The problem in achievement is that there are no GOALS (read HARD TARGETS) that children can aim to achieve. Instead, there are vacuous “education” goals with no hard targets, such as “reading, writing and arithmetic.”

What happened to the basic education those of us in the over-50 generation received? The GOALS were watered down with feel good education. The education establishment became enamored with protecting a child’s fragile ego rather than with EDUCATING our children. The education establishment would rather that Johnny felt good about himself at the expense of his vocabulary and math skills.

The fix is simple but not easily attained. Simply reestablish education goals like we had before the liberal education technocrats took over. Then have teachers enforce the targets. That’s the hard part. Our current crop of teachers grew up in the feel good system and they have no concept of facing a goal, working towards it, and achieving it.

One thing’s for sure… the politicians won’t help us. Seems like it’s time for a change.