There is probably insufficient aid to our urban centers and Special Needs school districts. The aid to the suburban school districts should be tied to a performance factor which moves these schools to be private schools or private charter schools. By that I mean the schools should only continue to exist if they can sell what they are doing and perform at a level that brings them revenue. Schooling's newer responsibility might include being a business. A course in anything bothers me.
Environmental education is similar to sex education, relationship education, and on and on.
Environmental education is understanding a pattern and a style of life. It is to accept the simple fact that human life is intimately connected with all its environments, and all of that is sacred. So I have to tell you that environmental education goes beyond our computers and technology, because it is really religious education. The most important step for improving BC schools is the need to break down the parochial barriers which close in and define the school for each town. One way to bring this about is to reduce the influence of sports in schools as a defining factor of a town's understanding of schooling.