[W.]

The 'teachers' seem to be trying to make their students stupider.

Glad I learned the old-school way!

[Leaning Right]

The 'teachers' seem to be trying to make their students stupider.

It's not the teachers. Most of them HATE this crap.

And I say that as a long-time high school teacher. Back in the old days (before, say, 2000), our district would pilot any proposed new methods. A couple of teachers would volunteer to teach the material, then report back to the rest of us.

Those teachers were very much encouraged to modify - and even discard - things that didn't make sense, or weren't working.

Today, we are all given a course syllabus. Even the slightest modification of the syllabus is not allowed.

[max americana]

Same here. Even my hardcore “stick over the head” Catholic nun teachers in HS would revolt if they taught this way.

[Norm Lenhart]

Like hell they are. They are SUCCEEDING. There is no try. And they are REALLY good at it.