As I thought it would, it irritated hubby to the nth degree. It was soooo against public schools.

They neglected to mention so many things and made public schools look like a bunch of bungling idiots. So much of what teachers can and cannot do anymore is dictated by the state and their hands are so tied by what they can and cannot say. They are bombarded with paperwork and they have kids from ALL learning levels in their classes, not just special needs or geniuses. They have both kids in the same class with anything in between. Unlike the special school shoewn as shining examples -- those school had one type of student. Of course they'll be more successful! They deal with one learning style and can hand tailor teaching methods.

The teenager who couldn't read? Where was mom when he was 5 before he started 1st grade? I knew how to read before 1st grade. PARENTS need to teach their klids the basic and the schools should reinforce and expand on their knowledge.

And why don't the majority of American kids do well on tests? they are sooooo mind-numbed from TV and the internet. Most kids in forgeign countries do not spend the amount of time in front of TV and the computer our kids do. How can we cpompare the American education system to other countries when its the extracurricular activities that affect them most?

Then our kids idolize musicians and such that can't even spell their "names" right. Oh, and internet slang? HUGE disservice to American kids! And just how is THAT the responsibility of the public school system?