[OldFriend]

Haven't clicked on the link......but I'll tell you what's lacking. Parents who DEMAND excellence from their school system.

[Stand Watch Listen]

...but I'll tell you what's lacking. Parents who DEMAND excellence from their school system

Also parents who are INVOLVED in their children's school.

[koba]

It's generally the opposite. If the schools really had a difficult academic cirriculum and started failing a sizable number of students many parents would be up in arms screaming as to why their little one was failing. This is one of the reasons the public schools have a "feel good" "social promotion" policy. Meanwhile, in other parts of the world, students are rigorously drilled in mathematics and science. If they can't make the grade, they fail.