Crime Rates Increase With Rising Education Dropout Rates!
Education Basics Are NECESSARY!
The reports are not good. The number of dropouts is increasing even faster than previously thought, with the number of dropouts the highest in eight years.
Suspensions are on the rise! (Remember, repeated suspensions often lead to dropping-out.)
Studies and statistics have already shown us there is a relationship between our nation’s growing dropout rate and the massive increase in crime.
And drop out rates are soaring dramatically across the nation. Statistics show up to 75% of students are dropping out (more…)
Education and Cannibals!
You Learn What You Live!
Education reform is the big buzzword now that we have a new administration, with a new Secretary of Education.
But everyone keeps presenting different ideas that only address part of the problems in our public schools.
Suggestions have been made for longer school days, shorter school days, more money per child, bigger and more modern schools, smaller class size, year-round school, merit pay, more charter schools, graduation at age 16, vouchers, and on and on and on. . .
Some of the suggestions have some merit, while others are clearly problematic.
Even extremely valid suggestions, such as (more…)
Education & Basketball Triumphs!
Flying With The Basketball!
To celebrate the weekend, I have two stories of heartwarming triumph on the high school basketball court.
The first story happened way back in 2006, when Jason McElwain, an autistic high school senior, dazzled his fellow team members and the crowd in the final game of the season.
Jason (J-Mac to his friends) had served as a waterboy, then Coach’s assistant and “spirit leader” for his Rochester, NY high school team, but finally played. He astounded everyone!
He wound up (more…)
Education Lottery Rip-Offs!
SC Education Lottery
Just a few years back, the lottery folks were running a big campaign in our state (South Carolina), trying to convince citizens that voting for the lottery was “the answer” to all education problems in our state. And there were LOTS of problems at the time!
As part of that campaign, the tv and radio airwaves were bombarded (more…)
Education is Not Wasted!
Geometry Education
I am so grateful for the excellent education that my parents provided for me. Even though it’s been forty-five years (GASP!) since I graduated from high school, the lessons I learned have stuck with me, through thick and thin.
I still remember listening to classmates in my high school geometry class grumble:
- “This stuff is stupid”
- “Why do we have to learn this?
- “This is dumb! I’ll never use this!”
Later, in college calculus classes, I heard (more…)
