low levels of schools

I was at a neighborhood meeting about a parade that is put on every year and somebody mentioned a school that used to very high level. In this city they have magnet schools. I suspect this comprises of about 40 percent of the students. The so call teachers were complaining that the levels of the student were so low that the students did not have time for anything. Does this mean that 60 percent of students are so ignorant that there is not any learning at all. The teachers were blaming the parents. you know when the levels of education -years ago - parents were no more involved than they are today except for sports. Let me tell a story - I know a person that is starting to take Piano lessons- what kind of books do they give the beginning piano- a nothin book showing a few simple note to memorize and to learn timing. When there is not any challenge to the students how can they learn. When the teachers themselves know very little more -where is the challenge? Please check out what a grade school teacher takes in college and realize that it is the educator's fault our students are considered the dumbest in the world and states get a F rating when schools do not turn out home grown engineers,etc. I remember when I was a child ha ha - there was never an educator that said it was the parents fault that the child did not learn. the child was told you have to learn and it is not anybody's fault if you do not learn but yourown. The meeting that I was at reminded me how low this country has become. We have a president that wants to become a dictator and so call educators that want more tax money that does not know how produce a school system that get children to learn.