[Dirlewanger]

I've gotten to the point of beyond jaded when it comes to articles damning how fucked up the US public education system is. Not because people are constantly beating a dead horse but because these articles will often be about one glaring facet which is obviously a problem but is, from a mile-high view one of the MANY problems that afflict public education.

With all these voices screaming from every corner and Arne Duncan clueless in Washington, it's like watching a sinking ship with the crew not rallying to save each other, but instead scurrying up to the crow's nest to save themselves, beating back others from trying to reach it first.