> WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS?!!! <
I taught in urban public schools for decades. And I can tell you that there are many factors involved. It sure would be nice to have a nationwide public dialog to address this problem.
But any such dialog would be impossible. Cries of “Ban guns now!” would drown out any conversation.
I live in the woods near Canada but was born in Brooklyn and lived in Manhattan until I was 30.
In your opinion, are "urban public schools" (and specifically mandatory high school) viable?
By "viable", I mean, if you were put in charge and given plenary authority over rules, curriculum, and structure, but you were not allowed to expel attendees for non-criminal offenses and were not allowed to segregate, could you make it work?
You keep prefacing your statements with “I taught in urban public schools for decades”. Why? That fact is more of a liability than an asset for this particular subject, since it calls into question your objectivity.
Your career may lend you some credibility on the subject of ‘education’ (or should I say indoctrination), but frankly the way you’re going about it you may as well be running west looking for a sunrise.
Given today’s world with today’s politics and the straight jacket of political correctness, you’re looking for answers are the places where you’ll never find them.
See my post #22.