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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	Perhaps
	Date:	11/16/2010 8:49:59 PM

Not the whole answer obviously, but if schools don't have money, they can't hire the best, most qualified teachers; they can't make investments in the technology that aids in teaching and they can't innovate. I agree that the teachers unions don't add a whole lot to the process.

I was talking about education to someone local who is very well educated. She pointed out the way one local HS has fallen behind. At one time the school was excellent and some on the current school board went there. The problem is that they can't seem to acknowledge that the school is no longer what it was, because they feel they got a "great" education when they went there. So I would say that they are not the most objective people when it comes to the standards of the school.

When I was in high school, the school board decided to embrace a cirriculm that embraced the "humanities" without much emphasis on math and science. This was during the period when education was emphasizing the "open school" or schools without walls. As a result, for 2 years, we had classes in "communications" (involving making collages) and "literature". I was lucky to be in an "advanced" program and was able to take classes in the local college to keep on track.

I guess my point is that the state and local government doesn't always know what is best for students.