Jim Devine wrote: > > David B. Shemano wrote: > > Funny, except that what you say is generally true of everything the public > > schools teach. If we wanted our kids to be more interested in math and > > science, the best thing would be to stop the public schools from teaching > > math and science. Privatize now.< > > alas, the private schools teach math and science poorly too (often > bringing in stuff like "intelligent design"). Privatizing would likely > lead to the total abolition of schools for those below the middle > class. That would not only upset their parents, but would violate the > fundamental purpose of schools, i.e., keeping kids off the street.
In addition, the public schools, damaged as they have been by attacks on teachers and by continual lowered funding, have done surprisinglt well. IQ tests do NOT test intelligence, but they DO test mastery of academic skills, and they have been going up steadily for decades. Universities keep raising their entrance requirements -- _and_ their enrollments keep growing. The same with professional schools. A much higher percentage of the population is achieving professional degrees than in the past. I think leftists should avoid sounding like a teachers lounge at the end of a hard day. Carrol
