[DIRTYSECRET]

Vouchers to te parents. That’s all.

[budj]

“...parents. That’s all....”

Exactly; until the traditional family is reestablished efforts to rebuild education (and all of basic society) will be futile.

[Truthoverpower]

Much ado about nothing
I’m actually a parent of 3rd and 6gh traders and an 18 yr old
Just be involved with your OWN children and THEIR education
Don’t depend on or oppose the public education system
Your teachings should be MUCH MORE important

[GingisK]

Parents are often the actual problem. Schools flinch from every conflict because they fear lawsuits. One teacher in our school was sued personally for not allowing a student to take a worksheet she had missed due to illness. (A worksheet is a practice document that is weighted less than a quiz.) The school capitulated, and now requires teachers to allow any makeup for any reason regardless of elapsed time after the original "test". The girl's overall grade improved .002% after she was allowed to take that worksheet. It didn't change her grade point average at all. Still, all teachers are now burdened with having to grade things long after expiration, for any reason. This requires creating several version of test articles to guard against cheating, which is prevalent in these cases.

Most ridiculous things schools do is a direct result of parental pressure: Johnny can't cut it, so lower the bar. Parents will do the same regardless of where their kids go to school.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Vouchers to te parents. That’s all.

Yup. Unions, corruption and political correctness run amok have rendered our public schools unfixable.