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If I thought that the government schools were beyond horrible, why would I want to waste even a minute of my time on such a lost cause?

I don't know, since you are so passionate about the issue, I figured maybe you'd want to jusm in and help fix the "problem."

Apparently, you believe that the government schools are not beyond horrible. Fair enough. Why are the government schools not beyond horrible? Are they merely horrible? Slightly less than horrible? Greatly less than horrible?

Based on my experience and the character and dedication of my parents, I think the schools are for the most part pretty good. You get out what you put in. But if you drop your kids off there like day care and don't demand results from them, your kids aren't going to get a good education.

Parental involvement is the key. If the parents don't care, there's only a certain amount that the teacher can do. Most of them do that and more.

“I don’t know, since you are so passionate about the issue, I figured maybe you’d want to jusm in and help fix the “problem.”

I don’t think that there is a reasonable fix or set of fixes that will emerge that are going to fix the “problem(s)” with government schools. I don’t view the government schools as being worth the effort. It’s sort of like dumping money and time into a Ford Pinto. Yeah, you can spend a lot of money and time fixing up your car, but when the day is done....it’s still a Ford Pinto.

The best “fix” I see has little to do with the government schools and everything to do with the children who attend them. Take them out and spend the resources to educate them at home or privately. Many parents already have the resources to do so, it’s just a matter of priorities.

You’re right in noting that parental involvement is the key. I’m into the idea parental involvement. So much so that I think that in many (but not all) instances, parents would be better off to simply take the job on themselves.