognize that today's world that requires two parents to work just to make a living is different then when my mother could stay at home and teach her 5 children while my father worked.
I think we have to recognize the realities, that there are more divorced parents, more parents where both are working, and many parents with less time than in generations past. This creates a situation that maybe could be helped with some type of after school programs much as head start helps with early childhood education.
Bill Pelland
Murchison, TX
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Bill Pelland
Murchison Tx
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