Headed for Hell with the Kids in the Trunk

This is an old rant that I recently uncovered (amazing what cleaning off a table will do). I remember deciding the expulsion of Phonics from mainstream education was the "All Aboard!" call, as we scramble to save seats in the handbasket.

Forgive the lack of coherence, it was scribbled on both sides of an unopened envelope - huh, looks like it was a bill...

We stopped teaching them how to think.
And then picked that very moment to stuff their heads
with television's 30-second solutions.
We decided phonics wasnt important, so now they cant read -
How can you if youve never SEEN the word before?
And since the entire school system is based on reading,
learning is not enjoyable. 'Cause it's hard.
BUT - the hunger for new things (knowledge) doesnt stop.
So they get their kicks with street math, and guess what else.
Push 'em in a stall, and pay the caregiver a stable-hand's wage.
Then have the gall to wonder why they dont give a damn.
About anything.
We have failed our children miserably,
systematically,
sold them to whatever corporation put in the highest bid.
The "investor" that promised a deal
sweet enough to sell everyone's soul at once.

There is hope.

Not from They, I'm afraid.
Though Their actions will be Their demise.
Saturation proves true in more topics
than chemistry and economics.
And some hearts will prove stronger
than the attack on our minds.

**Here the envelope runs out, but please continue Responders - this is Cyberspace :)