HAHAHAHAHAA. no lina don't leave me with the big bad jerk that changes my quotes. :bigcry:

You said ruDy and then changed it! i have a record for all the edits, it's one of my powers :mellow:

 

And it was hilarious that you made the same mistake again :lol:

You don't like the pic of rudy and daniel then? boohoo :(

 

 

 

 

:wacky:

 

*shudders* :sick:

HAHAHAHAHAA. no lina don't leave me with the big bad jerk that changes my quotes. :bigcry:

Don't worry, i'm leaving too :dozey:

 

Bye bye :nice:

Hahahaha. Ni modo, Izzy, me tengo que ir! :)

Bye peeps! See you later!

hello! :curtain:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAAH ren die:bigcry:

 

 

nonononoooo. i said it only once and then you changed it!! you didd. you jerk!! :mean:

 

and now my ride is annoyied cuz he's wating in the car outside! you see what you do JERK? :bigcry:

 

 

 

ew. :mean: RUBY, R - U - B - Y sucks. :D

 

 

soo now i leave you with this!.

 

 

SEE? no RUBY :smug:

 

 

*sticktongueoutatren*

Bye.

adioz. im gone too. :lol:

Yikes with that "DANIEL AND RUDY" pic :angry:

:curtain:

 

 

RUBY SUUUCKS. :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bye. :D

okok, i come in and everybody leaves...

 

 

 

:bigcry:

What are you pretending Ren ? :angry:

:bigcry::bigcry:

:bigcry:

What are you pretending Ren ? :angry:

Geez i was only kidding man, no harm intended.

:lol:

"School districts across America are dealing with the struggle to keep pace with education around the world. Perhaps it is time to examine a minor mystery which has major consequences. Somehow children in some Asian countries and throughout Europe are high achievers in basic education (elementary and secondary school) and make us ashamed of our American school systems. These same learners flock to America to attend our universities and earn degrees. This raises the question: How is it that we cannot prepare our young people at elementary and secondary levels to successfully compete in universities which are valued so highly by foreign students? It would seem that someone in America must know something about education. Our elementary and secondary teachers are trained in those same hallowed halls, but whatever they learn seems to be lost before they reach the classrooms, the very same classrooms where we expect them to work.

Perhaps there is a difference between American education and American educational systems. If the problem is American education, then we need to really examine curriculum and pedagogy. We need to decide how to change what is taught and how it is taught. If the problem is the educational systems, then we need to take a look at what happens to prevent the teaching of valuable content that will carry our students where we would like to see them go. Looking at the content of foreign school systems and comparing that content with our schools would indicate that the problem is not with the subjects taught. To a degree, the content is consistent to a level that allows foreign students to transition into our higher levels of learning without serious problems. This takes us to considering teaching methods. If the methods used in other countries are more effective than our methods, then we need to change, or at least improve, the ways we teach. Personally, I find many problems in the methods we use. Teachers are turned loose to do as they wish in far too many classrooms. Sometimes they mirror the treatment they received in school; sometimes they do what they have done for many years without beneficial change. In some schools, the notion of continued professional development is ignored; and instead of seeking improved performance, mediocre performance is rewarded by promotion to decision- making positions.

 

Educational leaders are found pandering to money and politics rather than performing their duties in the best interests of the students. Competency in the classroom is rewarded with unfair criticism and no encouragement from administration. In response to this, teachers are left to depend on labor unions to try to secure their futures; and the only entities that benefit are the unions. Professional commitment is pushed aside in favor of basic survival.

 

It seems to me that if we are to bring our school systems up to a desirable level of performance and properly prepare American learners to compete in higher education and, ultimately, in the global workplace, we need to take a close look at what works in some other school systems and make difficult decisions about real change. We need to prepare for and institute real reform in education."

 

 

yey for articles.

80% of our schools are in low-class urban areas where there is little funding and some retard named Bush keep staking their money when they need it most. apparently you have no idea that there are a lot of good schools.

 

and besides, what does any of that have to do with teenage jobs? if our education system is really that bad, then it's the fault of teachers and gov't, not students who work part time. get your head on straight and then talk to me

just a question people,

 

has anybody seen 'the butterfly effect'?

is it worth to watch?

"School districts across America are dealing with the struggle to keep pace with education around the world. Perhaps it is time to examine a minor mystery which has major consequences. Somehow children in some Asian countries and throughout Europe are high achievers in basic education (elementary and secondary school) and make us ashamed of our American school systems. These same learners flock to America to attend our universities and earn degrees. This raises the question: How is it that we cannot prepare our young people at elementary and secondary levels to successfully compete in universities which are valued so highly by foreign students? It would seem that someone in America must know something about education. Our elementary and secondary teachers are trained in those same hallowed halls, but whatever they learn seems to be lost before they reach the classrooms, the very same classrooms where we expect them to work.

Perhaps there is a difference between American education and American educational systems. If the problem is American education, then we need to really examine curriculum and pedagogy. We need to decide how to change what is taught and how it is taught. If the problem is the educational systems, then we need to take a look at what happens to prevent the teaching of valuable content that will carry our students where we would like to see them go. Looking at the content of foreign school systems and comparing that content with our schools would indicate that the problem is not with the subjects taught. To a degree, the content is consistent to a level that allows foreign students to transition into our higher levels of learning without serious problems. This takes us to considering teaching methods. If the methods used in other countries are more effective than our methods, then we need to change, or at least improve, the ways we teach. Personally, I find many problems in the methods we use. Teachers are turned loose to do as they wish in far too many classrooms. Sometimes they mirror the treatment they received in school; sometimes they do what they have done for many years without beneficial change. In some schools, the notion of continued professional development is ignored; and instead of seeking improved performance, mediocre performance is rewarded by promotion to decision- making positions.

 

Educational leaders are found pandering to money and politics rather than performing their duties in the best interests of the students. Competency in the classroom is rewarded with unfair criticism and no encouragement from administration. In response to this, teachers are left to depend on labor unions to try to secure their futures; and the only entities that benefit are the unions. Professional commitment is pushed aside in favor of basic survival.

 

It seems to me that if we are to bring our school systems up to a desirable level of performance and properly prepare American learners to compete in higher education and, ultimately, in the global workplace, we need to take a close look at what works in some other school systems and make difficult decisions about real change. We need to prepare for and institute real reform in education."

 

 

yey for articles.

 

I love how the article doesn't address one of the problems in education and that is the dynamics of the family. It's not the same as it was 20 or 30 years ago. The dynamics of the family play a very important part in a child's education because a child's first teacher is their parents.

 

Yes, there are problems with the educational system but there's problems with every educational system in the world. Nothing is perfect. The problems with the American educational system are the results of family, discipline, funding (where most of the money is given to schools in rich districts and not the poorer districts), NCLB (No Child Left Behind - where they spend most of the time testing), the teachers (there are teachers who are not good, sports (people would rather have sports then concentrate on school), and the value of edcuation (it's no longer have real value to many anymore).

 

As for a 16 year wanting a job....so freaking what? I say go for it. One reason teenagers get jobs is to not have money to spend it on crap but to save money and start taking control of their lives. For many, having a job teaches them about finances, how to balance their budget and so forth. There are parents out there who teach their children that if the want something then they have to work for it and not expect mom and dad to give them whatever they want. What this teaches them is that money does not grow on trees and that to buy those things that one wants then you have to work for it and save your money.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAAH ren die:bigcry:

 

 

nonononoooo. i said it only once and then you changed it!! you didd. you jerk!! :mean:

 

and now my ride is annoyied cuz he's wating in the car outside! you see what you do JERK? :bigcry:

 

 

 

ew. :mean: RUBY, R - U - B - Y sucks. :D

 

 

soo now i leave you with this!.

 

 

SEE? no RUBY :smug:

 

 

*sticktongueoutatren*

 

did someone say ruby?:wacko:

 

 

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oh rubyrubyrubyrubyy!

:dance:

 

 

ahaha. naah. not just lat night, it's been this way for a couple of days. :surprised:

 

rudy is nowere to be found, min too.

i don't come in cuz i'm sick so all i do is sleep haha.. :lol:

aaand the rest of the people that used to come in don't anymore!

so nobody comes in sooo yup. :surprised:

 

 

thisthreaaadisgonnadiesoon.

or at least that's what it looks like!

 

sorry i havent been on lately, ive been playing video games all day with my brother,

im such a nerd:uhoh:

i just got home after spending a nice afternoon on the beach :D So what's new people? :nice:

 

i hate the beach here.

its a ll disgusting and there is trash everywhere:sick:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAAH ren die:bigcry:

 

 

nonononoooo. i said it only once and then you changed it!! you didd. you jerk!! :mean:

 

and now my ride is annoyied cuz he's wating in the car outside! you see what you do JERK? :bigcry:

 

 

 

ew. :mean: RUBY, R - U - B - Y sucks. :D

 

 

soo now i leave you with this!.

 

 

SEE? no RUBY :smug:

 

 

*sticktongueoutatren*

 

did someone say ruby?:wacko:

 

 

oh rubyrubyrubyrubyy!

:dance:

 

 

ahaha. naah. not just lat night, it's been this way for a couple of days. :surprised:

 

rudy is nowere to be found, min too.

i don't come in cuz i'm sick so all i do is sleep haha.. :lol:

aaand the rest of the people that used to come in don't anymore!

so nobody comes in sooo yup. :surprised:

 

 

thisthreaaadisgonnadiesoon.

or at least that's what it looks like!

 

sorry i havent been on lately, ive been playing video games all day with my brother,

im such a nerd:uhoh:

i just got home after spending a nice afternoon on the beach :D So what's new people? :nice:

 

i hate the beach here.

its a ll disgusting and there is trash everywhere:sick:

hey folks.

 

i'm here for like 5 seconds and I'm leaving for work again :(

dont leaveee me min!:bigcry:

wait. what? :surprised:

 

do i have to catch up with something? *confused*