Here’s why we have problems in America

[OriZ 3,157]

57 minutes ago, spookyturtle said:

I’m better at just about everything than I was when I was in school. Experience. 

Well, maybe that's your situation, but it's not the same for everybody. and I'm not just talking about being better, I'm talking about literally going from zero to hero and actually LIKING it(school has a weird way of sucking the enjoyment out of pretty much everything and making you detest it). Bottom line schools need some serious overhauling in pretty much everything imaginable, it's not all on the parents.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

3 hours ago, OriZ said:

Well, maybe that's your situation, but it's not the same for everybody. and I'm not just talking about being better, I'm talking about literally going from zero to hero and actually LIKING it(school has a weird way of sucking the enjoyment out of pretty much everything and making you detest it). Bottom line schools need some serious overhauling in pretty much everything imaginable, it's not all on the parents.

I agree, the school system needs some overhauling.

[Crazy Cat 42,198]

15 hours ago, JimandChristy said:

Teachers are then forced to pass the child when clearly they are not ready for the next grade level

How so?

[JimandChristy 1,689]

7 minutes ago, missileman said:

How so?

In some cases, we will be be cajoled into accepting a bunch of missing work from a student right at the end of the school year. 

[Dashinka 24,765]

More related to colleges and universities, but it may also be relevant.

 

Colleges Bend the Rules for More Students, Give Them Extra Help

As many as one in four students at some elite U.S. colleges are now classified as disabled, largely because of mental-health issues such as depression or anxiety, entitling them to a widening array of special accommodations like longer time to take exams.

Under federal law, students can be considered disabled if they have a note from a doctor. That label requires schools to offer accommodations depending on the student’s needs. A blind student, for example, would have access to specialized software or a reader for an exam.

The rise in disability notes for mental-health issues has led to a surge in the number of students who take their exams in low-distraction testing centers, are allowed to get up and walk around during class or bring a comfort animal to school, among other measures.

 

“At Pomona, we have extremely talented bright students with very high expectations who are coming in with a good level of anxiety and are highly stressed,” says Jan Collins-Eaglin, the Claremont, Calif., college’s associate dean of students for personal success and wellness. “Our job here is to help them really thrive.”

At Pomona, 22% of students were considered disabled this year, up from 5% in 2014. Other elite schools have also seen a startling jump in disabilities, according to data from the federal government and from the schools. At Hampshire, Amherst and Smith colleges in Massachusetts and Yeshiva University in New York, one in five students are classified as disabled. At Oberlin College in Ohio, it is one in four. At Marlboro College in Vermont, it is one in three.

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/colleges-bend-the-rules-for-more-students-give-them-extra-help-1527154200?mod=trending_now_5