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My mother phrased the liberty vs. license conundrum as: Your freedom to swing your fist ends where your neighbor's nose begins.

Back when my kids were in grade school, the district was already too progressive (late 70's), and my kids knew how to read before they were in kindergarten. I started some homeschooling early. We did a lot of talking about their assignments and news broadcasts, both knew cursive, loved to read an eclectic mix of material. Parents need more involvement in their kids education, both in and out of school. Tax dollars are wasted in nearly every school district in the country ((giving benefit of the doubt to a few good places, hoping they exist).

Au+Ag+Pb=>Liberty 👍

We can't stop the universe from being the universe, but the amazing knowledge we have acquired makes me want more, even if we all go bye bye. The moon could very well be the spaceship shipyard and jump-off point for Mars-bound flights. If I was in better shape I'd volunteer.

. . . I agree!

HAD to +1 that!

I've seen that site some time back, but never got back to it. Thanks for the reminder! I enjoyed spending some time there, but will have to get back to it again.

My only apprehension of a new Constitutional convention is the country has moved so far left and so much "verbicide" has taken place since 1789, especially over the past 50 years, we may end up with a Constitution Marx would be proud of because a lot of similarity to the Communist Manifesto will permeate the new document. The first loss would be the second amendment, for sure. I fear we'd be totally screwed.

This is why a lot of my assets are in gold.

Are you certain the solution is a Convention of the states and the Amendment process? Without the Militia of the several States, the US Constitutions is just a piece of paper – even after a Convention of the states.

In my experience (having spent WAY too much of my life in schooling by earning my law degree), education almost always happens outside of a classroom and definitely not in any school.
And by the way: the US Department of Education should be abolished, along with many other corrupt, wasteful, and practically or entirely useless government departments and agencies.

LOOSE THE LIBTARD HOWLERS!!!!!

Yep, that was my first thought: DEFLECTION away from more important things that are national newsworthy. Under normal circumstances this affair, as tragic as it is, wouldn't make my list of top 100 things to worry about.

Perhaps Department Of Schooling would be more apt?

I have a grandson that, in Texas, apprenticed as an electrician doing commercial and residential development contracts and worked 70 hour weeks and couldn't keep up with demand. He is now finishing his apprenticeship in Kansas and it's the same thing. His words, "Grandpa I'm making money like you won't believe and I'm not even a journeyman yet!". Yes, he had to join the union, but they are NEVER out of work. Side note: With this new no tax on overtime coming up means he will have even more money yet!

I'm not so sure. Given how polarized the Dumbocrat Party is now, the moochers might elect or appoint an even worse set of looters!

I started recommending the trades to 20 something men 20 years ago. It was obvious to me even then that MBA's would become useless over the coming years.

. . . is he running again? lol!

...so, since there's a Department of Education, is schooling the preferred term for a "better education" or is it the other way around?

Keep up the good work as best as you can! And thank you!

Years ago in my town a union rep said he wouldn't be happy until all students are bused. Today his dream is a reality. The roads are clogged several times a day and my school taxes are through the roof and his "dream" is part of it - side note: I didn't vote for any of this!

Just thinking out loud here... It seems the generations that built and made the physical civilization we are living in are aging and dying off, meaning there is a demand for those that can keep it running or move it into the next phase. This will not be accomplished with "woke" or Marxist indoctrination, which is eating up academia and corporate America in too many places.

Edit add: I had my furnace/air conditioning system worked on recently and was delighted to have a smart 20-something show up to do the work and he knew what he was doing! Prior times it was a 50 or 60-something that came to my door.

His type is what academia needs and from what I understand about you, jbrenner, is you are an Akston of the scientific field. Glad you are where you are!

Yep! that life was worth a chuckle looking back...

I'm. still laughing

OUC- those words were used to imitate the language of the excessively one sided. Metaphorical?
Anyway, a story, yes I have known a 'bible basher'. A long time ago I was in a summer vac job, the guy looking after me did a good job with that, he was seriously repetitive. Kept bringing up his religion and giving me leaflets to read. Tiresome- yes, but not on the same scale as the closed minded 'progressives' we get nowadays.
Trump, hitler, human rights, trans, bi ..non-stop, that is when there no buildings to burn.