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I have no kids, and little or no interaction with schools anymore. BUT, I went to 11 different schools from 1st grade to 12th grade. I saw a lot of very different systems and rules.
I still believe the "new math" they forced on us was the start of the dumbing-down of American kids. The old way of simple math that had taught generations of kids was ignored because it was not new.
The new ways to teach math is so convoluted as to be silly.
When history is not even taught anymore, and common sense in education has become completely uncommon, I really have no idea what the answer is.
I know I pay a huge chunk of taxes to the local schools and get nothing at all for it. The federal government need to be 100% out of the mix. Shut down the federal department of education, it need to be all done by the state and county and local cities. And the first thing that needs to happen is eliminate the teachers unions but that will happen right after peace in the middle east.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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