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The room is falling apart because we do not spend enough on infrastructure to maintain buildings or, if you want a symbolic answer, enough to pay for education.

Math and science are pictured, because we already have soft stuffed covered, like sports, religion, and basket weaving.

Is it really the job of schools to teach students to be individuals? My children became individuals without a class or an ap to do that. I'd prefer they learn critical thinking.

Instead of an insane patchwork of local schools under local control, the U.S. should develop a world class curriculum that is the same in every school. We don't have to initiate a Tiger Mom education system.