Chinese Ambassador

Chinese teachers and students were visiting Wallingford school systems and Connor was chosen as an ambassador to guide the students around.

I love how the feds make it sound like other countries spend way more time in school, but according to Connor, they told him they go to school the same amount of time during the day as we do (but 8-12 and then 2-5), and they have two months off in the summer.  The teachers from China said they like the way there is more freedom in the classroom for our teachers. 

I am really not into this "we are all behind in education" concept.  Maybe if we could get to the point where we dropped grades and taught kids to think and find solutions to problems, we would no longer be behind.  And what is so bad about not being number one in the world?  Most Americans graduate and go on to enjoy their lives.  If anything we should be tackling the poverty problem in our cities so that students could worry more about learning and less about where their food is going to come from or whether they will be shot at. 

Ok-off my pedastol.

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