Good luck with that!
You're already 17th in literacy, 30th in math and 23rd in science, according to PISA (2009).
This dumbing down is a knee-jerk reaction to even menial jobs requiring a grade 12 diploma. Also this is primarily aimed at insuring that every child must have college education and subsequent debt load.
In Ontario we have a no-fail policy, where as long as you're in class
X amount of days you get your diploma. Although graduation rates are up from 68% to 82% we still have a 18% dropout rate. The grade 12 diploma is a worthless piece of paper with employers administering their own standards tests and/or requiring a college degree. 1st year college/university is now remedial studies for a large percentage of students.
Canada is 6th in literacy, 10th in math and 8th in science, according to PISA (2009). Our PS standards are, in our opinion, laughable and are the main reason we homeschool.
On the up side, at least the public school kids have their self-esteem.
