by Rick Lowe

This post followed by this one generated lots of heat in the comments, but shed very little light on possible solutions for poor educational results to paraphrase an old saying.

If the comments are representative of the discussions at schools, the Department of Education, the Ministry of Education and the Cabinet table of how the public educational system is attempting to find ways to prevent so many children being failed it is very disappointing.

Hope you can take some time to read the comments.

Basically we're told that ideas developed by professional educators like extended school days, weeks and years, vouchers and Charter Schools are not the answer, but the fact is far too many children are functionally illiterate after "completing" their public education and that's what the discussion should focus on.

Maybe the teachers and other educational industry respondees would send us an essay on what they think will improve things?