Gene Kearns wrote:
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 14:12:17 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

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Let's see if they impose all of the idiotic competency testing
pseudo-science on the Iraqis that they have on American teachers and
schools...


You also have to wonder whether the Iraqi teachers will be saddled with
all the poorly funded social service delivery tasks of the American
public school systems. The services are needed, no doubt about it, but
they need to be properly funded and they need to be delivered by other
than classroom teachers. Teachers have enough on their hands trying to
teach, without having to undo the damage caused by poverty, incompetent
parenting, et cetera.

Also, the curricula needs modification. The kids need to be studying
those subjects that teach them to think and to express their thoughts,
such as English, math, hard and soft sciences, history, foreign
languages, art, music, et cetera. In fact, the learning of a second
language -any language- needs to be mandatory. As a nation, we need to
overcome our conservative xenophobia, and language, art and music
studies are some of the best ways to do this.

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