Helloooooo...

Is there anyone out there who really wants things to change? I sincerely think not. We have an entire small country's worth of kids every year who get very little from our system as it is. Why in the hell is that? It is because we don't have enough where-with-all to stand up for change. Most of the people in the country would say something like, "Hell, it worked for me and my kids, why should we change it?" Well, for those of you who are in to the status quo, look around you. Look at what has happened to our society, more importantly our economy (and that of the world because of us). What always used to work, people, just fucking ain't working any more. The majority of it is our own damned fault and most of us know it. Just because 80% of kids graduate does not by any stretch of the imagination mean that there is not a HUGE quantity being left behind. Think of the sheer numbers, if you will. We are nearing 350,000,000 people in the US. 20% of that is 70,000,000. Does that look small to you? If it does I want you to be my banker.

Leaving behind 20% of our graduating classes each and every year is something we cannot continue to do. And, testing and or more rigorous whatever is absolutely NOT the only answer as is being touted by some of our political geniuses. In fact few of them are trained educators or have any educational background at all, or, for those that do, have never stepped foot in an inner city classroom let alone been part of one for more than 10years. Wake the fuck up and see that we need some help. Let us start a revolution and put some things right without having to play the race card as is always done. Let us make this about socioeconomic status alone because if we look the world over THAT is the true problem with a person's educational attainment NOT race or creed. Let us move on from here rather than dwell on what has not worked. ow about an entire new way of looking at things, or maybe the old needs a bit of a re-visit. Anyway, the paradigm shift must be brought within our dialogue or we will forever be destined to fail a great many of our possibly best kids.