What a reassuring thought.
Can someone stop the planet and let me off?
I can categorically say that much of the information in this article is just plain false. Example:
It's a fact. Most of today's school children can barely read or write. They can't perform math problems without a calculator. They barely know who the Founding Fathers were and know even less of their achievements. Most can't tell you the name of the President of the United States. It's pure and simple; today's children aren't coming out of school with an academic education.
Now, I'm the first to admit that there are problems in public education. That's part of the reason I joined the profession. But things aren't helped... on either side of the debate... by spouting empty rhetoric. It simply makes this writer look like a fool.