| this is truly a stupid ?? of course education needs to improve. and we should never be content with any amount of improvement in our schools, but always strive for more. what really needs to change is the democratic ideal that everyone/everything should be rewarded, even mediocrity. as a nation rewarding mediocrity does nothing to instill value in our youth, praise should be passed out when it is earned, not because someones feelings might get hurt if we congratulate little tommy for scoring a touchdown, but not little eddie for sitting on the damn bench. |