regarding your comment on change being noticable and for the worse, I can totally agree, Nick. It seemed as if those in charge were on a mission to remove everything that worked and put in things that did not. I taught at both the high school and university level as well.
Perhaps the single most stupid thing we ever did in the field of education was the no child left behind crapola and the testing program that went with it. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. The education system is full of things that were done with good intentions, but filled with unintended consequences.
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