While I agree with some of the ideas (in spirit), I find most of the positions advocated to be hard to stomach. On a practical note, it hard to see how any sor

While I agree with some of the ideas (in spirit), I find most of the positions advocated to be hard to stomach. On a practical note, it hard to see how any sort of "national educational reform" could survive the kind of political backlash it would have in smaller communities. At best, you will end up with some kind of watered down nonsense, and at worst there's the specter of "No Child Left Behind". Is that the kind of mistake you want to make again? Furthermore, I don't agree with the whole "e-learning" slant to the article. I tried that route myself several times and gained nothing for my efforts. A lot of the "creative tools" for e-learning are nothing more than rote memorization in disguise (think: smart.fm). Yes, it would be nice to expand the educational experience and offer a wider variety of courses and topics, but without constant PHYSICAL access to a teacher or professor, it is hard to gain a proper understanding of the subject. Putting kids behind a computer and telling them to distance learn is not the solution.