This past week I came across two separate things that made me stop and think about the way we (we as in, American society) educate our teenagers. Before I get started, I want to be clear about something. I hate the public education system here in the United States. I have hated it since jr. high (which has been replaced by middle school in most places now). With that in mind, I must say that I love it when I come across articles/research/lectures/etc that support my feelings that public school, middle and high school in particular, is woefully inefficient and ineffective.
