Failing Schools a Sign of Failing National Character by Ralph Peters

"In conversations with K-12 teachers over the years, I've consistently found them to be sincere and well-intentioned. I've also found most to be dumb as rocks. If an English teacher reads nothing but pop novels (when he or she reads at all), and if a history teacher thinks Livy is one of the Kardashian sisters and Parkman a video game, well, young Nathan and Emma aren't going to be memorizing much Shakespeare or doing term papers on the Federalists. ..." Do you agree with Mr. Peters that most K-12 teachers are "dumb as rocks?" - click here to comment Do you have an immediate Media Request? If so, please contact our Director of Operations at: Nancy@FamilySecurityMatters.org Family Security Matters Contributing Editor Ralph Peters is a retired Army officer (and former enlisted man), and an author. The latest of his 26 books, The Officers' Club, a novel set in the post-Vietnam Army, was published in January.	Failing Schools a Sign of Failing National Character Learning's Labors Lost by Ralph Peters We now have a system in which young people of lower intelligence and less ambition gravitate into the teaching profession, and in which unethical and irresponsible unions protect the worst of them. And the kids aren't all right: Instead of getting a rigorous education, they get inflated grades to help them get into college (isn't it remarkable that "responsible" parents are more apt to complain about a low grade than low standards?). "Every child gets a prize" is a formula for failure later on. Our system just delays sentencing until the kid hits the job market. CLICK HERE TO READ ARTICLE Continue reading on FSM and be sure to leave your comments
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