The public education cartel would gain much by using methods from business and industry, but instead refuses to learn from others, or even from its own mistakes. Decisions in public instruction are rarely, if ever, based on pilot studies; control groups; customer (pupil) needs and (parental) satisfaction. FedEd does not discriminate against new, untested methods, even those lacking any sign of intelligent life or logic. A new method might short-change, or even destroy children, but is put into wide usage, nevertheless. This indiscriminate acceptance of experimental curriculum has resulted in the depreciation of academic standards, and achievement. When products are … Continue reading Why Johnny Still Can’t Add