[Antonello]

I get the feeling the author isn't so much against the 'public' part of 'public education', as much as he is against the current methods of the 'education' part. Perhaps a return to the good ole days of apprenticeships for 12 year olds at the local sawmill are in order. Who needs all that high falutin', boring science and engineering anyway?

I could be wrong, though.

[sageb1]

The Underground History of American Education by John Taylor Gatto

[hardworking]

Perhaps a return to the good ole days of apprenticeships for 12 year olds at the local sawmill are in order. Who needs all that high falutin', boring science and engineering anyway?

Actually, your idea has some merit. After a summer spent as a credit-checker in the credit department of Sears, my niece saw the potential value of a college education just to get-the-heck-out of that dead-end mind-numbing job.

[fabian]

I think you are right. Too much memorizing alot of useless stuff instead of learning a needed skill and having fun doing it. I was sorry I didn't drop out in 10th grade and learn a good trade because I learned very few practicle things in high school.