Why Schools Can't Succeed, Part I

My father taught high school for the better part of 40 years. He was easily the best teacher I ever had in 12 year of public school and 4 more of college. Everyone should have a teacher as good as my dad. (Just watch - this'll be the post he actually reads). I say this to state my bona fides; when liberals talk about conservatives and our views on education, it's usually to say that we "want to kill public schools".

No, I don't.

And it's irrelevant. They're killing themselves. In all honesty, I don't think there's any way they can succeed. And it's not for any - or at least all - of the reasons conservatives usually cite.

It's much more complicated than that.