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Griff: Thanks for the John Taylor Gatto link. I put that up a couple of years ago when we had this conversation in a different form. I see there is a lack of parental engagement and a desire to make the schools responsible for *everything*. But I think that is also part of the zeitgeist; you know, complete abdication of personal responsibility.

As Piercehawkeye points out: Maybe the system falling apart wouldn't be the worst thing. (somewhat tongue in cheek) It is being disemboweled by the current admin anyway. "No child left behind" could also be "no child allowed to proceed" depending on how you look at it. The push to make schools "faith based" would be another way of funneling an enormous amount of tax money (which would still be collected, just redirected) from schools to halliburton and bechtel etc.

An educated populace is a liability for our current admin and they know it. You can't have a democracy with out an educated populace.

I need to eat lunch now. and then have recess.

Speaking of lunch, at our local school the kids get a 20 minute lunch break. The grade schoolers have lunch at 10:30 in order to accomodate the middle and high schoolers in shifts in the cafeteria. Recess? 15 minutes.

That's not living, I wouldn't wish that on an enemy.