As a parent with children in our public school system, I have many a concern for the quality of education provided for by the province. The education system pushes students through the process without regard for the student’s actual academic achievements. The “no student is left behind” policies that we have been witnessing these past number of years are helping to create a generation of ill prepared and entitled citizens. I fear the day when the students of today become the leaders of tomorrow. I believe that the current education system encourages laziness, and a lack of desire for students to achieve.
The homogenized report cards we see today with the predefined comments that teachers are forced to use are a further example of a system run a muck. Teachers being forbidden to tell a parent that their child is lazy or fail that that child for not meeting the course requirements is absurd.
Once out of the public school system and into the real world where will all these students go? There are only so many McDonalds around, where will the reset of our under achieving future citizens go?
To see what is happening with our education system go to Society for Quality Education at http://societyforqualityeducation.org/