That is true.
Also, state legislatures outlawing butt whippings, and schools being fearful of lawsuits.
Further, there has been a big shift in the political leanings of too many teachers and administrators towards moonbat philosophies resulting in the dumbing down of education.
I had a former sis in law who was a first grade teacher. She came to dinner and was damn near high with joy because she had been taught at some teacher seminar to teach the kids that 1+1 doesn’t necessarily equal two. First grade! This was to teach the first graders to think, according to her. What absolute poppycock. I suggested that teaching 1+1 = 2 and other rote lessons at that age was more appropriate and had worked as a teaching method for 4,000 years.
I got the “You are such a Neanderthal” look for my troubles.
...there has been a big shift in the political leanings of too many teachers and administrators towards moonbat philosophies resulting in the dumbing down of education.
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Correct, again. In addition, while the average teacher 30 years ago was generally well-educated as well as grounded in his particular discipline, today we have teachers qualifying by majoring in education. The education major, in most universities, is a joke; 90% of the coursework is a waste of time, and, education majors often come from the bottom 10% of their classes.