High school graduates today cannot begin to compare their education to a fifth grader in the early 20th century. The dramatic decline in scores of basic skills such as reading comprehension, writing, science, history and math are the result of schools departing from their basic mission of instruction.  The resources being devoted to indoctrinating students in politically driven narratives is producing graduates who can’t compete with their peers from China, India and other countries/cultures that recognize the priority of a classic education. Drop the curriculum that shifts invaluable money and time from the skills children need to learn and master to become functioning citizens who can carry our nation into the future.