Liberal big govt spenders - it's all about the youth!

[Patriot]

But nobody can agree any more on what kids should be learning, how and when. Did you take trig in 7th grade? How about calculus in 8th? It happens here.
Children who are eager,ready to learn and have involved parents are  leaps ahead of the rest of the kids...who also deserve a good education, but aren't strong enough in their basics and don't grasp new material fast enough to survive the AP courses. Who shall we sacrifice?
It also hurts the hard workers who see the negative stuff written about such poor education in this country. They are working so hard and still get exposed to negative press.The parents can't hide it all from them. They don't know who to believe.

Come on back to the shallow end of the pool.  Let's not over-complicate the basic point here:  Books & teachers or buildings & basketball hoops?