I too attended public school, but that was a different day.  When teachers are not even teaching the basics in kindergarten on how to hold a pencil.  When in the first grade your kid comes home and asks you if they can quit because its too hard, then you have to take a look at the environment.  Kids being punched and kicked and when you address it to the staff, they say they can't watch everywhere at once.  In my kids public school they lit the TP on fire.  

The days of school as a shared learning environment are over.  A lot of parents think it is daycare.  I took the time to teach my child before they even hit school.  But when teachers don't even grasp basic child behavior then there is something wrong.

Little Johnny and Suzie are now PFD and welfare checks and not being raised as future society members.