The Fall of the School System

Ok this is where New York State stands if thigs do not change. Fisrt off who gave these government the authority to spend so much but not on it's state. We have areas of NY that have schools suffering because they can't keep up with the high number of students each year in out public schools, that need much needed money more than others. Why is it that these politicians from this state are some of the highest paid politicians in this country. They use our tax dollars that are collected to give the state a better look, repairing our roads, schools, and keeping our streets safe. It seems that in NY our politicaians have another reason for collecting our taxes. To use it to buy hookers for there pleasure. Look at governor Spitzer who spent $5,000 for this woman so he can have fun and I'm sure this wasn't the first time that this has happen. NYS tax dollars at work. Wait it get's better so now they want to extend the hours our children are in school longer extending, the day by 3 hours. I don't know if anyone else has a problem with this. Think of all the resources that would have to be given to the schools to pull this off. First off, teachers would definitely want a raise and the overtime pay. Ok now common sense i would want the extra pay too, can you really blame them. Not only that what will happen to the sports teams will they vanish next giving our children things that keep them out of trouble. There is no real reason to extend a kids day at school. Personally, i've grown being at school early and getting out alittle after 2pm. I know for a fact that a number of other people that have done the same thing like our doctors, engineers, teachers ect.. Why does the state feel they should add more time to school and then have children try to do there homework after sports practices. and any other after school acitivity I see all after school programs vanishing. These kids need these things to be able to find themselves figure out who they are and who they want to be. After school is the time to do homework and go out with friends before it get's dark and they have to be inside to sleep and wake up for school the next day. Our government is so worried about the drop out rates why it's nothing they can do about it unless they want to help those parents that are still children themselves. Drop out rates are higher now because of the babies having babies issue. You have young kids trying to play adults, but when they have a child they can't take care of it and aren't mature enough to understand what it's like to be a real parent. Make health classes better that kept me from having a child until i was able to provide for my child. Let's give them things to really talk about make health class a bigger part of kids lives keep them thinking about the future that should start from kindergarden when they actually understand. Push school on them from very little and they will always want to be in school after. Show them the difference between people that go to college keep their education a priority, and show them people who don't even think of going to school and how they all live. Kids are simple show them what it's like to be educated don't tell them they won't understand words, but they understand having more toys because i went to school and kept high grades and pursued colleges versus not having anything and flipping burgers until you die with little or no toys at all. This is the approach we need to take. People always say it's the parents fault that the kids are the way they are ok now that is true. But remeber school is like your second home you are at school more than 40% of the year so ity also on the teachers. Teachers feel that they don't have to really teach anymore you just explain the material one way and that's it. WRONG!!! Most children will not learn like this. You don't just through stuff in front of them and expect them to absorb it. Teachers need to really start doing what they are paid for and that is to teach. The troubled kids should be the ones you pay more attention to because they will need more help than the student that has straight A's. The student with straight A's knows the work and can do the work and doesn't need to be helped. A teachers job is to get every student in there class to pass. And the ones that struggle they ususally label them as the bad apple and treat them differently from the rest of the class which in turn leads to that student failing or dropping out of school. It is the job of the teacher to give the student a proper education, a parent to make sure the kids do there homework, and the responsibility of the student to understand and ask questions in class or after class to understand the material. When a child goes to college they are on there own. It shouldn't be now when they aren't done with grade school yet. So to the government wise up it is partial both the parents and the teachers fault. Teachers don't care about there students like they use to do. They have an attitude that they don't have to deal with this kids attitude or problems that's not in my job description. Teachers need to be evaluated before they can teach to see if they will care for children like they were there own because it is there responsibility that they understand and get the work that is assigned to them. If the government wants to stop all these kids from having babies and not having so many people on welfare it starts at school and during the process of them being educated until they graduate high school. Help these children have better teachers and educate these parents get them more involved in the childs life. Call them set meeting about there progress overall. Don't give up on our kids parents and teachers the day you do that is the day the fall from the bar and have to find there own way back or they won't at all and will keep falling. Parents you are on the frontlines to help second line of defense are the teachers. Time for both parents and teachers to really do there jobs. That's just Bull****