One of the most misspelled words is the word receive. The rule is clear: i before e except after c, or when sounded as a, as in neighbor and weigh, or as sounded like i like in einstein and height. Neither and weird are exceptions spelled right, and don't let c-i-e-n words make you completely uptight.
One would think that the only Civil War in the history of the United States would be an important fact to learn for a number of reasons. Here are two. There were three amendments to the constitution as a result of it. And, southerners and northerners disdain each other today because the southern states hated the policies of the northern states during Reconstruction so much that, even after the policies disappeared, the southerners still called people from the north "damn Yankees." And how's this possible? Some people know that Lincoln was the president during the war, but almost 1/2 of adults in their 20s (recent graduates) don't know this, the date or the cause of the war.
One of the rudiments of recognizing life is knowing what happens at the cellular level. Every student takes biology at least 3 times in school. And while most people can tell you what a cell is and where it is found, they cannot tell you its parts, its importance to medicine or nutrition, its function in bodily processes, nor its communication system.
And English, Math, History, and Science make up the core of what educators think is important in America. We need to find a way to teach what is important to posterity in an effective way. Perhaps the method is wrong. (It is.) Perhaps the subjects are the wrong ones. (They are.) Are they outdated? Does every child need to take every subject? Perhaps the approach to education is wrong. (It is.) Does education need a frame of reference for its teachings?
Education will continue in its current state (the state of mediocrity) until something goes on that is very effective. We need educators that know how the brain works. Then a quantum leap will occur.
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