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This response is probably really messed up.. it's really late.. i'm really tired.. (lol)
I would definitely agree with most of what you have said. I don't know about the states, but the school systems here in NZ are pretty bad (generally).
I go to quite a good Christian school here in NZ, so I don't really see much of the bullying that takes place in schools, but some of the teachers are really pathetic. There are a handful of good teachers, but the majority are really slack. For example, this past year I was taught by a teacher who patronized us a lot, just sitting at their computer and forcing us to put pink heart stickers on a chart to say that we've done the work. a) that's not teaching, and b) they're treating us like young kids.
However, I would disagree (not entirely), on one of the the first points you made. You said "Because you are given facts to memorize, and you have to 'learn' stuff you DO NOT want to learn!" It is good to learn what we want to learn, but I think it's also good to learn stuff you don't want to learn as well. For example, I'm not a fan of biology/genetics, I hate it. But I think it's good to at least get some insight into what it's about, even if you are never going to look at it again in your life. I believe it's just showing you different pathways for careers that exist and still giving you a basic knowledge for future reference if ever the topic arises.. However, I do not believe you should have to take it your whole school life if you aren't interested in it (not sure about the states, but in NZ you can choose entirely all the subjects you take in your later schooling years, but you have to take general science and general math etc in intermediate/lower college levels (not referring to college as university, but as highschool).

But yeah, I really enjoyed reading the article

Reading it over again, I think I will reword it....

My point was being forced to "learn" things that you do not want to learn usually leads to wasted time (for example, I didn't really like French, and I had to take it for around four years, 2 years after that.... I have forgotten nearly everything I have learned!

I Really liked the Article! I too disliked public schooling. My first year of high school was interesting, the first half was night school. Wednesdays and Tuesdays 5 - 7 sitting in a class of rejects. then after that I went to my awesome Alternative high school. 7 teachers that went by a first name basis. They had time for EVERYONE. I loved it alternative schools are the way to go. >:) there were under 100 students its like only 8 classrooms so you would know everyone and we all respected each other it was nice!

Now About what they are teaching in public schools.... UUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. All I'm gonna say is we should be teaching Facts only but that's another subject. Also I for one LOVE Biology there is alot of good science in there. But at certain points they love to trail off from Real teaching into DR Seuss Fairytale story telling! xD

Good Article Dethy! Imma think of something I can write about!

>:)