Stock Market is the bottom in?

[Telemark]

And most importantly would be financial education

Couldn't agree more. Household economy and basic home and auto repair.

Bummer that kids come out of 17 years of school and don't know basic fundamental skills they need to live as an adult. Two generations of that, and it becomes a part of the culture. I can't understand how they turned the land of American exceptionalism into the land of helpless woke kids.

 

[Jerry-B-WI]

Couldn't agree more. Household economy and basic home and auto repair.

Bummer that kids come out of 17 years of school and don't know basic fundamental skills they need to live as an adult. Two generations of that, and it becomes a part of the culture. I can't understand how they turned the land of American exceptionalism into the land of helpless woke kids.

Who's "they"? We elect the school boards that pick the curriculum that's taught in the schools. I see new parents that use "smart" phones as baby sitters and then bitch when the kids can't add or spell.
Have you seen what core math is?
We as parents or our parents have let this happen.

 

[Telemark]

Who's "they"?

Boehner, Bush Jr, and everyone who voted for No Child Left Behind.

I see new parents that use "smart" phones as baby sitters and then bitch when the kids can't add or spell.

Them too. That's why I mentioned it becoming generational and a part of the culture. A lot of parents are not prepared to be adults, let alone parents. The social problems brought on by social media and dating apps are also a huge problem.

Have you seen what core math is?

Yes. I taught common core for a couple years. It sounds good in theory, but in my brief experience, it seems to have slowed down learning. No one is allowed to excell, and students seem to have a lower level across the board. Some school districts use it as an excuse to slow the pace of teaching, so kids just don't end up with the same level of education.

I saw that when my niece moved from Arizona to Ohio. She was only 10 years old, but she was 6 months behind the kids in Ohio. It was very frustrating for her to be so far behind and need to work extra hard just to catch up.

After a couple years, she got sick of the leftist bullcrap in the public system and transferred to a school that offers a classical education, and she's much happier.