<p>Duncanville HS, a bit south of Dallas. He had dropped out of HS for a bit, then came back. His mom is a school teacher. When they interviewed him on the local news, he seemed soft spoken and modest.</p>
<p>When my D (who is still in HS) heard the word “packets”, that really got her going. I don’t know about the state mandating “packets” but among two of my kids they’ve had three classes in HS (plus middle school science) where they were taught through “packets”. The problem is if a student doesn’t understand, there is no “other” way of explaining. They are referred back to the packet, as if they really hadn’t read the materials.</p>
<p>The explanation I’ve heard for the “packet method” is insane. It goes: “When you get to college, your teachers aren’t going to spoon feed you. You will have to teach it to yourselves, so you need to learn how to do this in HS.” Exactly what college do they think our kids are going to attend where the teachers don’t teach and expect the students to learn totally on their own?</p>
<p>Sorry, getting too emotional about this issue. Cleansing breath…</p>