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Originally Posted by Ustwo
I don't think that standardized testing is the main culprit.
A heavily political and protected teachers union.
A 'no one should fail' mentality.
Teaching to the lowest common denominator.
The fact that its easier to get out of class than sports practices.
Lots of blame to go around, parents, teachers, methodology.
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spot on, on all your points.
The sports bit is what really pisses me off. Any time there are budget cuts, theater, band, speech, all the academic extracurriculars, are the first on the chopping block. They never kill football, despite the fact that the average person is much more likely to need public speaking skills than he is to make it in the NFL.