[Destro]

My suggestion is to cut down the number of subjects and build in more play time. We are overloading our children with useless lessons. The only thing schools at that age level s hould do is teach the basics, build a love for learning and how to self learn and let the child do the reast--the way the Romans and Greeks used to do it.

But fat assed soccer moms think standardized tests and uber lesson programs are what is needed to make sure their little darlings make it. We are grading and testing our children into being both fat and stupidity.

I also read a report where children between 7th and 8th grade experiance no cognitive growth. Why not have a whole year for those ages off from school - instead have them go on camping trips--a year of sports education (which teaches sportsmanship and team cooperation-essential ingredients for a democracy)-swim camps-etc.

Let education be fun-the way it used to be for the Greeks and Romans befire we adopted the British torture method of education.

[cspackler]

Don't take this as being condescending, but if you're going to have a rant about educational quality, you might want to give a run through a grammar and spell checker before you post it.

[PatrioticAmerican]

Hence, "home school". many parents understand all that and have moved to teaching their own kids.