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<blockquote data-quote="spartansstink" data-source="post: 131786481" data-attributes="member: 1488840"><p>Which would you like me to address first - the public school system or the higher education side? </p><p></p><p>Let's begin with the public school system shall we?</p><p></p><p>Using any measurement you choose, from standardized testing to national tests, WV ranks near the bottom. Norm-referenced or criterion-referenced it doesn't matter. WV schools, comparatively speaking are awful.</p><p></p><p>Now, the big question of course is why? There isn't one answer. If that was the case the fix would be obvious. Instead, I suppose, there are a multitude of reasons.</p><p></p><p>First, I'll begin with the idea that education begins at home. By several measures, WV ranks as the least educated state in the country. There are less college graduates living in WV than any other state in America. This I believe is due to the fact there are a severe lack of higher-paying jobs here than any other state. Our "best and brightest" must move out of state to find those jobs and have been doing so for a few generations now. What's left are the lesser educated who by nature stress getting an education as a means of upper mobility. I could go on here about the lack of books in homes and lots more but this is enough for this idea for you to get the idea. </p><p></p><p>Second, let's look at their teachers. Teacher colleges are putting out fewer qualified candidates than ever before. The best graduates leave the state for higher-paying jobs in neighboring states. The not-so-good ones get hired here because they are not competitive enough to get jobs in other states and school systems are so desperate for people they'll hire virtually anyone. If you don't believe me take a gander over to your local county BOE page for the job openings that still haven't been filled or you can go to the state BOE to get similar results. Because of the lack of higher paying jobs in this state, the tax base is lower and, as a result, teacher pay that comes out of it is less competitive than that of neighboring states. I could go on and on here but that's enough for now...</p><p></p><p>Third, because WV has been such a strong union state, especially in the education system with the WVEA and WVAFT, the ability to get rid of poor teachers is almost nonexistent. Unless the teacher physically or sexually assaults a child (often multiple times) it isn't worth the costs in legal fees of local school systems to fight against the union, often for months or years, to get rid of that teacher. Those unions are there to protect the teacher, not the kids, no matter what they may claim.</p><p></p><p>So, to wrap up, the combination of poor parenting, poor teachers, and a unionized state that protects them have combined to make the students of this state some of the least educated in the country.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spartansstink, post: 131786481, member: 1488840"] Which would you like me to address first - the public school system or the higher education side? Let's begin with the public school system shall we? Using any measurement you choose, from standardized testing to national tests, WV ranks near the bottom. Norm-referenced or criterion-referenced it doesn't matter. WV schools, comparatively speaking are awful. Now, the big question of course is why? There isn't one answer. If that was the case the fix would be obvious. Instead, I suppose, there are a multitude of reasons. First, I'll begin with the idea that education begins at home. By several measures, WV ranks as the least educated state in the country. There are less college graduates living in WV than any other state in America. This I believe is due to the fact there are a severe lack of higher-paying jobs here than any other state. Our "best and brightest" must move out of state to find those jobs and have been doing so for a few generations now. What's left are the lesser educated who by nature stress getting an education as a means of upper mobility. I could go on here about the lack of books in homes and lots more but this is enough for this idea for you to get the idea. Second, let's look at their teachers. Teacher colleges are putting out fewer qualified candidates than ever before. The best graduates leave the state for higher-paying jobs in neighboring states. The not-so-good ones get hired here because they are not competitive enough to get jobs in other states and school systems are so desperate for people they'll hire virtually anyone. If you don't believe me take a gander over to your local county BOE page for the job openings that still haven't been filled or you can go to the state BOE to get similar results. Because of the lack of higher paying jobs in this state, the tax base is lower and, as a result, teacher pay that comes out of it is less competitive than that of neighboring states. I could go on and on here but that's enough for now... Third, because WV has been such a strong union state, especially in the education system with the WVEA and WVAFT, the ability to get rid of poor teachers is almost nonexistent. Unless the teacher physically or sexually assaults a child (often multiple times) it isn't worth the costs in legal fees of local school systems to fight against the union, often for months or years, to get rid of that teacher. Those unions are there to protect the teacher, not the kids, no matter what they may claim. So, to wrap up, the combination of poor parenting, poor teachers, and a unionized state that protects them have combined to make the students of this state some of the least educated in the country. [/QUOTE]
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