[extropy-chat] it's all understandable, except

[Ben Goertzel]

> But what doesn't make sense is a mediocre educational system-- why not let
> the children stay home and watch educational TV or use computers rather than
> send them to second or third rate schools? It's been widely known about the
> quality of schools for years, at least three decades, but here we are six
> years into the 21st century.

Home schooling is an option ... so, the parents' attitudes are the
real issue, not just the school system....  If more parents recognized
the relatively destructive nature of the US public school system,
they'd just pull their kids out.. ;-)

-- Ben