The education system is failing

Education in the United States has been floundering for many years.

I believe that it started when they did away with the eighth grade examination, started kindergarten and stopped having potential teachers pass a comprehensive test.

The test was an instrument that gave school districts a good indication that a candidate was knowledgeable and it gave the teachers a valid reason to claim they were a profession. Kindergarten as it is now used, is a financial waste!

Parents should be given a list of skills that their children need before they would be allowed to enter school. Special needs childr...