Frankly, I'm a despicable elitist about schooling. Depressingly so, as a matter of fact. And the general trend in US schools to cater to the lowest common moron and football teams, yeah...irritates me. Makes me want to send kids to a private school when/if I have them. I was homeschooled, and it really brings home to me the fact that the public school system is kinda crappy here.