What is happening to our educational values?

http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/should-we-abandon-standard-spelling

Will the dumbing down of America ever end? I cannot believe there are teachers who actually allow this in their classrooms or parents who find it acceptable for that matter. No more cursive being taught, no need to spell properly, grammar no longer seems to matter, it’s more important to try than to get the right answer . . . I fear for our future. I really do.