Comment by WalterBright
5 hours ago
I've also seen "history" taught in high school that the middle class only emerged after FDR.
(The middle class thrived in colonial America.)
Freshman physics in college blew through 2 years of high school honors physics in a week.
What's taught in public schools is pretty thin gruel. That said, I enjoyed school, as all my friends were there and we had a good time.
> What's taught in public schools is pretty thin gruel.
It's pretty thin gruel at many private schools too. The limiting factor in either case is that most kids are there because they are made to go, not self directed. Money does not buy motivation, but it buys access.