Re: NFJJ: Re: (HUMOR) "No Jews"

Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>  [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Herman Rubin) wrote:
> 
> > However, those graduating high school then, or very shortly
> > afterward, had the best education we have had in the US,
> > and we cannot achieve this with the public schools now no
> > matter what we do.  Not a single subject is taught as well
> > now as it was then, and most of the teachers cannot learn.
>  
> From what I've seen of high school students, those who want to learn in 
> school, do. But those whose parents let them get away with blowing off 
> class, don't learn.

I'm sure that's one factoe, but, in fairness to the parents, I think
they are not supported by the system.  Children are not allowed to learn
at the pace of which they are capable because of lack of time for individual
attention, and a reluctance to imply that the others are not doing as well.
We have no trouble isolating the best football players for the school
team, without regard for the self-esteem of the less talented, but we
see doing the same thing for the academically talented as undesirable.