Teaching creationism is the least of the public schools' problems.
As a parent of two school-age kids I can tell you that public schools (at least in California) are circling the drain for the following reasons:
1. About 25% of the teachers are incompetent and should be fired immediately. There are also some great teachers but, tragically, they are the minority. At least half the teachers are bad or mediocre.
2. About 50% of parents are incompetent and should be fired immediately. Bad parents make bad students. Too many parents are either uninvolved in their kids' education or they're involved in the wrong way (e.g., want to be their kids' friends instead of acting like parents.)
3. At least 50% of school administrators are incompetent or unnecessary and should be fired immediately. School districts are bloated with useless bureaucrats who consume funds that should be spent educating students.
We took our kids out of public schools and put them into a private school where they're getting a great education.
As a parent of two school-age kids I can tell you that public schools (at least in California) are circling the drain for the following reasons:
1. About 25% of the teachers are incompetent and should be fired immediately. There are also some great teachers but, tragically, they are the minority. At least half the teachers are bad or mediocre.
2. About 50% of parents are incompetent and should be fired immediately. Bad parents make bad students. Too many parents are either uninvolved in their kids' education or they're involved in the wrong way (e.g., want to be their kids' friends instead of acting like parents.)
3. At least 50% of school administrators are incompetent or unnecessary and should be fired immediately. School districts are bloated with useless bureaucrats who consume funds that should be spent educating students.
We took our kids out of public schools and put them into a private school where they're getting a great education.