I'm a teacher and it's true. Most kids have completely unrealistic expectations for adulthood, and their parents do nothing to set them straight. They all want to be YouTubers, gamers, and professional athletes. That's it. I never see any kids who say they want to be veterinarians or plumbers or anything that's actually useful to society. A few of the girls will say they want to be nurses, but only because they think all nurses make a ton of money and don't realize the amount of training, work, and human interaction involved.
I'm terrified of getting old and having to rely on Gen Z and Gen Alpha to help me.
I completely agree. Some of the best school systems in the world only keep kids in the building five or six hours a day, and the kids run and operate their own lunchrooms when it's time to eat. For the precious time they're in the building, kids learn exactly what they need, and they're not wasting time on busywork and propaganda and "social-emotional skills." American schools have become like prisons. You go in, and you're stuck until that bell rings at whatever arbitrary time the government has decided you need to be there to achieve learning, and all you learn anyway is to be a cog in the machine. It's misery for everyone, and kids are dumber than ever.
Thank you for the encouragement. I may be asking you for more advice at some point. I think most teachers feel like there are no other options and just suffer through it. But I need a new path. Glad to hear you have found success!
This may be my last year. I changed schools to give it one more shot, and two weeks in, I'm already losing my mind. I'm nowhere near retirement, but I will not make it another twenty years in this profession. I need to just start over. Teaching has become a nightmare.
If I found out I had Haitians living in my area, I would have trouble sleeping at night. I'd triple lock all my animals down to keep them safe when I'm not at home. These people are not like us. Anyone who attacks an animal in such a way should be arrested immediately. Make America safe again and deport every single one.
You can throw all the money in the world at the American public education system and nothing will ever improve. The problem is not a lack of money and it definitely isn't a lack of technology. The problem is societal and cultural, and it all starts in the home. And I say this as a teacher. Yeah, we're screwed.
I read this story last night and it sickened me. There is truly an evil spirit over Haiti and its people. If you have the stomach for it, read some of what has happened there over the last few months. Cannibalism and sacrifice are the norm. We should not welcome a single Haitian until they are thoroughly checked out, and I don't know how you ever know for sure that someone isn't tainted by this darkness.
Anyway, Americans love their pets, so if you want to turn even the biggest liberal Karens on the invaders, start eating dogs and cats. Only a subhuman would do something like this.
https://x.com/ShadowofEzra/status/1832586965041959046
Update on the suspect. A 32-year-old white guy who allegedly just purchased an AR-15, 2000 rounds, and then threatened to kill his entire family. Also check out his new Facebook profile picture. Mentally deranged.
The shooter(s) is still not caught. They have helicopters up. Apparently he was shooting into a truck stop from the interstate. Live coverage here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/0XETzSG4gbE?si=bL8eauo3fALF-ZrK
I pray every day this is true. Sometimes I feel like I can't keep going. I feel like I'm surrounded by soulless NPCs, and then I think it's me that has the problem, but I just want to feel the same connection to people I did 20 or 30 years ago. You start to feel empty.
This has been my biggest fear since Butler. They can't shoot him. They'll try taking his plane down next or maybe poison him or use the heart attack gun. But the plane scenario feels most likely for some reason. I can just feel it. It's a terrifying thought and I fear that patriots will die, but God is protecting Trump for us. These next few weeks and months are going to be bleak for a while.