"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message
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Well, if in sending my kids to public schools all these years (they're all
in or past college now) I'd seen even ONE that comprehended HOW the young
minds grasps knowledge I'd say "most". That's not been me experience.


I don't know about that. I graduated from a public school and went to MIT
and did very well there. Both my kids went to public school and while not
all there teachers were great, most of them were. The problem now is not
the teachers, many of whom have a huge amount of experience and good ability
to teach, but the increasing reliance on endless series of tests to satisfy
federal and state requirements. Test scores are the Holy Grail and to get
good scores on the tests requires much more of the rote learning you don't
like.

Instead of knocking public education why don't you get involved and make a
difference?