Wonderful comments about ending social promotion. Just one thing -- education already IS relevant and doesn't have to be made so. Learning is not an American white male value; it's for all of us. But congratulations and thanks for speaking out about discipline (just switch it around -- they're not inattentive and unruly because they fail -- and so have shame, etc. -- they fail because they are inattentive and unruly.) Wish more had your common sense.