Originally Posted by
CBreezy
Point to a well funded school system that is? I know a lot of teachers across the US. None of them are indoctrinating or telling them what to think. None of them want them to be conservatives or liberal. Every single one just wants them to succeed and go to college or tech school and make a good living.
So here's an interesting take... I ran into a teenage kid at our Yacht Club pool wearing a MAGA hat. He must have been maybe 15 or so. I was talking to his mom and she said he loves wearing that hat even to school games, etc. Interesting choice of hats for a 15 year old, but OK... I asked him if any of his teachers ever commented on the hat. He said he's run into a couple who told him it was a hateful hat, and his response was a very simple "I disagree with you." Then they tried to berate him and convince him otherwise, and the kid being stubborn said, well, you're entitled to your opinion and I'm entitled to mine... I don't see "Make America Great Again" as a hateful message unless you're the enemy of this country. The kid cracked me up...
When I went to high school, it didn't matter which side of the political spectrum you aligned with, a good teacher would make you defend it and ask tough questions, and the best part of the whole thing would be that the teacher would never reveal either directly or indirectly which way they lean in the political spectrum. We both know that's not the case today, especially with young, idealistic teachers, journalists, etc...
Are there some bad teachers? Sure. There are bad pilots and lawyers and doctors too. But it's absurd to claim that the entire entire educational system is failing and indoctrinating children en mass
Yes, these days, the SYSTEM is failing because it's been infiltrated by the activists pushing an agenda, not people passionate about producing tomorrow's leaders. That's why today there's far more emphasis on activism and social "justice" and way less on STEM.