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Originally Posted by MontyB Umm how is it not the citizens fault?
Who elects your education representatives (School boards, PTA's up to federal government level), China, Arabs, Israelis or American citizens? |
The students sure don't.

(that's what I meant. I should edit that. naah.)
Curriculum's have nothing to do with what you will need in real life, they're based on what will be on the Graduation Tests. And the Every Child Left Behind Act demands good results on those tests.
It's a chain reaction that ensures good test grades and stupid people.