tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997867103180948089.post1088908796258901696..comments2023-11-05T01:10:56.987-07:00Comments on School Is Hell: The Big BetrayalNed Varehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13922045819281944589noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997867103180948089.post-21351752212443876692008-03-21T04:53:00.000-07:002008-03-21T04:53:00.000-07:00Here is the mission for my town's elementary schoo...Here is the mission for my town's elementary school:<BR/><BR/>We are a community of learners. We educate students to be successful in acquiring the knowledge, skills and intellectual virtues needed to become caring, responsible citizens who value learning for a lifetime. <BR/><BR/>First off I've never heard the term "intellectual virtues". Secondly, a major goal of the school is to score high on the CMT (standardized test in CT). A major amount of school time AND homework is spent on test prep according to my friends with children in that school. Reality doesn't jive with the mission statement. To the contrary, many students there complain of the endless worksheet practice for the CMT and some have told their parents "we want to learn something".ChristineMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388497877158577422noreply@blogger.com