Quote:Not really. Public school didn't teach me about saving and investing. Public school didn't teach me anything about dealing with and/or working with different races of people. Schools today are teaching that "everybody's a winner and there are no losers". That's not true in the real world.


Actual fact and I'll probably get blasted for this: I never really had to deal with black people while I was in school. It wasn't until I joined the military that I was exposed to a black person from a large city. Needless to say it was "awkward" to say the least. I had also never dealt with someone white raised in the south as a bigot. I was forced to confront both when I entered military service and you know what? All of us learned to work together.


My point is that the world is a big place full of a diverse number and kind of people. The job of the education system is not to teach "social skills", it's to teach basic skills. That job is NOT a requirement of the U.S. Government.

When was the last time you were in a school? Your thoughts seem very outdated.


A school teaches so many different things other than just reading, writing and math. It appears no matter what I say about this, you will have a very jaded view of public schools. There is a lot of good that goes on in them and at my school I teach at, there is a wide range of students. Students that come from low income families and high income families. Students of all races and religions. They learn to respect one another and work together even through their differences.


It seems you didn't have a very good public school experience and that sucks. You're free to come up to Maryland and check out my school. I think you would be surprised.


Also.... in my PE class, we learn how to accept losing and learn from it. It's not always "everyone's a winner."

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