[moog]

Schools are giving their kids double doses of math and reading, no recess, test preparation (even on Saturdays), art and music after school if at all, no PE, fewer foreign languages because "those subjects aren't being tested," telling students who ask questions in class to not worry about the answers because "they won't be on the test." Sounds like a fun day, designed to foster a love of learning for sure.

Fortunately, it's not like that everywhere. But you have aptly described some things that are being used against the public schools. Note that in Korea, it is indeed the case like that.

[wasitchu]

I am an educator for the last 15 years, I teach 7th grade math. It seems to me that the push is for accountability for the administrators who then push us to be accountable so that they can look good. No one seems to care about the well being of the children anymore. Program after program has come through my school and to be honest, none of them seem to help the learners. Most recently we are using Impact math. In the words of one child, "Impact Math has had no impact on me!"