Education

What a heart warming story!
Now isn't that unfair...the state of California is now saying you have to HAVE an education to get a diploma. This is my favorite part:
"The lawsuit also claims the state is denying some students their fundamental right to an equal education."
Geez, making sure they actually were educated is denying them their right to an education? What sort of reasoning is that?

I think the problem is the assumption that a diploma (or passing a class) means you're educated. Which is why the state created these exams I would assume. Thousands of kids are passing who shouldn't be, and graduating when they shouldn't be. So the state set's the bar, and then people whine. And americans continue to lament the state of their children's education, while suing that any attempt to HOLD a standard is sued as 'unequal discrimination.'

From this story you also get the data that 100,000 are failing...geez, maybe the problem isn't the test, how about the kids education? Nooo, it's the test. Can't be inflated grades, poor students, unhelpful parents, it's all the TEST's fault.

Man this is so sad. I can't even really ridicule it very well, I'm so disgusted.