Interesting. My biggest gripe with public education is that it has become nothing (or not much) more than a glorified baby-sitting service that has evolved into a mind-numbing period of life, geared to remove any ambitions of those who have the ability to excel by paying a disproportionate time to slackers.
The Kipp link appears to be presenting a pretty demanding requirement of both teachers and students...a pleasant change.
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