sapper82: I hear you. And I'm not in total disagreement with you. I think our schools--Canada, US, England, etc.,--ARE suffering from too many political decisions that do not have the best interests of the kids at heart. Those political decisions come from teachers' associations, unions and government. I understand too that school boards--what y'all would call boards of governors--are interested in things that do not necessarily include the best for children. I don't know where that leaves us--just s'long as we're not fighting with each other.