Rebuilding the education system destroyed by progressives

[P@triot]

Without an English class or a Math class how do you expect students to excel in those subjects?

Geezus dude...those are addressed in elementary school. It goes without saying that those are critical. One would think the whole "dissect a frog" thing would have been a sledgehammer of a hint to you that we were talking high school.

 

[rdean]

We all know that progressives have destroyed the public education system in America. Part of it was the natural stupidity of the left (their entire idealist "well rounded" nonsense). Most of it was done intentionally out of the need for an ignorant electorate.

So how do we rebuild it? For starters - we return education to the states and the local municipalities. Then we provide a guideline encouraging a pragmatic approach. Rather than having students waste time on dissecting a frog so that they can be "well rounded", we focus on a practical education that will prepare them for the real world.

I. Finance

We have an entire nation incapable of balancing their checkbooks. Hell, our Congress is so incapable of balancing their budget we are a mind-boggling $20 trillion in debt. We need to make classes on finance every single year in high school. Mandatory reading should include Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith), The Intelligent Investor (Benjamin Graham), and The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide (Wayne Allen Root).
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II. History

Those who have not learned from history are doomed to repeat it. It is imperative that students are taught a clear, accurate picture of history and why the events that shaped it occurred. Mandatory reading should include The Road to Serfdom (F.A. Hayek), Defying Hitler (Sebastian Haffner), and The Real Thomas Jefferson (Andrew M. Allison).
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III. U.S. Government

A thorough understanding of the U.S. system of government (including but not limited to the branches of government, the chambers of Congress, the separation of powers - both horizontal and vertical - and the Electoral College). Mandatory reading should include the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Federalist Papers, and The Jefferson Lies (David Barton).
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IV. Business Skills

Everything from soft skills, interview skills, and building a resume to "personal brands", typing, and tools such as LinkedIn. Mandatory reading should include Earn the Right to Win (Tom Coughlin), Business Adventures (John Brooks), and Win (Dr. Frank Luntz).
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Those are the basic requirements for all students. Aside from those core requirements - students could choose everything from advanced college courses to trades such as welding, automotive, electrician, etc. Regardless of the path chosen by the individual student, they will be prepared for the real world immediately.

Other countries call our progressive education system the best in the world.

Look at what Republicans want to teach. Magical creation. Young earth. Vaccines cause autism. All kinds of crazy things.

 

[ScienceRocks]

We all know that progressives have destroyed the public education system in America. Part of it was the natural stupidity of the left (their entire idealist "well rounded" nonsense). Most of it was done intentionally out of the need for an ignorant electorate.

So how do we rebuild it? For starters - we return education to the states and the local municipalities. Then we provide a guideline encouraging a pragmatic approach. Rather than having students waste time on dissecting a frog so that they can be "well rounded", we focus on a practical education that will prepare them for the real world.

I. Finance

We have an entire nation incapable of balancing their checkbooks. Hell, our Congress is so incapable of balancing their budget we are a mind-boggling $20 trillion in debt. We need to make classes on finance every single year in high school. Mandatory reading should include Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith), The Intelligent Investor (Benjamin Graham), and The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide (Wayne Allen Root).
​

II. History

Those who have not learned from history are doomed to repeat it. It is imperative that students are taught a clear, accurate picture of history and why the events that shaped it occurred. Mandatory reading should include The Road to Serfdom (F.A. Hayek), Defying Hitler (Sebastian Haffner), and The Real Thomas Jefferson (Andrew M. Allison).
​

III. U.S. Government

A thorough understanding of the U.S. system of government (including but not limited to the branches of government, the chambers of Congress, the separation of powers - both horizontal and vertical - and the Electoral College). Mandatory reading should include the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Federalist Papers, and The Jefferson Lies (David Barton).
​

IV. Business Skills

Everything from soft skills, interview skills, and building a resume to "personal brands", typing, and tools such as LinkedIn. Mandatory reading should include Earn the Right to Win (Tom Coughlin), Business Adventures (John Brooks), and Win (Dr. Frank Luntz).
​

Those are the basic requirements for all students. Aside from those core requirements - students could choose everything from advanced college courses to trades such as welding, automotive, electrician, etc. Regardless of the path chosen by the individual student, they will be prepared for the real world immediately.

Other countries call our progressive education system the best in the world.

Look at what Republicans want to teach. Magical creation. Young earth. Vaccines cause autism. All kinds of crazy things.

Republicans want America to be transformed into a third world shit hole that is the laughing stock of the entire world.

 

[Disir]

No. No, he is actually a laughing stock. He has never been vindicated and a "religious education" degree from Oral Roberts University does not a historian make.

No....really...he's well respected. And he was vindicated by the progressive propaganda attacks (after his book "The Jefferson Lies" was pulled because of progressive propaganda - he provided all of the original documentation and it was once again published).

I know the truth is hard for you progressives to hear after decades of brainwashing - but I promise you'll be ok.

and a "religious education" degree from Oral Roberts University does not a historian make.

Oh Lord....here we go again with the immature "pedigree" argument again. As if someone couldn't possibly be an expert unless a progressive institution branded them as such with a piece of Office Max paper printed off of a $35 Brother printer.

Sweetie...Bill Gates never graduated from college. Not even an associates degree. By your immature and desperate "logic" (and man am I using that term loosely here) - he couldn't possibly be a leading authority on computers, operating systems, and technology. And he most certainly couldn't be a successful CEO. Would you like to make that argument with me now?

Additionally - Steve Jobs never graduated from college. Not even an associates degree. By your immature and desperate "logic" (and man am I using that term loosely here) - he couldn't possibly be a wildly successful CEO. Would you like to make that argument with me now?

David Barton is the leading historian in the U.S. because he has amassed one of the largest and most remarkable collections of authentic, original writings from the founders and their spouses. He has actual letters from Thomas Jefferson, Elizabeth Wells Adams, and many, many more. Shit - all one needs is a library card or internet access and a healthy interest to be a true historian in today's world. The information is everywhere.

Thanks for playing my dear - but you're way out of your league on this one. Give it time. Change is hard...I know. Shaking off the left-wing lies must be like what Neo felt like after taking the blue pill and waking up. You might even throw up from the shock of it all.

The information is everywhere. That's why he is a laughingstock. Gates does not make any attempts to play historian. He is not respected. He's a con man.

 

[P@triot]

We all know that progressives have destroyed the public education system in America. Part of it was the natural stupidity of the left (their entire idealist "well rounded" nonsense). Most of it was done intentionally out of the need for an ignorant electorate.

So how do we rebuild it? For starters - we return education to the states and the local municipalities. Then we provide a guideline encouraging a pragmatic approach. Rather than having students waste time on dissecting a frog so that they can be "well rounded", we focus on a practical education that will prepare them for the real world.

I. Finance

We have an entire nation incapable of balancing their checkbooks. Hell, our Congress is so incapable of balancing their budget we are a mind-boggling $20 trillion in debt. We need to make classes on finance every single year in high school. Mandatory reading should include Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith), The Intelligent Investor (Benjamin Graham), and The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide (Wayne Allen Root).
​

II. History

Those who have not learned from history are doomed to repeat it. It is imperative that students are taught a clear, accurate picture of history and why the events that shaped it occurred. Mandatory reading should include The Road to Serfdom (F.A. Hayek), Defying Hitler (Sebastian Haffner), and The Real Thomas Jefferson (Andrew M. Allison).
​

III. U.S. Government

A thorough understanding of the U.S. system of government (including but not limited to the branches of government, the chambers of Congress, the separation of powers - both horizontal and vertical - and the Electoral College). Mandatory reading should include the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Federalist Papers, and The Jefferson Lies (David Barton).
​

IV. Business Skills

Everything from soft skills, interview skills, and building a resume to "personal brands", typing, and tools such as LinkedIn. Mandatory reading should include Earn the Right to Win (Tom Coughlin), Business Adventures (John Brooks), and Win (Dr. Frank Luntz).
​

Those are the basic requirements for all students. Aside from those core requirements - students could choose everything from advanced college courses to trades such as welding, automotive, electrician, etc. Regardless of the path chosen by the individual student, they will be prepared for the real world immediately.

Look at what Republicans want to teach. Magical creation. Young earth. Vaccines cause autism. All kinds of crazy things.

Did I mention any of those things? Any other lies you would like to attempt?

 

[P@triot]

Gates does not make any attempts to play historian.

Nobody said he does. Why are you afraid to answer the question? Sweetie...Bill Gates never graduated from college. Not even an associates degree. By your immature and desperate "logic" (and man am I using that term loosely here) - he couldn't possibly be a leading authority on computers, operating systems, and technology. And he most certainly couldn't be a successful CEO. Would you like to make that argument with me now?

 

[P@triot]

The information is everywhere. That's why he is a laughingstock.

Except that he's not a "laughingstock" anywhere but bat-shit crazy progressive propaganda land. He has the original writings which confirms his work. It is indisputable my dear. Change is hard...

 

[P@triot]

Other countries call our progressive education system the best in the world.

Bwahahahahaha! They do? Name one industrialized nation that refers to us as "the best in the world". Just one rdean. Ever since progressives took over the education system in the U.S., it has been on a rapid decline.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Other countries call our progressive education system the best in the world.

Bwahahahahaha! They do? Name one industrialized nation that refers to us as "the best in the world". Just one rdean. Ever since progressives took over the education system in the U.S., it has been on a rapid decline.

I believe we rank 24th.

 

[regent]

Other countries call our progressive education system the best in the world.

Bwahahahahaha! They do? Name one industrialized nation that refers to us as "the best in the world". Just one rdean. Ever since progressives took over the education system in the U.S., it has been on a rapid decline.

The liberals began harping on the need for the nation to have an education program. Jefferson comes to mind as one of the liberals.

 

[Moonglow]

Without an English class or a Math class how do you expect students to excel in those subjects?

Geezus dude...those are addressed in elementary school. It goes without saying that those are critical. One would think the whole "dissect a frog" thing would have been a sledgehammer of a hint to you that we were talking high school.

We dissected frogs in 6th grade..Why was your school so far behind?

 

[P@triot]

Other countries call our progressive education system the best in the world.

Bwahahahahaha! They do? Name one industrialized nation that refers to us as "the best in the world". Just one rdean. Ever since progressives took over the education system in the U.S., it has been on a rapid decline.

The liberals began harping on the need for the nation to have an education program. Jefferson comes to mind as one of the liberals.

Yep. And then you radicalized socialists came along, hijacked the party, and destroyed our education system. By any measure imaginable - Thomas Jefferson is the ultimate conservative. Read his original writings.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Other countries call our progressive education system the best in the world.

Bwahahahahaha! They do? Name one industrialized nation that refers to us as "the best in the world". Just one rdean. Ever since progressives took over the education system in the U.S., it has been on a rapid decline.

The liberals began harping on the need for the nation to have an education program. Jefferson comes to mind as one of the liberals.

Liberals then have no relation to modern Progressives, whom Jefferson would line up against the wall.

 

[regent]

Other countries call our progressive education system the best in the world.

Bwahahahahaha! They do? Name one industrialized nation that refers to us as "the best in the world". Just one rdean. Ever since progressives took over the education system in the U.S., it has been on a rapid decline.

The liberals began harping on the need for the nation to have an education program. Jefferson comes to mind as one of the liberals.

Liberals then have no relation to modern Progressives, whom Jefferson would line up against the wall.

So what is a progressive? Does progressive have a legitimate definition or does everyone make up their own definition? We could use the definition of the Progressive Period in our history but that does not seem to work.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Other countries call our progressive education system the best in the world.

Bwahahahahaha! They do? Name one industrialized nation that refers to us as "the best in the world". Just one rdean. Ever since progressives took over the education system in the U.S., it has been on a rapid decline.

The liberals began harping on the need for the nation to have an education program. Jefferson comes to mind as one of the liberals.

Liberals then have no relation to modern Progressives, whom Jefferson would line up against the wall.

So what is a progressive? Does progressive have a legitimate definition or does everyone make up their own definition? We could use the definition of the Progressive Period in our history but that does not seem to work.

The most recent Democrat incarnation:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/uploads.democrats.org/Petitions/Downloads/Democratic_Party_Platform_2016.pdf

 

[P@triot]

So what is a progressive? Does progressive have a legitimate definition or does everyone make up their own definition? We could use the definition of the Progressive Period in our history but that does not seem to work.

A progressive is a liberal by their real term. Someone who wants to "progress" society beyond liberty, beyond morals, and beyond the U.S. Constitution.

 

[regent]

Liberalism and conservatism begin with some core beliefs. Those core beliefs are all over these boards but no one seems to pick them up. From those core beliefs the political beliefs emerge. For example, small government is not a core belief, what governments do, however, is to carryout a core belief.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

We all know that progressives have destroyed the public education system in America. Part of it was the natural stupidity of the left (their entire idealist "well rounded" nonsense). Most of it was done intentionally out of the need for an ignorant electorate.

So how do we rebuild it? For starters - we return education to the states and the local municipalities. Then we provide a guideline encouraging a pragmatic approach. Rather than having students waste time on dissecting a frog so that they can be "well rounded", we focus on a practical education that will prepare them for the real world.

I. Finance

We have an entire nation incapable of balancing their checkbooks. Hell, our Congress is so incapable of balancing their budget we are a mind-boggling $20 trillion in debt. We need to make classes on finance every single year in high school. Mandatory reading should include Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith), The Intelligent Investor (Benjamin Graham), and The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide (Wayne Allen Root).
​

II. History

Those who have not learned from history are doomed to repeat it. It is imperative that students are taught a clear, accurate picture of history and why the events that shaped it occurred. Mandatory reading should include The Road to Serfdom (F.A. Hayek), Defying Hitler (Sebastian Haffner), and The Real Thomas Jefferson (Andrew M. Allison).
​

III. U.S. Government

A thorough understanding of the U.S. system of government (including but not limited to the branches of government, the chambers of Congress, the separation of powers - both horizontal and vertical - and the Electoral College). Mandatory reading should include the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Federalist Papers, and The Jefferson Lies (David Barton).
​

IV. Business Skills

Everything from soft skills, interview skills, and building a resume to "personal brands", typing, and tools such as LinkedIn. Mandatory reading should include Earn the Right to Win (Tom Coughlin), Business Adventures (John Brooks), and Win (Dr. Frank Luntz).
​

Those are the basic requirements for all students. Aside from those core requirements - students could choose everything from advanced college courses to trades such as welding, automotive, electrician, etc. Regardless of the path chosen by the individual student, they will be prepared for the real world immediately.

Good stuff, until you went off the deep end.

Did you know most of that is already included in a typical high school curriculum?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

In my day at the high school level the vocational schools were onsite with the academic classes, not separate schools.

There was also vocational training for all boys featuring scary, dangerous equipment at the middle school level.

Our state uses area technology centers for multiple counties.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

The education problem is simple. First, all children should be required to have an IQ of 100, second, all should come from good two parent homes. All students should have college as a goal. If students have trouble, parents should hire tutors to help. Children should not be allowed to have reading problems.
If we just started there, we would have the beginning of great educational programs.

You just eliminated half of the American public. I would suggest educating yourself first!