Wayne, I have to differ. Some 70% of our children need remedial math to catch up to college entrance standards, 30-40% remedial English, Knowledge of American History is abysmal, computer literacy is marginal at best.

We have not eliminated the policy of 'social' promotion and we continue to waste precious time on various politically correct courses. We dilute the teacher's time by 'mainstreaming' children who cannot do the work required to keep up. Heavy emphasis is put to the slow learners, a little less on the gifted and the 80% of the kids in the middle are largely ignored.

A complete overhaul of our schools is needed starting with the elimination of tenure and academic freedom. These ideas had validity in the Middle Ages when they were first advanced but now serve to protect the incompetent, the lazy and those with their own agendas.