LETTER Weak public education system a huge problem

I am a graduate of Hiram College, a liberal arts school in Ohio, with a minor in English, and I agree with Dave Molter’s assessment of the decrease of attention to detail in writing and editing (July 23 edition).
Mr. Molter lightens his criticism with humor, but the problem he points out is the result of a weak public education system and a huge problem for our democracy. For a democratic form of government to succeed, we need an educated public. Seventy-five years ago my mother received a public education equal to the education my grandchildren now purchase for $40,O00 a year. Funding for public education in this country has been chipped away until it is practically nonexistent, and our present Secretary of Education seems to want to finish it off completely.
Who profits from weak public education? Those who profit most are the people who can afford the $40,000-a-year educations, but also profiting is anyone, foreign or domestic, hoping to undermine our democratic form of government. As our public education system is eroded, so goes our democracy. Please keep this in mind as you pay your taxes to your school district.
Linda Jardini
Meadow Lands