Public Schools are already too political.

Why do you suppose school children in America are twice as likely to have a Special Education plan than children anywhere else in the civilized world? Could it be that parents here are unlikely to accept the concept that little Bobby is as dumb as a post! After all, he does take after uncle Bob who is still doing time on that bad rap!

Can you imagine the political storm resulting from a thoroughly trained and experienced teacher suggesting to parents that their child is a nitwit? No, the teachers must be careful not to offend, the administrators, burned out teachers without the courage to look for jobs elsewhere, are scared to death and all of us have been fed this absolute nonsense that there are no stupid children, just inadequate teachers.

And Public Schools, unlike the private schools always being touted as superior, have to take all these kids, absolutely all of them. And nowadays that includes many children with multiple handicaps who need constant attention from several adults.

All of this costs millions and millions if not billions of dollars every year. Which politician, do you suppose, wants to discuss these issues?

On top of this, misguided administrators advocate for young adults to remain in school until they are 18. It’s somewhat understandable. Dropouts end up in prison, the unemployment line, the homeless shelters. But one of the tragedies and realities of life is that not every young punk can be saved. Why should they go on attacking teachers and disrupting classes and corrupting other students well beyond the time they should have gotten the boot. Does anyone have scholarship that suggests this approach really works for anyone?

There isn’t a school teacher alive who can’t tell you just why smaller class sizes help students, especially in the early grades. But the Heritage Foundation says class sizes have shrunk and national test scores haven’t improved. How about this view: if class sizes hadn’t shrunk a bit while the society struggled with drug addicted and absent parents in larger numbers than ever before, how much lower might the scores be?