Wrestled over this for a long time. Conclusions: School always
   sucked. School sucks. School will always suck. Most kids cope.
   Some don't make it. Those that don't make it need to get
   attention BEFORE they don't make it. There's alternatives.
   People need to pay attention. Homeschooling via Internet will
   continue to grow as well as self-education while also greater
   forces to maintain current systems will continue indefinitely.
   But at least there is a democratization of education of sorts
   available in an even greater way than public libraries offered
   us before the net, so there's hope.