[goodieD]

You cannot possibly fix public schools unless you have some mandate on what they can and cannot teach. Sex of any kind is out, self-esteem is out, "tolerance and diverstity training" is out. No more homosexual teachers, and teachers may not discuss their personal lives with their students. It should be the basics with some healthy extracurricular activities like sports/music/art. The schools suck simply because they are too busy teaching leftist indoctrination and social engineering. The only public school I would accept would be one modeled on schools before 1950.

[summer]

You cannot possibly fix public schools unless you have some mandate on what they can and cannot teach.

goodieD, that was the first change I recall being made in FL -- FL's online Sunshine Standards are the learning objectives for each grade level in public school, and these statewide objectives are required to be used in guiding the school's curriculums. In addition, the focus on reading and math, and soon, on science, as a result of annual testing in those subjects, has forced many schools to spend much more time teaching those areas.