American education:
mediocre is the new excellent
Thomas Lifson
More evidence that American public education is
systematically dumbing down the American people. From Breitbart's Jon David Kahn:
Parents are generally
proud when their child makes the honor roll, but Beth Tillack, the mother of
one such student at Pasco Middle School, is anything but beaming. When
examining her son's report card, Tillack read hand written comments from his
teacher - including "good job," a smiley face and a note saying her
son had made the honor roll. The only problem was, her son received a
"C" and "D" among the grades.
Mrs. Tillack, who actually cares about her son
learning to strive and who wishes him to escape the cesspool of mediocrity at
his government school, hit the roof and got her son's grade revised.
Pasco Middle School
Principal Kim Anderson explained that handwriting notes of encouragement has
been a practice among teachers at the school since the 1990's. However, after
Tillack lodged her complaint, Anderson said the school revoked the first draft
of her son's report card and replaced the "good job" with "Work
on Civics. Ask for help."
I have educated my three children without the
help of any government schools. While there may be islands of excellence out
there, and most certainly are dedicated teachers still to be found, the system
is stacked with functionaries who, believing they are being helpful, are
teaching our children to be mediocre mush heads. If you have children, don't
let he government get ahold of their education (unless one of the service
academies admits them).
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