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I can see where this guy is coming from, but if his propositions are carried out to the furthest degree the results would be devastating I believe. I am a public high school teacher. To say that there is a problem with the system is the understatement of the millenium. The most prevalent concern to me is that the students do not know how to think, to reason or to synthesize information so that it is useful. They have not been taught to learn. This is scary. I recommend the books The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America and Home Alone America. They both thoroughly address the evils of our present-day system and its roots. I disagree with the concept of “touchy-feely” education that focuses mainly on social development and totally student-directed learning. A similiar approach to church has been instituted all across the country and the result is very shallow “christians” who possess little to no awareness of the fundamentals of faith but a very keen handle on their felt needs and personal ambitions (In essence, another jesus altogether). So while total and rigid control is undesirable, it must be remembered that “he that has no rule over himself is like a city whose walls are broken down.” We cannot relinquish the mastery of fundamentals. It doesn’t work.