public education

I understand that this topic is incredibly touchy with a lot of people, so I'm writing this from as unbiased a standpoint as is humanly possible when dealing with this sort of thing.

My name is Alex, and I thought perhaps one should reflect on the sorry state of our public education system.

This is purely my opinion, so if you agree not to agree, no one is making you read this.

Anyway, I was reading about current events, and several things struck me as pretty ridiculous.

Before I start, yes, I did nick the idea for the title from Stephen Colbert's book, and I am paying him due deference, so don't write a bunch of crap about how plagiarism is bad. I already know that, and thank you for being aware.

It is the RESPONSIBLITY of all Americans, regardless of background, to ensure that our youth receive a quality education that prepares them to compete in the global market. Yet many who call themselves Americans shirk this responsibility and pass it off to someone else. To many, to often believe educating the youth of America is someone elses job and not theirs.

"Associated with teacher quality is the question of teachers' influence on their students.

With the Ohio primary looming, I can't help but feel a sense of looming doom. Allow me to explain. I got on the bus to go home after a long day at school, and was greeted by what, at first glance, seemed to be a lively, intelligent debate about the presidential candidates. After a few minutes though, I was reminded that there is another demographic, not overlooked but often unspoken of. The ignorant.

There was another discussion, entitled Cheater, Cheater, that was mainly in regards to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act. Within it, a couple others and myself got into a fairly heated debate regarding high school curriculums. So I thought it'd be worthwhile to go into detail about the idea that I proposed and group it all together in what will hopefully be a more neutral area in more neutral tones.

You may remember my mentions of the BKPS being in imminent danger of closing...