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Did anyone here actually go to a rural NC school? I did. I don't think most of you are qualified to talk about them and how or where they may be deficient. We had lots of kids going to a variety of colleges.
Honestly small towns don't necessarily want to blow up.
HOWEVER due to no jobs their children always have to leave and a big part of why they are dying.
How about the State ask the municipalities what they need without any mandates? What would make them actually "stronger"? And then set aside money to do that.
That's what Cooper is trying to do, but given the fact that the General Assembly has been fighting Cooper on nearly every issue from the moment McCrory conceded the election, I don't expect much to come of this unless the General Assembly is turned upside down in November.
Did anyone here actually go to a rural NC school? I did. I don't think most of you are qualified to talk about them and how or where they may be deficient. We had lots of kids going to a variety of colleges.
Honestly small towns don't necessarily want to blow up.
HOWEVER due to no jobs their children always have to leave and a big part of why they are dying.
I referred to them as inadequate. You disagree with that assessment? You think they are adequate?
I would ask do the rural schools have items like MacBooks for incoming high school students, newer textbooks, school buildings in good shape ...electronic blackboards and alot of teachers with Master's degrees?
I would ask do the rural schools have items like MacBooks for incoming high school students, newer textbooks, school buildings in good shape ...electronic blackboards and alot of teachers with Master's degrees?
I can't speak for all rural counties, but Wayne County has been making (or trying to) progress on most of what you listed. It took them long enough, but they finally got serious about improving the schools. Two new schools were built in recent years and an existing one will be torn down and a new one built in it's place, which is currently underway. Improvements were also made to some of the existing ones in recent years with more planned. The school system still has it's issues, but at least they're finally being addressed.
During the early-mid 2000's when I was in high school, the relationship between the county commissioners and the school board was pretty low. They used to fight like cats and dogs and as a result, there wasn't much progress made, if any at all. There's still a small rift between the two, but it's much better than what it used to be.
The recent statewide mandate on reducing classroom sizes has the county up in arms due to the deadline and lack of funding, however.
I taught several students at the college level who came from rural schools. Several from Wayne County, and others as well. The presence of functional illiteracy in some of those kids, who had supposedly graduated from high school, was shocking to me. Although there absolutely are kids coming from there who are coping well and able to go on to lead successful academic and professional lives, it's also clear that there is a real lack of commitment to everyone receiving an adequate education in some of these areas.
I would ask do the rural schools have items like MacBooks for incoming high school students, newer textbooks, school buildings in good shape ...electronic blackboards and alot of teachers with Master's degrees?
my high school had a decent amount of masters degrees in the high school but is a master's degree necessary for your child to do well at freshman english???
IS A MACBOOK?!
maybe you're being sarcastic...
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Originally Posted by BlessedLife
I taught several students at the college level who came from rural schools. Several from Wayne County, and others as well. The presence of functional illiteracy in some of those kids, who had supposedly graduated from high school, was shocking to me. Although there absolutely are kids coming from there who are coping well and able to go on to lead successful academic and professional lives, it's also clear that there is a real lack of commitment to everyone receiving an adequate education in some of these areas.
Do you think say non rural durham or charlotte students don't have this problem? Maybe it's more a function of family support and economic status than geographic location?
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