Thank you! I wrote a post a couple of days ago about the failure of bureaucratic institutions to "fix" education. My suggestion is to take a huge step backward. Locally run schools seem to work fine, especially in smaller communities where people know one another.
I like your analogy to fixing a car going 100 MPH... I don't think the federal government has any interest in fixing education- they seem to depend on uneducated voters. My solution, personally, was to homeschool my children. Having a masters degree was an advantage, clearly not everyone is equipped to do it. One thing I've noticed in my 72 years is that top-down solutions rarely produce any desirable results.
My children's story... I don't know! I think I need to stick with what I know. I haven't checked my blog page since I posted my latest chapter of the Night Gods- maybe I did ok???