Pussy-ass parents? Crazyjj - come see me and we'll "discuss" this label. Maybe my 4 sons and I (one is a former Army paratrooper and another plays rugby in college) can "enlighten" you that not all parents fit your label.
The educational system in the USA is an abomination!! I for one T-O-T-A-L-L-Y agree with Mr. Bernstein. This "well rounded" theory is for folks who can't find their a$$hole with a map, a seeing-eye dog and a compass!! The needs to be options - PERIOD. My son, who is about to graduate high school can do calculus in his head. I've watched him and it makes me very proud. Granted, he's very challenged writing a good sentence but what a waste of time and money sending him to classes in college to learn more of this BS when he could take his math and science skills to levels I can't imagine. And yes, for myself, I was all A's and B's in math and straight A's in physics in high school. College - well, all I saw were toooooo many self-righteous narcissistic a$$holes teaching and the people at the top who ran them only thinking of how much more money they could charge for tuition the next quarter. I wonder where I could have gone had I not had take classes to study "the impact on world history of chicken-shit in southern France in the late 1800's" and other such courses.
Now, all of you who attack David Bernstein, I have maps, dogs, and compasses for you to help you get off my lawn. Have a nice day! :-)