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Your posts very accurately describes the “education-industrial complex”.

Socialist-entitlement K-12 schooling is big business. In many counties ( such as the last two counties I lived in) socialist-entitlement schooling was the single largest employer in the county with the largest single payroll. No other business came even close to those government K-12 numbers.

So?...With so many sucking off the teat of the government socialist-entitlement school taxes, do you think this is an easy entrenchment to reform?

Finally, Common Core will soon grow its cadre of Democrat-voting workers feeding, promoting, and upholding the education-industrial complex.

(1) With so many sucking off the teat of the government socialist-entitlement school taxes, do you think this is an easy entrenchment to reform?

Exactly! - Why reform - when you can dazzle. My fear in all this, is that schools across the US will say “reform” when the only thing they are doing is laying down technology - the outcomes will stay and remain the same - without teaching self-independence - competition - and awareness of the global world as compared to US traditional values. Just like the movie - Wall-E, was suppose to introduce children to the concept of technology is the answer (they mixed in emotions of a devastated world, but one where humans return to build again) That is a key emotion where the child walks away happy - but the underlining message is - prepare for technology to save you. This is what I’m seeing presently: children cannot write effectively - they do not understand cursive - they cannot think for themselves and only have short bursts of brain activity - they are non-aggressive and do not seek competition, but rather compliance as long as they can discuss trivial issues - but nothing complex. I have seen adults, with a basic HS education at age 40 write better than some kid graduating out of a recent honors program. This is a national security issue!

With so many socialist-entitlment school employees sitting in the pews do you think ministers will be willing to bite the hand putting money in the collection plate? By the way, I wonder how many ministers have spouses working for the schools? Alot - it seems. The ones in administration also have spouses in the teachers corp - actively participating in every level of what a kid should be learning - not what is required for a trustworthy citizen to be molded and sent out into the world fully equipped to analyze various situations. The majority of students graduating have no sense beyond their immediate peer group or Facebook page - they cannot even hold a basic conversation with another higher educated adult with world experience.

The problems will only escalate.

In the end, the K12 program of home schooling is what needs to be done. Where 1 parent watches a group of kids one day - then another - then another - all the while making sure assignments are instructed correctly - extra world views are taught - and take the child out of the public system. A parent who uses and takes advantage of home schooling - has shown that comparatively that student is at least 1 grade higher than their public schooled peers - if not more.

What can be accomplished in a home school environment in 6 hrs take the public school almost 3 times that amount of time - with no guarantee that the student actually can implement what was taught into real world situations. I have again, seen this personally.

When my wife retires, our daughter will be home schooled - and I see that she can make some money taking on at least another 5 children in the home environment.

No bullies - no shootings - no events of physical harm - and real world application of what is being taught in a very controlled and safe setting...this is where technology can link and cut off the public sector.

Almost like the small school house in the 1800’s - but resources and information much more available.