I've been screaming about this for years. Before I left public education in 2008 to homeschool, we were still teaching. Really teaching. (I hated high-stakes testing from the start, but was relieved to teach upper grades who were done with that.) I went back 10 years later & was stunned at the lack of skills in high school math. I've written about it before. Kids in Alg2 who couldn't solve a simple equation (even without negatives) or distribute 2(x 3). Many never memorized multiplication facts & needed a calculator for 7×4. I worked in charter schools then, which often get students who struggled in traditional classrooms, so at first I thought it was just that. But I recently tutored a student who takes honors & AP classes in the local district where I graduated & started my career. We used to have the best SAT scores in the area. He was in honors pre-calc this year and couldn't factor a quadratic (an Alg1 skill used heavily in Alg2 & pre-calc). He was bright, a good problem solver, but was missing several foundational skills. He'll survive in college. But many kids are graduating with inflated grades, thanks to admin pushing teachers to pass everyone. I heard a recent story about an elem principal weaseling his way into the high school principal position so he could change his daughter's AP Bio grade behind the teacher's back. I taught that principal. He's an idiot who didn't belong in a classroom, let alone admin. I taught with the teacher. He's tough and refused to allow a retake because the girl "was having a bad day." He also taught the dad who's now his principal. Thankfully, he'll retire next year and not have to tolerate this lack of ethics. I won't expand much on the English piece of it, though I tutor SAT Prep often & English would have been my second choice for a certification. Reels, social media, phones, and 1-1 devices have destroyed children's attention span, reading ability, and learning. It's all up to us parents now. Even if your kids are in school, get involved. YOU can help them learn, too. Show them these headlines & look up the articles to read together. Find out where they lack & take steps to fill the gaps. Now.

Critical thinking is extremely lacking these days. While his net worth may be a trillion, it's not like he can just sell it all off tomorrow and have a trillion dollars in his pocket. No more catching rockets...

If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:

I hate what Tulsi and Abraham are going through, and equally hate seeing her leave this position. Trump's new nominee(s) won't do 💩.

Trump was going to end weaponization...

Look what would have happened if Kamala had won!

Just days after news broke that the National Defense Authorization Act for next year would virtually merge the US and Israeli militaries, we now are hearing that the Intelligence Authorization Act is doing the same thing with the US Intelligence Community! Introduced by Sen. Tom Cotton, the provision would rip open our nation's secrets and hand them over to a foreign country - one that has just been accused of ramping up its spying on us! Isn't there a name for this? Watch @RonPaul & @DanielLMcAdams below:

Donald Trump is in the position he’s in right now because he decided to listen to the likes of Bibi Netanyahu and Mark Levin instead of Tucker Carlson and Thomas Massie, just like he blundered by listening to Anthony Fauci instead of Rand Paul

Another excellent ratio! 💪🏼

I've been trying to avoid social media lately. It's been nice. In the meantime, I've let a broody hen hatch a few eggs so my 2 & 4yo grandsons can watch them grow.

Happy Anniversary or something...

If the FBI made you and your friends homeless - even one with little kids and a newborn, after a fake transfer across the country - and used you to help get confirmed, you'd be a little salty, too. Kash has earned every bit of criticism he receives from these guys. If the GOP can keep using their disclosures for fundraising, then these guys can keep talking about the sham of "this" FBI.

Trump should immediately call for a primary of any Republican who voted against the SAVE Act. Pass it on.

There are only 3 things certain in life. 1. Death 2. taxes 3. @RonPaul was right.

They're trying this AGAIN?

IF YOU THINK BEEF PRICES ARE HIGH NOW, IMAGINE WHAT THEY WILL BE AFTER FLESH EATING MAGGOTS WIPE OUT A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE REMAINING US CATTLE SUPPLY WE NEED A NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION ON NEW WORLD SCREWWORM NOW, WE ARE TIRED OF WAITING FOR COMPETENT ACTION

As pissed as I was about Burisma, 10% for the big guy, suspicious bank activity reports, the paintings, etc, he's right. Why are they making me agree with these people?

Same weaponization as before...

-Bring the troops home. -Stop giving weapons to the Middle East. -Protect our own borders. -Deport people who are here illegally -End all subsidies to anyone here illegally… housing, medical care, education, etc -Open source everything related to Epstein. -Stop protecting pharmaceutical and agricultural companies from product liability -End the income, death, and property taxes -Abolish the ATF, FBI, and CIA -National Constitutional Carry