Public Schools are an interesting institution. They provide an education for every child.

But they have become legislative nightmares. Education professionals, both teachers and administrators, are continuously required to implement ever-increasing standards which provide little to no value to the customer who is in this case, both the child and the community at large.

I personally have had a variety of educational opportunies in both public and private schools.

Kids with ADHD May Learn Better by Fidgeting ... http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1887486,00.html?iid=perma...

That might explain a few things.

For the record, I'm somewhere in the autism spectrum closer to the Asperger side of things. I've been mis-diagnosed with a number of things including traces of ADHD at one point.

I've also learned how to "Fake It" for the most part. I still hate crowds and when I'm not running at full throttle I'd rather avoid people in general.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/education.school.year/index.html

Duncan said American students are "at a competitive disadvantage" because the United States has shorter school years than other countries such as India and China.

The competitive disadvantage is that our public schools are a failure. Longer school years will not change this. Changing what we teach and how we teach it is the only way to solve this problem.