A Three-legged stool with two broken legs collapses

I grow weary as I frequently hear the trashing comments directed towards public school education. Let me share a perspective, please.

I would believe that we could all agree that historically there has been three major institutions, which have anchored our nation's intellectual development, spirituality and moral compass. Those anchors are our three long-standing institutions of (1) education (2) the Church and (3) the family.

America marriage divorce rates hang around 50% over-all and spikes to near 70% with African-American couples. I dare venture this guess: When the family falters as a nurturing unit you can bet the kids are not going to church as verified by the fact that the 1950's church attendance, which was near sixty percent on a given Sunday has fallen to approximately 16% today. The church institution does not get a nurturing 'shot' at our youth. The public schools get a disillusioned undisciplined child.

No longer can most families keep mothers in the home waiting for children to return from school. Mothers and fathers are both in today's workplace. The public schools are called upon to Bus kids to and from school, open doors for before and after school programs and feed them two meals a day but dare not discipline the incorrigible kid...yet educate and meet some preconceived standardized test score.

All the while the parent (family-institution) and the church institution have the audacity to point a  blame finger at the educational institution. Bull-butter! Instead of worrying about 'prayer-in-school,' the church folks need to get people back in their pews and have prayer THERE! And the parent?  Well, parenting as an institution has become so impotent, the educational-institution is slowly taking on its role.

Asian-American kids kick white and black American kids' ass in academics, spelling bees and college entrance exams. Corporate America fights Trump's immigration ban on countries from which corporations recruit some of the best tech-minds. But when it comes to 'real' issues like a civil war flag or fat slobs out-eating one another at Nathan's hot dog July Fourth contest and having the best Super Bowl Party, we USA folks reign supreme! We're freaking #1.

 And all the while our politicians talk crap about supporting education yet fall short of their constitutional responsibility to do so. It's about time Americans take inventory and sing another tune.
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