Somewhere in America...

A grad student is developing a thesis. The thesis involves a new way to teach kids reading.

Somewhere in America, a university professor is reading a dissertation about methods of developing number sense for 3rd graders.

Somewhere in America, a child is sleeping, not knowing that in a few years she will be subjected to experimentation that will change her life. But will it be changed for better or worse? The grad student thinks he knows. So does the professor.

Are they right or are they wrong? How can they know and do they actually care?

Your children's future may depend on it.

There is a threat, and we're not responding to it.

My proposal is coming soon.

...Slipping away

I mean your money.

Lots of it.

No, really, I'm talking about billions and billions of dollars, y'know, Carl Sagan-like amounts.

That's what this thing costs; this thing I think causes more trouble for your kids' education than just about anything else.

My proposal is to get rid of it.

The answer... soon.

Coming Soon

I haven't forgotten my modest proposal.

I'm not ready to unveil it yet, but here's a hint:

What costs billions of dollars but is little more than a full employment act for the Ivory Tower crowd?

Keep thinking.