[Resolute Conservative]

Better yet, quit supporting democraps and support conservatives who believe in local control and actual teaching and not social engineering.

[Slyfox]

When I began homeschooling my children and had learned how important phonics was to a child learning how to read, I told a friend about it who had gotten her education degree from the University of Michigan. She went into a tirade about how inferior phonics was. I was sort of stunned. The hatred of phonics was palpable.

Needless to say, I taught my children using phonics and they became superior readers. My best guess is that the people who Gates relied on to help him set up the educational part of his foundation were of the same bent as my friend who thought she was an expert in teaching reading to children. You don't need phonics Mr. Gates.

[factoryrat]

He can start by not importing thousands of H1-B workers from the third world that discourages native workers from ever seeking jobs in the technology sector.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

Though I could name a list of tech billionares who are worse than Bill, he is not that smart.

He is a flaming liberal.

At least unlike Sergy and Larry, he is not trying to censor conservative thought all together.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

No more computers in the classroom for computers' sake.

Computers are OK if children are learning to program, do graphic arts, etc.

But if they are using it as a crutch to avoid memorizing their times tables or not having to go to the library to read books to research their term papers, then good riddance to them!

[mbarker12474]

Gates is smart?
Not based on the quality of his operating systems and software for the past 30 years.
He marketed cheap software and the bean counters at companies bought it, without understanding how much it sucks, and its inferiority to the competition.

[Dick Bachert]

This January essay by Mychal Massie JUST came through here. It hits on the same theme I did on Wednesday's radio program when a young lady called to say that, although she enjoyed our comments, she was disappointed at my ongoing support of Trump. I responded that we are in so much trouble facing a 20 TRILLION debt -- not to mention a dedicated and vicious enemy! -- (can you spell "OBAMA"?) that we needed someone in the White House who "...understands a balance sheet." The only candidate with a DEMONSTRATED RECORD of that PRIVATE SECTOR ability is TRUMP!

Bottom line? If we don't solve that problem -- and the others we face -- the least of our concerns will be the political philosophy of the guy in the White House!

The ABSOLUTE MESS in government schools is a HUGE COMPONENT of our overall problem!!!

This is a crisis we'd better get a handle on before it's too late -- if it isn't already! http://www.wnd.com/2016/01/trump-a-pragmatist-not-a-conservative/

[JoeFromSidney]

Actually Gates and his ilk have the wrong idea about schooling. They see it as training workers. Instead, it should be educating citizens. Teach them to read, write, and cipher, and they'll be ready for an employer to train them in a specific job. Teaching them about the language, culture, and customs of the country they live in will prepare them to take a role in maintaining, improving, and defending that country.