12-10-2015, 12:57 PM
My daughter graduated from Kea'au High School two years ago and while she was a student there she told me, "My school caters to the stupid and the angry. There aren't any resources left over for the smart kids." She was in a calculus "class" that consisted of her and two other students watching a calculus class on Maui via Skype. The Maui teacher didn't consider them her 'real' students and made no effort to teach them other than turning on Skype. Our daughter had to continue her calculus education on her own by watching videos on youtube. I joked about making a bumper sticker: "Hawaii public schools: Almost as good as youtube." At least you can't get beat up by youtube.