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It doesn't add up. We continue to throw more and more money into the education sink-hole. Oh, all we need is smaller class sizes and better-paid teachers. Bullshit. Teachers today are less qualified than ever, classes are smaller, and kids are less and less prepared for the world that will drop-kick them once their baby-sitting is over. We have kids who can't count, can't read, can't drive, can't think, and can't behave. We are failing them. It's not the kids fault. We changed the system of education and made the environment that fails them. First, we removed discipline from the classrooms. Then, we removed responsibility from the children. We didn't tell them they were stupid, we coddled them and told them it wasn't their fault. We brought in "grief counselors" every time something bad happened. We gave them unqualified teachers. We stopped teaching them facts, and instead tried to indocrinate them in failed philosophies. We stopped holding the students responsible for learning, showing up, participating, studying, or anything else. Now we have Valedictorian who got A's in Algebra II, and couldn't even pass the 10th-grade-level basic skills test. And still you let the NEA and the teacher's unions call the shots with the Democrats. The unions have pushed for the forced drugging of students, and still they can't control their classrooms. I have an idea - let's undo the failed socialist experiments of the last 20 years, and get back to teaching students and disciplining problems. Let's take the problems out of the classrooms, and let the kids who have the ability and desire learn what they can. And while we're teaching, let's stop this politically-correct bullshit where we can't refer to the "Founding Fathers" as such, and we remove historically-relevant facts from textbooks that socialists call "offensive". History is full of offensive facts. That's how we teach. We show children what the past has shown us is wrong. You can't learn from the past if you don't teach it. You just become an ostrich, sticking your head in the sand. And that's no way to create the best students in the world. Ostriches have an excuse - their brains are smaller than their eyes. Teachers unions don't have that excuse - they need to start performing.
I am still ahead of the curve. New Yorkers figured out that they have become too dependent on electricity and were not adequately prepared for a power outage. What do the fine folks of the Spoogeworld World Headquarters (SWH) know about preparedness? Well, we practice what we preach. We have several flashlights, plenty of batteries, lots of candles (and lighters), adequate food stores, a gas grill, extra gas, plenty of bottled water, etc. Heck, if all else fails, there's always a fishing rod to get food. We've gone soft as a society. Our ancestors would kick our asses if we didn't have electricity. Everyone was wondering what to do last night in the Northeast. I wonder how many of them had a book to read with them? We've survived the loss of A/C and heat during the peaks of summer and winter. I guess we can always eat the electricity-dependent folks who can't fend for themselves.
I never thought I'd say this. New Yorkers survived a 23-hour blackout with looting, and the socialist Canadians in Ontario had "wide-scale" looting in Ottawa. Who'd have thought that New Yorkers wouldn't be the first to loot? It shows me that New Yorkers have matured since 9/11, and now have taken what I think is a beautiful metropolis and given it the respect that it deserves. Eight million people spent the evening outdoors, and there was no massive crime or looting. I am proud to say that these are my fellow citizens. I have never been impressed with Canadians as a group - most came to this Country when they needed something (like Healthcare) or they wanted to launder their money here. The ones that I've seen driving either through Atlanta or in South Florida have the driving skills of a retarded salamander, on average. And don't even get me started on their beach protocols. If you're over 350 pounds, common sense should tell you NOT to wear a thong. And if your breasts fall out of your bikini top, please tuck them into the bottoms. Please, for the love of all that is good.
If you have ideas, comments, or criticisms, please let me know.
