The problem has been, unfortunately, that until recently parents didn’t give a damn about what their kids were or were not learning in school. The kids, by and large, were out of sight and out of mind while both parents worked so they could live the lifestyle to which they thought they were entitled. Oh, sure, they would say that they “c…
The problem has been, unfortunately, that until recently parents didn’t give a damn about what their kids were or were not learning in school. The kids, by and large, were out of sight and out of mind while both parents worked so they could live the lifestyle to which they thought they were entitled. Oh, sure, they would say that they “couldn’t afford to live on one income” but they leave out the bit about their lifestyle expectations. It’s been a similar story with government: ignore it completely and then vote for “your party” just like you cheer for “your team” in the Super Bowl. The front line could all be child killers, but hey, they are MY child killers.
Sadly a couple of generations have been stupefied by beer and football/spritzers and fancy handbags and consequently the nation sleep-walked into this nightmare. The vicious, power-hungry sociopaths weren’t, however, quite as sleepy. It’s our own doing. Time to wake up and take the country back.
And no, you’re not going to get it done at the ballot box. Voting is the last step — the culmination of the hard work that goes into selecting worthy candidates and disciplining them for deviating from well-considered policy platforms of which the constituents themselves have played a major role in developing. Government is NOT to be outsourced.
Yes I didn’t mean to give the impression that it was binary but I think I did because there’s a limit to what I have the patience to type with my thumbs. I will stipulate that it’s never black-and-white.
But I think my main point is that, until there is school choice (my daughter was educated in Australia where there is, and she got a far better education than most American kids do, at probably less than half the cost) parents need to be heavily involved with their school boards and PTA’s to make sure that they are adequately supervised. Same with local and state government. Otherwise the crooks and agenda-pushers get a foothold and then it’s tough to retrieve the situation.
Definitely nothing wrong with professional educators. Much wrong with professional propagandists posing as professional educators.
The problem has been, unfortunately, that until recently parents didn’t give a damn about what their kids were or were not learning in school. The kids, by and large, were out of sight and out of mind while both parents worked so they could live the lifestyle to which they thought they were entitled. Oh, sure, they would say that they “couldn’t afford to live on one income” but they leave out the bit about their lifestyle expectations. It’s been a similar story with government: ignore it completely and then vote for “your party” just like you cheer for “your team” in the Super Bowl. The front line could all be child killers, but hey, they are MY child killers.
Sadly a couple of generations have been stupefied by beer and football/spritzers and fancy handbags and consequently the nation sleep-walked into this nightmare. The vicious, power-hungry sociopaths weren’t, however, quite as sleepy. It’s our own doing. Time to wake up and take the country back.
And no, you’re not going to get it done at the ballot box. Voting is the last step — the culmination of the hard work that goes into selecting worthy candidates and disciplining them for deviating from well-considered policy platforms of which the constituents themselves have played a major role in developing. Government is NOT to be outsourced.
Yes I didn’t mean to give the impression that it was binary but I think I did because there’s a limit to what I have the patience to type with my thumbs. I will stipulate that it’s never black-and-white.
But I think my main point is that, until there is school choice (my daughter was educated in Australia where there is, and she got a far better education than most American kids do, at probably less than half the cost) parents need to be heavily involved with their school boards and PTA’s to make sure that they are adequately supervised. Same with local and state government. Otherwise the crooks and agenda-pushers get a foothold and then it’s tough to retrieve the situation.
Definitely nothing wrong with professional educators. Much wrong with professional propagandists posing as professional educators.