I think school here in the US of A is going down the tubes in a sense...First of all a lot of parents see school as a place to drop off their kids just so they are out of their hands for about 8 hours a day (ie 'babysitting') and don't really bother to teach their kids manners and other things they should be learning at home!
Another thing that bugs me is some of the subjects that are required learning in schools, like a foreign language. (A foreign language is required to get into a lot of colleges). Now...if I was to become a translator for a foreign ambassidor or something I could understand the need for that...but how many want to become that? Waste of time if you ask me. 'Course the reason we have to learn languages could be in part that my country is adapting to the foreigners(especially Mexicans...) rather then making the foreigners adapt to us, as it should be. (whole different issue here...). Another is Religion...but in my case that is because I was going to a Catholic school (and that is another rant...I have it on my site if anyone is interested...)...
Some courses I do believe we need to learn, like English (reading and writting skills you kind of need in the outside world)and History (those that forget the past are doomed to repeat it...).
Ok...mind decided it didn't want to work anymore...will continue this after work...
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