Blacksheep Speaks

Making Sure of a Good Education IN SPITE OF 'NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND'

It's a simple fact that unless your child attends a prep school that most of us cannot afford, they are probably not getting the education that will give them a reasonable future. If home schooling is not an option, there is a real problem.

This post is NOT an ad, but it may wind up sounding like one. Sorry about that. Here in my part of Arkansas, the schools are now taking time out of other classes to teach mathematics. One of my daughters literally got in trouble for forgetting to take her math book to her social studies class, because now, 1-2 days a week, they are doing extra math work (so they will do better on the Benchmark exams) and their social studies classes appear to be unimportant. HISTORY is not taught. My children are not stupid, yet one of them in all seriousness told me that Hitler was a general in the Revolutionary war. This child is a member of the GIFTED program. What a wakeup call.

We can't fight this at the polls in time to help our current students. The legislation would take years. So what can we do?

Well, take it or leave it, I've found a way. Remember all the hype about those "for dummies" and "Idiot's Guide" books? Do you realize there is one or the other of those for almost EVERYTHING? They WORK, too. One of my daughters is spending the summer beefing up on Calculus and Japanese .

You might give it a shot. Good luck.