like i said, if you are talking about grades, blame the kids, if you are talking about truly teaching and making a lasting impression, blame the teacher. to me, insistence on homework is a problem with the us educational system. but so few people agree with me. my point is you should get something more out of school than grades and a piece of paper. personally i think most people look at the issue totally wrong. it seems most people care about "educational success" whereas i care about learning and becoming a better and generally more intelligent person.

what i mean is like in conversation, most places i am, and im really not trying to be a prick here but whenever something comes up in any way academic or trivial i can usual tell who really knows what they are talking about(whether it is me or someone else) and really only about 2 people i still talk to from highschool sounds like more often than they dont, and whats more is they dont try to bullshit what they dont know whereas most people do.

if you cant apply knowledge and you think that good grades mean a successful education, which about everyone does, then the us will never have a good non higher education system.

honestly if the national gpa went up a full point i really dont think anyone would notice a difference in day to day life. that is my point about grades. if you think american kids getting better grades or standardized test scores means the education system is better, well i cant say you are wrong, but i will say i dont agree with you.

i could rant on this for days but i am getting the feeling i am just starting to repeat myself


i agree about pverty being a huge factor. poor education is just one part of the vicious cycle of poverty.