America's Education - Part 1

Do you ever wonder why America’s schools are so bad? Contrary to popular belief, America’s schools are the best funded in the world, but they still rank below even some developing countries. The problem is the teachers and the class structure. For example: in a typical 50 minute Spanish class the first 10 minutes is spent talking about what we did over the weekend (in English). Next we spend another 10-15 minutes on the homework from the previous class period. At the end of class we waste another 10 minutes on the homework for that night. Do the math: 50-10-15-10=35 Imagine having 50 minutes of class scheduled and only 35 minutes of usable class time. That's 65% of the education I should be getting. It's also only 65% of the education that the American Taxpayer paid for me to have.