I should add that I'm a college student and some "teacher reform" is taking place at my school. Good teachers are being rewarded, and the good courses that they teach continue. The bummer for us students is that, as state funding for the schools is being cut down and good teachers are being payed more, us students are having to pay for it. I don't know all the details. They are also doing something with contract teachers. But I don't mind, because I'd rather pay more to learn, then pay less just for the label of a "college education." I understand that these changes can only be implimented on logical scale, or else the benifits of an education will be outweighed by the costs.

The smartest kids I knew growing up, were the ones who also continued to learn when they got home. I think I'm promoting the school reform so much because I feel kids should get the chance even if their parents aren't there. While the neighbor kids were in their room studying, I was out shooting stuff with my bb gun.