I also thought that was kind of odd. They test at the top of the State however

I stopped watching...too much fast unison yelling. Why not take turns answering clock wise or something instead of always having a group response?

I've decided...about a month ago...that I do not like large group classes...no class should be larger than 8 students. Smaller the better. Individuals and individualisms get suffocated in larger groups. Small groups ALL day not just sometimes. I also don't hear teachers encouraging students to ask ASK ASK ASK questions when you have them...and if you get an answer that you do not understand...ask again. I've been saying that lately in my small group times. Or, of course..HOME SCHOOL.

good luck. My nieces and nephew were lucky enough to choose a great charter school in their area. Michelle Malkin's kids go there and one of the main advisers used to work on Reagan's economic team. seriously look at charters in your area. " we have the world to win." wdonway
http://www.thevanguardschool.com/our_sch...
btw, my niece is the homecoming queen 2013. I am posting pictures when I get them!

I know the quote and I thought the same thing when I was posting this. "Materialistic-consumerism" is what I would personally replace Capitalism with, even if the term is redundant, as they both imply each other. However, it maximizes the concept that we are not talking about a free-market Capitalist society; but instead a society that places a higher value on materialism(stuff) and getting it (cheaply and easily), rather than on living(life)and earning(and creating value).
I agree with you on every one of your points about homeschooling.