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Ted ZanidakisOnce again I agree with you, this time regarding public education......
I went to NJ public schools back in the Paleolithic era (1940's to late '50s) and we had class sizes of 30-40 students. The course
curricula was tough, we had very few failing students, and the drop-out rate was virtually zero. I recently attended my 50th HS
reunion and was delightfully surprised to see how many of my classmates were College educated and very successful. I am sure
this example is typical of many public schools back then in this country. Here are the prime reasons that I see for this success.
Stable families with a Father and a Mother
Higher quality Teachers than we have nowadays (no tenure)
Solid "Reading-wRriting-and-aRithmetic"....and, none of the "politically-left (or correct)" B-S being taught
Tough School Administrators......(lawyers, psychologists, union officials, etc. need not apply)
And, as a consequence, significantly less cost per student
Well, those days are gone and there are too many obstacles in the way in trying to restore the Public School System back to the
way it was prior to the mid-1960's. If we could, the US will be able to reduce the need to hire Doctors, Engineers, Mathematicians,
and Scientists from other countries. The "out-sourcing" of these Hi-Tech jobs has become necessary in recent years, because our
education systems (K-12 and College) are sorely lacking. Yet, the same people who are in these education systems are the ones
who are most critical of this "out-sourcing"......it's a vicious cycle.
COREY
My Grandson, Ron, was struggling in one of the better known public HS system's in Maine. His pre-HS grades were excellent; there-
fore, Ron's HS performance was puzzling. So, my daughter paid $30K/year and transferred him to a Private school in Lake Placid, NY
for his junior and senior years. Ron graduated with a B+ average, and is doing great at the Univ. of Maine.
T-Rex TED