Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Yeah. Kids being forced to learn basic skills is horrible.

Well, it is not that. I would love to see people get along well in school, and have every child learn to read and write well and all that good stuff. But, what I dislike is the idea that they are advancing through the school system. IMO, if you cannot read/write above the fourth grade level, you should not be in the fifth grade, 6th, or - as in my school - the 11th. That is insane. They need to be in special ed, & not in a class that they receive the same credits for as I do.