For the past several years, American students have suffered through one of the most poorly managed systems in our nation—our public schools. Far too many students are not provided the education necessary to grow into healthy, productive members of society, able to engage in the duties and responsibilities required of citizenship. The sad truth is that activism has replaced scholarship, with K-12 schools being used as the battleground to wage an ideological war that is increasingly pitting children against their parents. In the Free Press, Robert Pondiscio recently reported that a significant number of teachers are creating their own lessons,...