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Originally Posted by paulandjean
I do not think low scores in math, science are of a major concern.We still rank up there.Remember, If a child wants to learn he will learn.
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Unfortunately we are 25th in math and 21st in science out of 30 industrialized countries. 68% of 8th graders can't read at grade level, 1.2 million students dropping out every year, and 44% of dropouts under 24 are jobless.These "reality tv " students are the future,and for us still in the real world, that's not a good sign.I realize once many of us move into "the bubble" a pollyanna mentality is possible,and that's not all bad.Except, when you actually believe that the politicians in Washington are really working for our benefit and care what we think.They have the lowest approval ratings in history,and there is a reason why they are soooooooooooo low. These problems can't be readily fixed and that's why good people don't run for office anymore,they don't want to deal with all the political gridlock. Just throw them all out and start from scratch, how could it possibly get any worse????????By the way,whenever i use a curse word i use the first and last letter with symbols in between, and not all symbols.