Those moves in 2020 to keep kids away from their schools and their friends wasn't that bad, really. Right wingers are to blame for the "moral panic." Unbelievable.
My God. The comment section of that piece of garbage he has the audacity to call journalism is enough to make me want to start smoking again after 15 years without a cigarette. Lord forgive me for what I would do to any one of these people in a locked room and with no consequences....
Closing schools was the single most draconian measure of covid “protocols.” The negative impact to a whole generation will reverberate for decades. The fools who implemented it KNOW THIS but will never admit to a mistake that literally destroyed lives because their conscience died with covid.
It's really quite unbelievable at times but then you remember how extreme some folks are in this country and then it's not so surprising. I think what's the saddest thing about this article is that Professor John Ehrenreich is now an octogenerian and has a history of being a "classical liberal," yet here he is after 8 decades of life pushing totalitarianism. And it's like he and those in his camp cannot see it.
I'm heartened to hear about Moms for Liberty demanding that parents determine children's curriculum. My vision of education in my caret system does the same, with children choosing some and earning the right to choose more based on taking responsibility in the home.
In my ultra liberal town, the rate of kids with chronic school absence is now at 30%. 30%! Since I want this system to fail, especially the university-driven curricula, that makes me happy. Let it crash and burn.
30%?!! Wow, isn't the "new normal" wonderful, Tereza?
I'm also heartened to see parents awake and getting involved in their children's education, too. Groups like Moms for Liberty are perhaps a silver lining to the plandemic madness.
Your "caret system" of education sounds interesting, Tereza. Can you explain your vision in more detail or drop us some links where you've written on this topic?
outrageously misinformed and simplistic viewpoint espoused by crotchety Mr. Ehrenreich.
"The decline (in satisfaction with schools in general) was entirely among Republican and Republican-leaning nonparents. Since nonparents don’t generally have any direct experience of the schools, the decline in their approval must have been shaped by what they heard and read in the media and social media or heard from politicians."
Most likely this miserable old man has no interaction with other people. If he did, he could recognize that educational failures impact an entire community. That's why we all pay taxes to support local schools, not just parents. Childless business owners and managers and their organizations are negatively impacted when schools fail to produce "graduates" capable of basic written and spoken communication and math skills. Ehrenreich is very clearly living in a Marxist vacuum, parroting the party line, divorced from reality.
That's why I pointed out that Ehrenreich is an "Ivy Leaguer." That particular clique of folks who pretty much run D.C. live in a bubble and are indeed out of touch with how the 99% live and what they want.
There are a few good Ivy Leaguers but most supported the stroke poke mandates, school closures, business closures, mask mandates, and they now love censorship. Sounds like Marxism? You're right--many are Marxists, Maoists, etc.
My God. The comment section of that piece of garbage he has the audacity to call journalism is enough to make me want to start smoking again after 15 years without a cigarette. Lord forgive me for what I would do to any one of these people in a locked room and with no consequences....
LOL, I understand the frustration. You gotta wonder how many of those comments are bots or paid commenters.
Don't go back to the cigs! Stay healthy, friend. :)
Closing schools was the single most draconian measure of covid “protocols.” The negative impact to a whole generation will reverberate for decades. The fools who implemented it KNOW THIS but will never admit to a mistake that literally destroyed lives because their conscience died with covid.
It's really quite unbelievable at times but then you remember how extreme some folks are in this country and then it's not so surprising. I think what's the saddest thing about this article is that Professor John Ehrenreich is now an octogenerian and has a history of being a "classical liberal," yet here he is after 8 decades of life pushing totalitarianism. And it's like he and those in his camp cannot see it.
I'm heartened to hear about Moms for Liberty demanding that parents determine children's curriculum. My vision of education in my caret system does the same, with children choosing some and earning the right to choose more based on taking responsibility in the home.
In my ultra liberal town, the rate of kids with chronic school absence is now at 30%. 30%! Since I want this system to fail, especially the university-driven curricula, that makes me happy. Let it crash and burn.
30%?!! Wow, isn't the "new normal" wonderful, Tereza?
I'm also heartened to see parents awake and getting involved in their children's education, too. Groups like Moms for Liberty are perhaps a silver lining to the plandemic madness.
Your "caret system" of education sounds interesting, Tereza. Can you explain your vision in more detail or drop us some links where you've written on this topic?
Thanks so much for asking! Here's one specific to it: https://thirdparadigm.substack.com/p/reinventing-education, this one explains the model: https://thirdparadigm.substack.com/p/the-caret-system, this has lifelong edu-travel as one of the systems: https://thirdparadigm.substack.com/p/five-feminine-economies, and this gives the principles underlying it: https://thirdparadigm.substack.com/p/build-a-new-model.
Excellent commentary, Matthieu, on an
outrageously misinformed and simplistic viewpoint espoused by crotchety Mr. Ehrenreich.
"The decline (in satisfaction with schools in general) was entirely among Republican and Republican-leaning nonparents. Since nonparents don’t generally have any direct experience of the schools, the decline in their approval must have been shaped by what they heard and read in the media and social media or heard from politicians."
Most likely this miserable old man has no interaction with other people. If he did, he could recognize that educational failures impact an entire community. That's why we all pay taxes to support local schools, not just parents. Childless business owners and managers and their organizations are negatively impacted when schools fail to produce "graduates" capable of basic written and spoken communication and math skills. Ehrenreich is very clearly living in a Marxist vacuum, parroting the party line, divorced from reality.
That's why I pointed out that Ehrenreich is an "Ivy Leaguer." That particular clique of folks who pretty much run D.C. live in a bubble and are indeed out of touch with how the 99% live and what they want.
There are a few good Ivy Leaguers but most supported the stroke poke mandates, school closures, business closures, mask mandates, and they now love censorship. Sounds like Marxism? You're right--many are Marxists, Maoists, etc.