Here are a few corrections for you:  I taught courses specifically addressing the results of that "passing along ill-prepared students"....My job was to correct that policy deficiency.  Your statement that "he passed students along" is 180 degrees off.  I have posted to you that I'd enjoy discussing education with you or anyone else.  The statement "let's throw more money into the system." in no way represents my view toward education.  Additionally, I feel we need to take a nonpartisan approach to "fixing" our educational system.   We need to make some rather major changes to our educational system and launching personal attacks on others is not a good way to start.