On 05-18-10, ROSS CASSELL said to TIM RICHARDSON:

RC>Hello TIM!

RC>18 May 10 05:10, you wrote to me:

TR> I wasn't going to get into this thread.....but from many years of
TR> observation, I see our education system as broken, and probably beyond
TR> repair.
RC>[..]


RC>Yes I know... Hell kids have to carry graphing calculators to school with
RC>them, else they might risk a incomplete, whereas there was a time right
RC>after the handheld calculator came to the masses, that to carry one meant
RC>severe sanctions. (confiscation, detention, suspension etc)


RC>However I do not believe that all our teachers are the problem as Klahn
RC>and Wilson wish to presume.


RC>However like typical liberals, all they want to do is pass students for
RC>sowig up to class, who cares if they know the subject matter.


The results of Affirmative Action, and regular `social' promotion are going to
come back to haunt us.

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