I blame teachers and parents. I blame parents for thinking they have to do nothing and nothing is what we get. I blame teachers because the buck stops with them, period. They and their union reps were the ones lobbying the legislators, nothing but the best for our kids, we have to pay more to get the best. B.S. We paid the best and the most and got the worst. I blame the teachers most because they are the primary game players and for way too many years they have failed to fix the problems what ever they are. If the game is rigged,broken and not fixable then they should have the decency and self respect to admit it and quit; find something more rewarding. But no. Instead they fight home schooling like it was the devil. I have also seen way too many straight A graduates who have been so protected, they have absolutely no common sense whatsoever. Reagan's failed trickle down theory now requires both parents to work just to survive. Experts failed to forsee that one; or did they?