[snowman]

Both of my kids survived the whole experience of public schools because they are very bright, no other reason. Yet my youngest was not taught how to read by the third grade and she is near genius! This shows how the public school system has totally failed our children. If a kid with an IQ of 140 is failing, how the heck is a normal kid doing? WTF is the school system doing? Screwing up, BIG time. The only reason my older kid did ok is that she is much brighter, IQ is in the 180 plus range.

My family has been in the teaching business for over 500 years. All of my grandmothers were teachers, going way back. My immediate family consists of teachers, principles, married to principles and so forth. My grandmother, who has taught school form 1918 untill 1975 was very discouraged by the direction of public education. Her kids graduated from HS at age 12. They attended an 8 grade one room school with no computers or other fancy stuff, yet they could do the NY times Sunday crossword puzzle in 1/2 hour and find every error the Times made.

Public schooling is failing, period. I recommend that we no longer support it, at all. Send your child to a private school. Vote no on any increase in public schooling. Starve the beast!