You did; but, not to fear.
It didn't miss me.
Given the resources that've been poured into education et al?
Especially as opposed to all other generations prior?
There's no valid excuse whatsoever for the kid's performance other than to be doing anything but going up; grade-wise.
Teachers have never before been better prepared or paid, in many cases from my POV.
Regardless the ethnicity, race or otherwise of the *student(s).
I'm afraid the bottome line's that there's no longer a valid, acceptable excuse to justify poor performance; any more than there exists the luxury of having one at the ready to explain the failures -- like in the past?
Time has simply run out.
...& although pay can always be better than it is; I'm afraid accountability, is the next step.