Improving Test Scores, or Education?

While I have some concerns about the Bush Administration's Leave No Child Behind campaign, there are some positives:

1. It draws attention on a critical issue
2. Test scores are improving

I still believe the federal department of Education is unconstitutional; governement oversight of education is not explicitly given to the federal level, and is therefore reserved to the States.

Read this Fortune cover story on America vs. China for some great reasons why we need to work at our education system.

But dads, we can't be focused entirely on test scores and grade-point averages. We need our kids to develop skills to be good citizens of the Kingdom. Schooling is just one element of their true education.