> K-12 education should teach kids useful stuff, meta-learning habits, civic information, attempt to inspire them, etc., not solely aim to maximize their SAT sc

> K-12 education should teach kids useful stuff, meta-learning habits, civic information, attempt to inspire them, etc., not solely aim to maximize their SAT scores I agree AND I'm willing to pay for that to happen. However, I'm not willing to pay for teachers who don't teach that stuff. Are you? So, how do you propose determining whether we're getting what we're paying for? Note - if your answer is "trust us", my response is "not with my money".