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Posted: 7:29 AM Jun 27, 2008
Parents: Schools Emphasize The Wrong Subjects
Most Americans think schools are putting too much emphasis on the wrong subjects, according to a new Associated Press survey.
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Most Americans think schools are putting too much emphasis on the wrong subjects.
More than 50% of the parents and other adults quizzed for an Associated Press survey released this morning think schools are doing just a fair job of getting students ready for the real world.
Most think American youngsters are either just keeping up with kids in the rest of the world or are falling behind.
As for what should be emphasized, the biggest chunk of people -- more than a-third -- say math. English is a distant second at 21%, followed by such subjects as art, music and science.
One teacher says parents probably think math isn't getting enough attention because its the subject they themselves feel most intimidated by. Those sampled in the AP survey rate education behind the economy and gas prices in importance, placing it slightly ahead of Iraq.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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and this is New information to the US. Please, USDOE has known this for years. Time to switch from cuddling students educationally and emotionally and EXPECTING excellence from the students to the best of their ability. First step is for school districts to clean house of ineffective, uncaring and lazy teachers. No other career can bad performance on the job not affect your position. Get rid of the bad apples and pay the good ones more to assure retention
