Educational Standards in U.S. Southern States Are Terrible, Possibly Because Their Priorities Lie Elsewhere
Those living outside the U.S. may not know that the states in the southern region of the country have always placed at the very bottom in terms of test scores in English, math, and science. This has been part of our nation’s reality since compulsory schooling was put into place in the 19th Century.
Now, if you or I were in charge of the public education system in a place that was failing, like Louisiana, we’d place calls to the folks in states that place at the very top and ask for advice. But no, helping kids get ahead, and live more productive and affluent lives doesn’t mean a thing in the Deep South.
As loathsome as these people are, they aren’t interested in reinstating slavery. Yet what the MAGA crowd would like to see is a return to the mid-20th Century in terms of race relations.
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If you’re looking for an explanation of Trumpism/MAGA, you need search no further than what George Bernard Shaw told us here.
Quite a conundrum. I consider myself a helpful guy, but I have no answers here.
What went through the minds of our distant ancestors? How much have we lost as a civilization due to the fact that they were unable to write down their thoughts?
Let’s not forget uneducated, uncivilized, and, unwelcome (outside of the orbit of hateful idiots).
It really is a tragedy the only one of the four felony indictments against Trump that will be prosecuted before the 2024 election are the 34 counts of fraud, for which he’ll be sentenced in July.
This from former Labor Secretary Robert Reich.
The video below calls for folks to invest their hard-earned money in a company that offers a novel concept in retailing: using a robot to pull product from the shelves.
