It may be hereditary.
Some private schools are bringing in common core, too, so that kids are ready for standardized tests.
I discovered this when my fifth grader, who is learning algebra, was confused by the matrix method of multiplying two digit numbers. I’d never heard of it, much less had to explain it.
All the schools have problems. My kid goes to the snootiest school in town and it is full of atheists and rich Democrats. The Catholic schools are full of liberal idiots. The Christian schools are oppressive and don’t trust the kids. What is the answer?
HEAR! HEAR! After the first of our four children hit the fifth grade and we discovered what the agenda was of the Department of Education we pulled him out of school and home schooled them all. I've since repeatedly stated and will continue to shout from the rooftops, if you love your children you will educate them yourselves.
You state, "It may be hereditary." Absolutely. Think about it. Why would parents subject their children to the same education they received when that same system left them impotent to pass on what they were supposed to have learned if it were not in their genes to shirk their responsibility to raise their children themselves?
Forgive me. I don't want to get started. I could rant all day about this.
So, all moms that send their children to public schools are stupid. My mom would not have appreciated your attitude. She had no choice. You do understand that don’t you?