The Dept of Education was established in 1980. I'm 70 years old and a "product" of the public education system. I graduated from High School in 1970. So I went thru 12 years of public education without there being a Dept. of Education. I received a very good education which allowed me to obtain a full scholarship to a great college! Now fast forward to today - I wouldn't want my grandchildren to attend the public schools that I attended. It would be child abuse. What changed? Well there's now a Federal Dept. of Education for one reason....
Back then, we actually had an entire semester on the Constitution. We learned back then. Today they teach them to be prospects for a mental institution.
Yup I graduated in 1982. Government was required and the first semester was all Constitution. The third quarter was all civics and the fourth we applied what we learned in a mock government format using real world historical references. I was Chief Justice.
NO! Absolutely not! What I was saying was that public schools back in my day (50's & 60's) were, for the most part, very good. But today they are beyond horrible. BTW we home schooled for a total of 23 years.
The Dept of Education was established in 1980. I'm 70 years old and a "product" of the public education system. I graduated from High School in 1970. So I went thru 12 years of public education without there being a Dept. of Education. I received a very good education which allowed me to obtain a full scholarship to a great college! Now fast forward to today - I wouldn't want my grandchildren to attend the public schools that I attended. It would be child abuse. What changed? Well there's now a Federal Dept. of Education for one reason....
Back then, we actually had an entire semester on the Constitution. We learned back then. Today they teach them to be prospects for a mental institution.
Yup I graduated in 1982. Government was required and the first semester was all Constitution. The third quarter was all civics and the fourth we applied what we learned in a mock government format using real world historical references. I was Chief Justice.
It is disgraceful today!
Wait. Maybe it is just to early in the morning but are you saying you would rather they attend todays "public" schools.
NO! Absolutely not! What I was saying was that public schools back in my day (50's & 60's) were, for the most part, very good. But today they are beyond horrible. BTW we home schooled for a total of 23 years.
We are homeschooling cutrently as well!
Probably meant what those schools have become today as a result of the DOE.
I grad in 72 same experience.