Agree with every post above.
The central reason for the total failure of government schools, and of society in general, can be named in one word: Liberalism. And everything that goes along with that ugly mindset: multiculturalism, blaming everyone else for your own self-inflicted faults, hatred for the traditions of America, etc.
My wife has a Master’s degree from a public college, and she been a middle school Principal for the past 16 years. I have a midwestern Catholic high school education [entirely paid for by my parents, who made certain that they were going to get their money's worth]. I can read and spell better than my Principal wife, or any of her staff [as she readily admits]. I am much better educated in geography, history and science than any of her college-degreed teachers.
The reason is simple:
When parents must pay for school out of their own pocket, they will demand of their children that they learn. But when the government pays, most parents view school as a baby sitter, and they put 100% of the blame on the teachers and school when their child fails or gets into trouble.
But the unions and their pets, politicians, are too strong. America’s zenith was between the WWII generation and the generation that landed a man on the moon. Those days are gone, and America’s greatness is lost.
The only thing that keeps our country from external destruction is the fact that we are not as bad as most other countries. You don’t have to outrun the bear; you only have to outrun the other guy.
