Should you vote Yes or No on the levy? There are two camps: (1) Those who believe that student education should be funded no matter what the cost and, (2) Those who say it's gotten too expensive and vote No. Should this be an emotional or logical/fact based decision? Emotional Position (Yes vote) “Our children shouldn't pay the price for an adult budget dispute.” Protecting the child who needs the most help. Safety is difficult to put a price on. Give teenagers something to belong to. Don't close doors before children discover what they're capable of. A community has an obligation to its next generation. But there is an important counter-emotional argument A … [Read more...]
‘A painful reality’: School closures follow shrinking enrollment across the country
This article comes from https://www.idahoednews.org/top-news/a-painful-reality-school-closures-follow-shrinking-enrollment-across-the-country/?brid=YWdncwE40l_v_VDBnKWzuqunWOFp BALTIMORE – School districts around the country are facing a painful reality as enrollments decline. For many districts, there are too many schools for the number of kids they’ll serve in a few years, according to Marguerite Roza, director of the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University. It’s not a matter of if schools will close but when, as lower birth rates have led to smaller incoming kindergarten classes. “We have this misalignment and it’s making it really painful for districts,” Roza … [Read more...]
The New Face of Woke Education
Sold to parents and teachers as harmless programming for “emotional intelligence,” Social Emotional Learning (SEL) became – with the use of cloud-based technology – a centralized apparatus for values transmission that threatens the autonomy of future generations. Through SEL, collectivist propaganda now pervades modern classrooms, shaping your child’s worldview, click by click. What started small has become a dangerous subversion of the educational system aimed at surveillance, indoctrination and, ultimately, compliance with a globalist Sold to parents and teachers as harmless programming for “emotional intelligence,” Social Emotional Learning (SEL) became – with the use of cloud-based … [Read more...]
Why Are Kids Impatient, Bored, Friendless, and Entitled?
When our children head to school their mental state is critical. If we don't create the right home environment there is no way the schools can teach. The following article comes to us from Deep Roots at Home. Give it a read... “Kids today are in a devastating emotional state! Most come to school emotionally unavailable for learning. There are many factors in our modern lifestyle that contribute to this.” ~V.P. In her practice, my friend Victoria Prooday, OT is seeing something so widespread and alarming that I asked if I could share her thoughts. Due to the overwhelming interest and conversation on this topic, I am re-sharing her post. I encourage every parent who cares about … [Read more...]
Why Are Schools Still Peddling the Social-Emotional Self-Esteem Hoax?
For those of you who have been following our articles on the Social-Emotional Learning program locally we offer yet another opinion from Education Week. It will take you a few minutes to read it but please do...it's worth it. Then share it. Finally, contact your local school board and superintendent and share the article with them as well as ask them to justify why they are pushing SEL. The longtime Democratic lawmaker John Vasconcellos is resting in peace since his death in 2014, but the educational disaster he laid on California in the 1980s is far from gone. Indeed, its likeness thrives today across a broad swath of America's K-12 schooling, supported by foundation grants, federal … [Read more...]
Texas School Triples Recess Time, Solves Attention Deficit Disorder
It's time to start a revolution in public schools....it's time to tell administrators that children need time to burn off their excess energy not only to reduce weight gain but to dissipate the energy that is sometimes considered Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). If we don't give children the opportunity just to play and be children we will never engage them to learn. Give the following story a read. It comes to us from Livetheorganicdream.com For those of you who didn't see one of our other stories - Delaying Kindergarten reduces ADHD give it a look: http://www.swweducation.org/?p=3712 Public education is more stressful than ever for our children, as standardized testing … [Read more...]