Ah, the classic. I encourage everyone strolling through the comments to read it, even if you'll end up disagreeing with it.
So I dont really think that for large-scale education his ideas can be implemented, but that they are great for teaching your kids/friends about something.
But I do not see how you could not agree with him that the current situation is disastrous, since everything he said hit home for me when I was a student. So I would really appreciate if you could point out where he is wrong, since a big part of my views about education/math are based on this.