So here's the problem with our education system.

[The Mad Monk]

Why bother?

[Fake Boris]

Because I enjoy the sight of people whining about stuff they don't know.

[The Mad Monk]

Then hold up a mirror when you're speaking.

[Fake Boris]

Haha. I'm a teacher.

[The Mad Monk]

We know.

[Imran Siddiqui]

So is Ben Kenobi.

[Felch]

[Fake Boris]

So is Ben Kenobi.

And it's the only topic on which he hasn't completely embarrassed himself yet.

[Hauldren Collider]

Unfortunately, it is a topic on which you have repeatedly embarrassed yourself.

[Jon Miller]

Really? I can remember Oncle Boris embarrassing himself but not particularly on education.

I don't think that education problems are primarily the fault of teachers.

Rather, I think it is because we have so much of education determined on the local government level.

JM

[Fake Boris]

I wish Hauldren Collider would give courses to 18 yo who still don't start a sentence with a capital and end it with a period (in academic work!), so that we can blame him for all of society's faults.

[Felch]

Really? I can remember Oncle Boris embarrassing himself but not particularly on education.

I don't think that education problems are primarily the fault of teachers.

Rather, I think it is because we have so much of education determined on the local government level.

What do you think the ideal level is to organize education?

[The Mad Monk]

I wish Hauldren Collider would give courses to 18 yo who still don't start a sentence with a capital and end it with a period (in academic work!), so that we can blame him for all of society's faults.

I wish Hauldren Collider would give courses to 17 yo who still don't start a sentence with a capital and end it with a period (in academic work!), so that we can blame him for all of society's faults.

I wish Hauldren Collider would give courses to 16 yo who still don't start a sentence with a capital and end it with a period (in academic work!), so that we can blame him for all of society's faults.

I wish Hauldren Collider would give courses to 15 yo who still don't start a sentence with a capital and end it with a period (in academic work!), so that we can blame him for all of society's faults.

I wish Hauldren Collider would give courses to 14 yo who still don't start a sentence with a capital and end it with a period (in academic work!), so that we can blame him for all of society's faults.

I wish Hauldren Collider would give courses to 13 yo who still don't start a sentence with a capital and end it with a period (in academic work!), so that we can blame him for all of society's faults.

I wish Hauldren Collider would give courses to 12 yo who still don't start a sentence with a capital and end it with a period (in academic work!), so that we can blame him for all of society's faults.

I wish Hauldren Collider would give courses to 11 yo who still don't start a sentence with a capital and end it with a period (in academic work!), so that we can blame him for all of society's faults.

I wish Hauldren Collider would give courses to 10 yo who still don't start a sentence with a capital and end it with a period (in academic work!), so that we can blame him for all of society's faults.

I wish Hauldren Collider would give courses to 9 yo who still don't start a sentence with a capital and end it with a period (in academic work!), so that we can blame him for all of society's faults.

I wish Hauldren Collider would give courses to 8 yo who still don't start a sentence with a capital and end it with a period (in academic work!), so that we can blame him for all of society's faults.

I wish Hauldren Collider would give courses to 7 yo who still don't start a sentence with a capital and end it with a period (in academic work!), so that we can blame him for all of society's faults.

I wish Hauldren Collider would give courses to 6 yo who still don't start a sentence with a capital and end it with a period (in academic work!), so that we can blame him for all of society's faults.

I wish Hauldren Collider would give courses to 5 yo who still don't start a sentence with a capital and end it with a period (in academic work!), so that we can blame him for all of society's faults.

...

[Fake Boris]

Mad Monk is a moron.

Do you think that teachers don't tell kids, or that teachers are told not to fail them?

[Jon Miller]

What do you think the ideal level is to organize education?

For public?

It needs to be a large enough government to have some strength against the teacher unions.

It needs to be at a high enough level that we don't end up with districts not teaching evolution/not having money for music/etc.

I would guess Federal level, but would be willing to experiment with State level.

JM