"Too little on discipline"I am going to have to ask that you clarify your position - are you simply stating that teachers need to be firmer in adhering to the required course material?, more detentions?, or are you suggesting some sort of barbaric return to corporal punishment?One of the most meaningful things you could do to improve education would be to ensure that it is secular, and that science is taught properly (by science teachers). Another thing would be for you, yourself, to encourage a pro-science, pro-math environment for your children (and those in your neighborhood) by learning more about those subjects yourself, so you can have detailed discussions about math and science with your kids. Also, please explain what was so great about teachers 40 years ago? The majority of Americans are scientific illiterates that think evolution is false, the universe is several thousand years old, dont understand what radiation is, and some still think the sun revolves around the earth. Teachers from 40 years ago seem to have failed terribly...