Failing Uprising

I found alarming statistics from The Broad Education Foundation:  that seventy percent of 8^th graders in the U.S. cannot read at their grade level, and most will never catch up, by the end of these 8^th graders year, they are two years behind in math being studied by peers in other countries. Who is to blame for this? I think teachers are very quick to blame us (the students).

September 10th, 2012—Fox News reported on Chicago teachers suspend strike, classes to resume Wednesday after teachers walked out of the third-largest school district, leaving 350,000 students unable to attend classes. Why did the teachers walk out? Money. It’s always about money. I feel like we no longer care for what’s the best for our children’s education, we just want what’s best for us. Another major reason for the strike was teacher’s evaluations and their job security. I think this article is worth reading because it shows readers how teacher unions are a major cause to why our public school system is in such a mess. Public education has become more about teachers, or lack thereof in my opinion, wanting more and more perks and less responsibility and accountability, rather than actually teaching students.