[thirst4truth]

I noticed that around 20+ years ago when my children were learning to read in first grade in public school. The teacher told me they were now going with whole language reading skills, I told her before she gets my other two children, I will teach them to read in phonics. I did, by the time they got to her class they already could read and write due to phonics based on sounding out the letters.

The whole school system is now geared for the super slow students. Since "its not fair" to have smart kids be ahead of slow students in their school work, they have dumbed down everything for the slow learners since they have to be mainstreamed now, so the smarties, get the shaft and usually get into trouble or drop out as they are bored to death in public schools anymore.

[DoughtyOne]

Gold stars >>> to >>> medicated...

[DoughtyOne]

They now medicate our best and brightest because they are so far ahead of the curve, they get restless.

Recesses have been cut way back as I understand it.

Who does that penalize.

Boys are heavily physical centric. They need to go out and blow off steam. Then they can sit down for a while and get back to studying.

This move to a matriarchal society has just about finished off any boy with advanced capabilities.

Medicate the little darlings. Make sure they cry on a regular basis. That will be a big plus in high-school and beyond.