I admit, I am behind the times, in my weekly reading of the newspaper* I found the front page article very interesting. It was about the state of the educational system in Michigan. The
main article was talking about how the state has failed to adequately prepare students. The real interesting part was a related article about the attitudes of students being a significant problem. Here is a
link to the article.
The second article discusses what one sociology professor calls a "normalization of ignorance". Students, and more importantly parents, don't care about learning and this, more than anything, is the problem with the educational system. Having personally experienced this I hope that some of the brighter minds on CD will have some insight on how to combat this trend.
*The newspaper comes to my parents house in Clarkston and I am only here once a week, I also refuse to read the newspaper online, there is something satisfying about holding paper in your hands.
EDIT: Just to be clear, I am not bad mouthing students, parents, or schools. I was a product of the Michigan school system. Just looking for possible solutions.