"Please do not blame those of us in public schools for how unprepared for higher education the students arriving at your institutions are" (HT:DF)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/02/09/a-warning-to-college-profs-from-a-high-school-teacher/

A warning to college profs from a high school teacher

Posted by Valerie Strauss on February 9, 2013

"As a retired public school teacher, I believe I have a responsibility to offer a caution to college professors, or perhaps to make a plea.

Please do not blame those of us in public schools for how unprepared for higher education the students arriving at your institutions are. We have very little say in what is happening to public education. Even the most distinguished and honored among us have trouble getting our voices heard in the discussion about educational policy."