Need an example of the poor public education (and educators)? Here is one: whole language instruction is still used in the curriculum of many school districts. While I am willing to consider that whole language might work for some students, it just does not work for the general populace. Those motivated kids will learn to read either way and, more importantly, the unmotivated children will still be literate with phonics. Phonics just works.
Want a second example of public educations sorry state? Think about the explosion of private education in this country. Don't just look at the growth of private, charter, and religious schools. Consider businesses like Sylvan and Huntington Learning Centers which are little more than tutoring firms. Why do those places exist at all if our education system is so good?
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