</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
SeptemberMorn said:
What are our public schools turning out these days???

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post">

We're not allowed to teach life skills or other socially relevant stuff. We're too busy teaching to a test. If it's not on the state standards it doesn't get covered. You think your red tape is bad. Geesh! Plus, the stuff you're talking about is really a business's job to regulate. Sounds like the business doesn't care.

</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
... I know the schools and modern parents that don't teach their kids any pride in themselves or how to think for themselves weigh in heavily on that score!

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post">

Um...I know you're mad, but I don't think it's fair to speak for every school. It's not my job to raise people's children. Yes, I can guide them and mold them, but parents need to take some action, too.

It's always the schools' fault. However, only teachers are held accountable for test scores. There is no parent or student accountability.

[/soapbox]