11-03-2008, 02:57 PM
SethM Wrote:This guy is a moron.Do you have any idea how fucked up our education system has become thanks to the Federally mandated "No child left behind" statute? You have schools that are comprised of 90% poor, minority students that are expected to perform at the exact same levels as 99% upper class schools or BE SHUT DOWN. How about the pressure on good teachers who bust their ass to help their kids learn that risk losing their jobs b/c the children have poor home lives and the school's test scores are not at a 96% pass level which is being achieved by schools comprised almost entirely of households making $200k. Hrm, yeah, that sounds like government doing a lot of good for our education system.
I disagree with the idea of shutting down the public school system, but it is definitely in need of some major overhauls and fucking SUPPORT, rather than government edicts that do not accomodate or even take into consideration the constituents that they are affecting.
Kaan nailed it, in my opinion.