our USA education system sucks and is obsolete

[commandrix]

Do you think more people who are heavily involved in our current education system would notice if more parents either home-schooled or selected a good private school? Probably, but most parents don't care enough to put the effort in to make sure their children get a decent education. Because when it boils down to it, too many parents are too concerned about bringing home two paychecks to put in the time and effort it takes to make sure their kids have the tools they need to be successful adults -- and here I prefer not to get into the issue of how bringing home two paychecks is a necessity for many families. And then they yell at the teachers about little Timmy's poor grades or decide to drug him up over some kind of Big Pharma-driven fake diagnosis when it's very possible that Timmy is fidgeting because he's bored.

[Wilikon]

Here is your answer to why we have this situation right here:

John Stossel - Charter Schools & Teachers' Unions

[Wilikon]

http://eagnews.org/prom-slogan-highlights-cps-failures/

[commandrix]

If more parents actually got involved in their students' education instead of just using public schools as a free daycare service, maybe public schools would notice. I know that, for way too many families, bringing home two paychecks is a necessity but that doesn't mean you should ignore the fact that your little brats kids might not be getting the best education available. There is some merit to simply working at home -- basically all you need is a home office and a reliable Internet connection and, in some cases, a separate phone line -- so you can set your own hours and also homeschool your kids.