A Very Tall Order Indeed

by Joe Pulcinella

I applaud The Onion for attempting to spoof the public school system. But this could have been plucked out of the NY Times.

"The standard curriculum—Melville, Hemingway, Steinbeck—focuses so heavily on the works of dead white men," Niles said. "Who can relate to that? The tides of multiculturalism have reached every corner of America. Get real! These kids know Tupac, not Tennyson. I need to speak their language to get them interested in learning."