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Literacy is the least of our problems.....
Originally posted by tothetenthpower
So you don't believe that our public education system is failing students and is in serious need of reform?
~Tenth
Originally posted by Bicent76
reply to post by tothetenthpower
I think our leaders are our biggest problem....
I clearly don't think that you actually would think public schools are bad.
Only that they are badly managed and run.
I agree entirely with that. Personally I prefer charter schools, but that's another thread I suppose.
Even here in Canada the public education system is crap. It seems to be an actual, first world problem.
Originally posted by Garkiniss
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Joking aside, I blame texting, or, more to the point, text speak for the decline in literacy skills.
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Right! The educational system in America isn’t bad; knowledge is plentiful here. The problem here is that the public school system was long ago transformed into an indoctrination center. The federal government has no business imposing its will in education.
I agree that Charter Schools are the way to go as far as “public” schools go! Personally, I wish I could take the money I’m forced to pay in school taxes and send my kids to private schools that espouse my ideals.
Originally posted by tothetenthpower
This is more proof that American's school system is failing children and going to create a situation where nobody is qualified to run the country in 30 years.
Originally posted by InTheFlesh1980
Originally posted by tothetenthpower
So you don't believe that our public education system is failing students and is in serious need of reform?
~Tenth
I believe that a small percentage of the responsibility for illiteracy falls on the public education system, but the remaining bulk of the responsibility falls on parents.