Lets see. I had my best experiences in Clayton County(bahahahaa how the fuck did that happen? Went downhill quick) and Lamar County. I learned a lot in those school systems. I say they are the reason I have any sort of intelligence compared to my other schools. Jackson High School in Butts county was a fucking joke. If you have ever seen Fast Times at Ridgemont High you would know the character Spicolli played by Sean Penn. A good 90% of students had his attitude about school if not worse. Teachers were cussed at by students, students would just walk out of classrooms in the middle of class, talk on their cell phones, and blatantly cheat on tests. There were mass fights on a daily basis. I blame them for not getting the later education in high school that I should have gotten. It had a very negative affect on my learning when I moved to Conyers and went to Salem High School. I have always had pretty good grades until then. I moved to Conyers and I was way behind in math.

My Algebra teacher at Salem didn't grade any of my work unless all problems were done. I was really poor then and couldn't afford the nice graphing calculators like everyone else had. Therefor I actually had to learn how to do the work without one and never could finish my work. Therefor I failed EVERYTHING in math and chemistry since it involves algebra too. I was enrolled for Dual Diploma at the time which meant I would have both Technical and College Prep diplomas. Since I couldn't pass math I had to drop out of the dual program. I now suck at math and have to learn it all over again.

The No Child Left Behind Act has screwed up the system also. Students who should have never left 6th grade are somehow in High School. They can't read or follow basic directions given in a book.

Teachers unions also play a significant role in why public schools suck so much. It protects the bad teachers who need to be fired/released. It costs schools A LOT OF MONEY TO JUST FIRE OR RELEASE A BAD TEACHER!!! I