Hey now hey now! As someone who is right in the middle of being a gen X or millennial I resent that! Hahaha! Gen Xers and millennials are now in their 30-40s+.

I went to a very decent school district that at the time was pretty conservative. Teachers didn't really push political views like they do now. Back in the day, we actually got one fired for doing that. And they actually taught life skills. That same school district now is horrible.

I got to see all the BS things being implemented over time. Standardized testing started getting pushed really hard mid-90s. It went from teaching kids actual useful life information and history (emphasis "so it wouldn't repeat itself", but it is...) to teaching kids how to pass standardized tests so the school can meet quotas and get that sweet federal check.

Then right before I graduated in early 2000s, my school district started pushing common core. Math became about writing instead of math. You would think kids would have then become good at writing, but they're not. It went from my class spending a semester, if not a whole year - been a while, on learning about the Holocaust (which I know some people around here are Holocaust deniers, and I try to keep an open mind) to less than 8 years letter, siblings not even knowing what the Holocaust is. No longer being taught how to balance a checkbook. They aren't even taught how to read or write cursive anymore. I'm sure I'm missing a bunch of other things. I am not even sure what they teach anymore besides safe spaces and indoctrination. They don't do the morning pledge of allegiance. They aren't allowed to pray, if Christian of course, but other religions have exemptions. They've cut back music and art classes, and math and science clubs to push sports. Everything revolves around the football teams. Those tickets and concessions bring in the most money.