Our schools are dipping even lower in global statistics. There are supposed to be fewer specialized workers this generational go-around and for the first time, the current Gen is not supposed to raise the benchmark set by the previous. Why do our schools well........ suck? My rant goes as follows:
As the mills dry up (did you really need a new football field?), schools are looking to trim as much fat as possible, leaving the middle intact. Oddly enough though, sports are always part of that inner senshi and even trying to make sports cuts will bring angry parents down on the school faster then if the library had a book about a penguin with two dads. For instance, in Pelican Rapids, MN, due to shrinking attendance, the school was forced to cut full-time jobs, arts, assorted other extracurriculars, but of course not sports. IMHO, art is more important because these people might have gifts that can actually be nurtured and harvested for maximum profit, wooo! How many people from your hometown went Pro in b-ball? Exactly. Sports are more of a waste of time, but small-town politics rarely ever are ruled by logic. Oh, and speaking of small-town politics....
Hey, kid! Are your parents on the PTA board? No? Then don't expect any star treatment when that little bastard down the street with the "connected" P&M gets first chair, if your school even has first chair anymore!
Well, I'm out of rant. I know there was more to go with this, but alas, I spaced on this blog too long and lost some more vitals. Oh... wait! There's also an overwhelming lack of gifted and talented programs, testing that means nothing in the real world and does nothing to help you advance in your Primary years, and in my school, you had to pay... PAY for AP classes! In Fargo, they're free as long as you qualify. I think I'm covered now.
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