hmmm.  By the looks of the poll results, with a little freedom of choice, and the publically-funded educational establishment would have some real competition
This would eventually give all families an opportunity to get their children an excellent education!

If for nothing else, a choice to have my child attend a school where literacy and numeracy consolidation was the focus… I would have my child attend a private school with that focus in mind. My Grade 3 child doesn’t need to be doing Media critique assignments. He needs to be learning to read and write and perform math facts.

Yes Barb-You are so right-
Remember Margaret Wente`s article last year on Reading?

But in Ontario-they chose to worry about metacognition.

We need the ability to leave public schools to access proper instruction.