The performance or lack thereof of the children reflects more on the parents and their parenting than anything any institution can fix.  The failure is reflected throughout the political spectrum as the nation and the states descend into a return to 19th century mentality of self-centered greed and egotism devoid of any societal conscience.  The Baby Boomer narcissists passing on their corrupt genes and ideologies to their children and grandchildren to install a permanent "Me" populace epitomized by the current occupant of the White House.