AuntyM, I totally agree with you about one of the main problems with our school system.We got very adequate educations when I went to school and we even had classes taught by the principal who was actually the ONE principal for elementary,middle and high school. He had a "secretary" and one of the senior teachers filled in for him if he was gone for any reason. Then as time past the state and federal government got more and more involved (meddled) in the process and started adding positions to build thier empire.Now all these years later we have principals,vice principals,superintendents, and other heads of departments that actually perform only functions that justify thier job, but do nothing to teach the children.Did I mention that they all have staffs? I have gone to school board meetings to complain but have been shut down by the empire builders who are totaly convinced that if anything they need to hire more people because they are so overloaded. If it was a for profit company they would have been bankrupt long ago, but thanks to that never empty vat called taxes they go on and on.