My husband and I watched a real eye opener of a documentary this weekend. "Waiting for Superman" is wholly focussed on the American public school system and it's horrible decline. It was, to say the least, an eye opener.
If the state of the American public school system is honestly as bad as it clearly is, is the Canadian system that far behind?
There are clear differences but then again, there are many similiarities and what a lot of it comes down to is the quality and the passion of the teachers.
In my opinion a school is only as good as the teachers who teach there. And there are exceptional teachers, good teachers and bad teachers. I'm betting as parents we've experienced all of the above.
I'm also going out on a personal limb here but I do believe that a teacher, even a great teacher is going to be pulled down to good or not so good if they are overly burdened by an overcrowded classroom, lack of resources and too much pressure and political nonesense from above. The trickle down effect occurs and our kids suffer as a result.
I encourage all parents to rent this movie and share your thoughts. How close to this is our system?
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