Hilarious excuse why US students compare so poorly with foreigners

[JiffsMom]

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@citygirlsmom

if its THIS math problem, well, its a stupid problem that is unclear and poorly written </p>

<p>sometimes, its the problems that are dumb, not the students </p>

<p>look at some of the textbooks forced upon our teachers and look at NCLB- it didn’t help any </p>

<p>if you want to blame teachers for the erosion of our education system, that is just wrong</p>

<p>its the funding, its the support, its the taking away program after program</p>

<p>but of course don’t put any blame where it matters- to the feds for forcing programs on schools and then not funding them</p>

<p>I find it offensive to blame all teachers for this and pretty shallow thinking

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<p>It’s the Ed Schools:
[Horsefeathers</a> - ON EDUCATION: BY RITA KRAMER](<a href=“http://doctor-horsefeathers.com/archives2/000391.php]Horsefeathers”>http://doctor-horsefeathers.com/archives2/000391.php)</p>

<p>And, it’s the unproven education ideology and pedagogy currently in widespread use:
An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching
<a href=“http://www.cogtech.usc.edu/publications/kirschner_Sweller_Clark.pdf[/url]”>http://www.cogtech.usc.edu/publications/kirschner_Sweller_Clark.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;