"...and communism doesn't work."

There's a good lad. Off with ye...

https://x.com/Riley_Gaines_/st.../1831050966063558786

That is great but it will probably get him suspended and or kicked out of school in these crazy times...

And don’t share your crayons because the teacher says so.

God bless that mom!

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Originally posted by synthplayer:
Our nation's public schools are the worst in the industrialized world! Think about that!

They just need more money. Again. That'll fix it, but just in case, more money.

And I thought Duck and Cover drills in early grade school years were bad.

The Red Menace was nothing, compared to today's school environment. I'm glad I decided fifty years ago that I didn't want to father any children, and stuck to that decision.

Riley Gaines's post gave me the chills.

My kids went to a Christian School from pre-k till 8th. Because of this I am in debt now but its worth it. They are now in high school but they have that foundation and wont be misguided. I know that have values that will stick with them for the rest of their lives.
I recommend a private school or home school. The worst part is that I paid taxes to public school while my kids were in a private school.

It is not just about the public schools, it is as much about the amount of parental involvement in your child's schooling.

If your plan is to let the school system handle the load then you better pony up some money and put them in a good private school. If you plan on being involved in the day to day education then a public school can work out well.

We were deeply involved with our son's public school education and the good teachers loved us, and the poor teachers knew to tread lightly around our son. He graduated and joined the Navy as a nuclear EM. He just made chief this cycle. He has also raised my grandkids to know right from wrong and boys from girls.

While I agree there are a lot of issues with the public school system, listening to people's complaints often makes me question how involved they are. I remember at a routine parent|teacher in the 2nd or 3rd grade when the teacher told us out of 28 students in the class, we were one of 3 sets of parents that actually attended our scheduled conference.

Duck and cover drills were bad. We didn’t have it any easier than they do. They have information overload.

The answer is fixing public schools, and that can be done. You're the public. You're the tax payer. They're your schools.

You could send your child to the best school on the planet, but they'll still be surrounded by the 92% of kids who attended public. As we age, the 92% will be those running the world. There's no escaping it, so we better get to it.

Can't remember who said it first: "If you send your kids to Caesar, don't be surprised if they come back as Romans"

Even here in the most rural parts of Montana, I hear how all these ideologies have infiltrated over the years.

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Originally posted by a1abdj:
The answer is fixing public schools, and that can be done. You're the public. You're the tax payer. They're your schools.

You could send your child to the best school on the planet, but they'll still be surrounded by the 92% of kids who attended public. As we age, the 92% will be those running the world. There's no escaping it, so we better get to it.

The only way is to eliminate the Dept of Ed, and push it to the states. Just look up videos of parents trying to keep local school boards accountable. They are getting arrested, fined, kicked out. Seems to me they are like the worst of HOAs and with real power.

Parents/citizens need more school choice. Charter schools have incredible performance and so do many other options.

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Originally posted by SpinZone:
It is not just about the public schools, it is as much about the amount of parental involvement in your child's schooling.

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While I agree there are a lot of issues with the public school system, listening to people's complaints often makes me question how involved they are. I remember at a routine parent|teacher in the 2nd or 3rd grade when the teacher told us out of 28 students in the class, we were one of 3 sets of parents that actually attended our scheduled conference.

This.
Parent's can't complain if they're not involved. There's certainly school districts where the odds are stacked against the parent, however how involved are the parents in engagement of their kids? is it just mom handling the parenting and dad is the 'fun parent'... is dad even involved with any raising? I've seen a lot of parents whose only interaction with their kids is scolding, yelling and pointed comments...not a mystery why behavioral issues crop-up.

One of my best friends tried to give teaching a go, he had 4th graders. 90% of the parent-teacher meetings usually went along the lines of here's how they're doing, here's their grades, here's where we have concerns and invariably it would always result in the parents accusing the teacher of not doing enough...and his only response is, we're just asking you to read with your kid, help them with their writing and check that they did their homework. He got out and ended up working for the state transportation system.

Another reason I moved to where we did from CA. many son is a junior and is taking an outdoor life class. The teacher is a hardcore hunter and hunter safety cert teacher as well. Econ teacher also leans conservative. He hasn’t mentioned any other teachers one way or the other except He has one teacher where he comes home and says Mrs xyz is a huge commie. She said this today lol.

Oh well. But ain’t no way the local community would let them get away with any trans nonsense

This November’s Election will see Kentucky Constitutional Amendment on the ballot.

“The amendment, which would allow public funds to be used for private and charter schools, has drawn strong opposition from educators and public school advocates.”

The “usual suspects” are against it as would be expected.

I’m all for allowing any such redistribution away from the public systems which are under total control of the Teachers’ Unions (aka DemSocCommies).

Anything to BREAK THE TEACHERS’ UNIONS hold on the systems.

https://www.wdrb.com/news/educ...cf-bb400434809d.html

From the article above:

Maddie Shephard, president of the Jefferson County Teachers Association, expressed concern over the potential impact of the amendment. "This amendment, which would allow public dollars to be spent on private schools, would devastate our public schools if this is passed," she said.

She says that like it's a bad thing.

Oh...and...if she and other public school teachers are so good, they should have nothing to worry about here.

Don't go.

That's my advice.

Homeschool.