Did you think that schools were supposed to educate children in math, reading, writing, communication, history and similar topics? Or do you subscribe to schools teaching social mores, genderism, providing health services and not informing parents of medical activity, providing mental services and other social-emotional aspects? Our own OSPI (Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction) under the leadership of Chris Reykdal (who has claimed, on his personal Twitter account, to be a "social warrior") wants gender to be part of the public education process starting in...kindergarten. So, you ask if this story out of Arizona could happen in Washington State...the answer is YES!. As a … [Read more...]
The Most Schooled Generation in History Is Miserable
From a story at Freedom for Economic Education It’s said that sadness isn’t the opposite of happiness — boredom is. A fully schooled generation has created a generation of bored adult children.With this in mind, is it any surprise that children, adolescents, and young adults today are so unhappy? Is it any surprise that so many turn to extending their schooled lives into structured activities as long as possible? Is it any surprise that when people don’t know what to do, they simply go to graduate school? To understand this mass unhappiness and boredom with life — and the sudden uptick in quarter-life crises — look at where these young people have spent most of their … [Read more...]
Is School Creating a Generation of Unhappy People?
We came across this blog post at: Zak Slayback Give it a read and share your thoughts. Do you think he's right? It’s said that pain isn’t the opposite of happiness — boredom is. With this premise in mind, is it any surprise that children, adolescents, and young adults today are so unhappy? Is it any surprise that so many turn to extending their schooled lives into structured activities as long as possible? Is it any surprise that when people don’t know what to do, they simply go to graduate school? To understand this mass unhappiness and boredom with life — and the sudden uptick in quarter-life crises — look at where these young people have spent most of their lives. What … [Read more...]