I love education and take teaching human beings seriously. The social consequences of academic failure are very costly, especially for the disabled and minority learners. To give less than our best to our nation’s learners is unconscionable and contributes directly to the failure of Americans in the global business, medicine, technology and military arenas. If we are to be the America we once were, quality education for all students is critical. Therefore, we must examine closely public education and where it is headed in America.
I have never been shy about telling the truth about public education. I am finding that many people are not aware of some of the alarming concerns that exist in our schools. I am not referring to COVID-19 woes; I am talking about the persistent deviation from what education should be to what appears to be the pandering of social and political agendas that are interfering with the academic progress of America’s students.
Here in east Texas, and pretty much most of the state, we have not encountered many of the diversions that public school districts in other states are incorporating. In Arizona, sexual orientation and gender identity education has been adopted in public schools. In California, the California Healthy Youth Act (2016) includes curriculum with a focus on “LGBTQ-inclusive and gender-neutral language,” discussions about age of consent, HIV prevention, sex-trafficking and tobacco usage.
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