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| "Aileen Taylor" atc001 | Re: WHERE ARE YOU ALL??????? | Thu, 7 Oct 2004 11:49:54 -0400 |
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here here,well said,aileen
----- Original Message -----
From: LEDEEDOU
To: allhands@onceawave.org
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: ALLHANDS: WHERE ARE YOU ALL???????
Good Morning Ladies,
Oh Val, I can relate to your dilemma regarding the lack of knowledge of the English language and other drawbacks. I taught very briefly at the Job Corps center in Central Virginia and then in Jacksonville, FL and was shocked at how little our young people knew coming out of school. (Just in case someone is not familiar with Job Corps, it is funded by the Dept. of Labor and administrated by private companies. Purpose is to prepare young adults, 17-24, for their GED and some sort of trade).
Many of the students are drop outs, but a few are supposedly HS graduates. These young people are unable to fill out simple job applications, much less grasp some of the rudimentary elements of math, science and English, forget reading...that is such a sore point. What I found more frightening were some of the teachers. They were unable to communicate effectively in English and could not get across simple points for these students. This was more evident in Jacksonville where there are 2 colleges that turn out teachers like a puppy mill. And these "teachers" are supposed to teach these young people???? Very scary.
Education these days is so lacking. I do applaud home schooling and any private schooling. I have found that foreigners have a better handle of the English language than Americans do and this is sad. I was taught English when I was in school overseas and there was a great emphasis on grammar. I am sure many of you remember diagramming sentences? Kids now do not know what that is and laugh when I explain it. Math is another subject lacking in young people. I am shocked when a cashier cannot count out correct change unless he/she is using a computerized cash register.
I feel that our public education system needs to be reformed, not only in the lower grades, but thoughout all the grades and even into the colleges. Perhaps we should revert back to the "good ole days" of learning.
Take care and have a wonderful day,
Sandy
USCGR
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