Socialist indoctrination in public education certainly won’t preserve what’s left of liberty. From Ron Paul at ronpaulinstitute.org:
The most recent release from the federally funded Nation’s Report Card shows that 40 percent of eighth graders lack even a basic understanding of US history, while only 14 percent are proficient or advanced in history. This score from 2022 showing so many students lack basic understanding is bad. It also indicates a continuation of a decline that started in 2018, the last time the score was previously reported.
This report should frighten everyone who wants to restore limited, constitutional government and a true free-market economy. Students who graduate high school without basic knowledge of how the government is supposed to work and why the drafters of the Constitution designed it the way they did, as well as the history of the US, are more likely to fall for the lies of authoritarian demagogues who promise economic and personal security in exchange for the people’s liberty.
Or live in a state with high standards.
Local Montessori school that I was lucky to attend as a lil’ shaver had some pride stuff at the entrance but it was a small group.
Signs of a demoralized society that has given up should be kept to a minimum.
Some great Red State teachers helped me to be a critical thinker and I thank them.
Paul’s column is frustrating. I’d love to see a link to the test questions. He also references his own curriculum, but it isn’t listed as a “program” on his web page. I have no idea how to access it. And we are a homeschool family.