[OnyxCougar]

Originally posted by Beestie
Its not about teacher's salaries, its about cirriculum, pitiful textbooks, sorry-ass parents, ill-conceived psychology, political correctness and a eggregious misstatetement of the goal of education.

It comes down to the parents. Period.

If the parents don't give a shit about their child's education, then neither will the child, and neither will the school.

If a parent cares, gets involved, the child does better. Puts forth more effort. Attends more regularly. Puts more value on what they learn, and retains it longer. If the parent gets involved with the school, they have a (small) say in curriculum. Zoning. Activities.