re: #548 alexknyc

I hear you.

I have ninth grade Algebra students who can’t add or subtract fractions, ninth and tenth grade World History students who don’t realize the Romans didn’t have fighter jets and eleventh grade American History students who’ve never read the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution.

But their previous teachers are tenured and get good performance evaluations. Frankly, it’s a disgrace.

How much of that is a product of poor teachers or could it be that the students were indeed presented the material and didn’t bother to learn it?