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To: greenspirit who wrote (17512)	11/24/2003 6:34:43 AM
From: unclewest	of 793895

Hi Michael, That subject has been tossed around here often. The refusal of local school boards and university boards and administrators to implement performance based standards for teachers is but one part of the problem. The concept of tenure must be abolished. Nobody should have a guaranteed, lifelong, publicly-funded job with self-imposed standards and no supervision. Parents deserve some of the blame too. Setting standards and requiring them to be met is not just a job for teachers. My wife tutors newly arrived refugee kids everyday (As a volunteer). Part of her teaching is to teach the parents how to supervise, check papers and report cards etc. She also teaches them how to get help if the kid needs it. She takes the parents to the school and the classrooms, library, cafeteria, etc, so they understand where their kid is and at least have met the teachers. That parent interest is a vital part of child motivation. Using work as an excuse for parental non-involvement in a child's education is often done, but the results are not good. Many American parents have never been to their kids' school. uw

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