From time to time, public education (both elementary and secondary) has been brought up in threads on this forum. A number of posters have been highly critical, generally speaking, of public education. Personally, I have often been critical, and that has increased since I have worked in public schools.
I am interested in what other posters have to say concerning problems in the classroom with respect both to what is (and is not) being taught and to instructional technique/methodology.
Comments from all are welcome, but I'm especially interested in opinions of the following groups: those who have finished high school in the last several years; those who have taught in public education, particularly within the last 20 years; those who have had children attend public schools; those who have taught on the college level; and those who have recently employed graduates of the public schools.
