Here are a few multiple-choice questions from my child’s
Unit 1 Test. She’s in fourth grade.
How does globalization
affect the economy?
Why are many regions
of the United States economically interdependent?
Which of the following is a factor that affects climate?
A) Natural resources
B) Humidity
C) State boundaries
D) Elevation
My FOURTH grader chose option B. It was marked wrong. Yes, I took issue and emailed the teacher.
Why is it important
for citizens of the U.S. to understand their rights and responsibilities? This
required writing a few sentences to correctly answer.
Is it me (and her mother) or are these concepts a bit
advanced for a fourth grader? I’m not
sure my kid knows what a “right” is just yet.
Even more frustrating are the science lessons. These meaningless activiteis distract from real learning (reading, writing, and arithmetic) and attempt to orient kids into politically-correct thinking. Now I have to spend time unlearning my kid, but any time spent with my child is good. So maybe it's a blessing in disguise.
And this is happening in Korea? I guess it's an American-style school though, right?
ReplyDeleteYep. It's 100% American. It's a Dept of Defense school located on base. (We put our kids in public schools for various reasons, and they enjoy going to school, surprisingly)
ReplyDeleteI think high standards are great, but when they are combined with old, traditional, one-size-fits-all-learning style the outcome isn't always that great.
Some good ole competition is sorely needed in k-12 education.