>The Ridgewood Blog reported a fact and the flacks come out in full force trying to discredit it. Why? A fact is a fact. It is relevant because we just bought an expensive new elementary math program that requires teacher training to implement. The fact that teachers, after graduating from teaching colleges need to be trained to teach elementary math is a travesty.
Our system of education is broken and no amount of money or new programs is going to fix it. What is needed is a complete overhaul of the system, from top to bottom. Unfortunately, there are too many special interests involved who are feeding at the public trough. Education is no longer about what is best for the children, it is about what is best for the parasitic special interest groups and the cottage industries spawned by them.
Joseph Alvaro