Reply #86: I not only vote for the levies, I volunteer for the levies BUT

[pnwmom]

the public schools are driving me crazy. No Child Left Behind has turned elementary school into a grindingly pressured place. . . and yet, it doesn't mean they're learning more than before. (Since my children are spread out in ages, I can really see the effects.)

And in high school, everything is about studying for short answer tests. Don't get me started about those hideous 5 paragraph essays.

I spoke up, went to Board meetings, etc. In short, I did everything I could think of to help improve the situation. But in the end, I took my younger son out. I'm not going to sacrifice his needs to my ideals about public education.