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starsailor...... I agree with so much of what you have said. However, in fairness to the teachers, some of them are being hampered by political correctness. My son is a teacher -- actually he Chairs the English Department and is a College Professor. He did his student teaching in Philadelphia since he earned his Master's at The University of Pennsylvania.

When he was student teacher teaching high school in the inner city of Philadelphia where it is predominatly minority, there was an on-looker in the class observing him. When black students used ghetto language, my son would attempt to correct them. However, after my son did this a few times, he was called into the principal's office and told he was not to correct the students' language since he was "hurting their feelings." My son said he couldn't understand what these students were saying when they used ghetto language and pointed out the fact that if they used that language when they tried to get a job, no one would hire them. The principal admonished my son a second time and told him to pretend he understood what the students were saying and to smile and nod his head. The principal said it is the job of the school to "make the students feel good about themselves," and that my son wasn't doing that by correcting their English. When my son made the statement that when those kids are unable to get a job, because no one but another ghetto speaking person will be able to understand them, my son was told if he pursisted in trying to correct the students, the school would give him a failure for his student teaching.

The following semester my son did student teaching in a math class, inner city with black students. When a student gave a wrong answer, my son would say, thanks for participating, but the answer is incorrect, will someone else volunteer an answer. Once again my son was brought into the principal's office. He was told that when a student gives a wrong answer, he is to tell the student, why that's wonderful, you gave a good answer, it isn't correct, but it is almost right.

I do not know whether the above nonsense is limited to the inner city of Philadelphia or whether it goes on all over.

I am not saying you are wrong, you have brought up a lot of valid points, but add political correctness to the mix and it makes it impossible for children in some areas to get a good education.