Failing Schools: Not news, really

The fact that our education system is failing us does not come as a shock to anyone, or it shouldn't.  Funding is tied to test scores, so curriculum becomes focused on test preparation. We are setting up to graduate a generation of people who can pass a series of standardized tests but they won't be able to think, problem solve, write a paragraph or innovate, so what are we producing? 

While they are a few shining stars in both private and public education who seem able to focus on long term outcomes, they are the exception and it is a sad thought of the millions of children who will enter our school system.

As a parent, I feel cheated.  I have paid into the tax system that funds these schools and happily, because education is our greatest resource.  And now that I have a child ready to enter the system, and I am looking high and low for alternatives.  The education saga continues...