The only friend with school age children I know is homeschooling. Her kids are smart and healthy. I just read yesterday that in Georgia they are starting to teach children to write again! Years ago my late friend, an avid letter writer, laughingly told me we did not need a secret language, since no one could read cursive anymore.
Yes and we are forgetting how to do mental arithmetic, how to spell, write manuscript and how to read maps, too. Soon autonomous vehicles will mean we no longer need to know how to drive. And so it goes on. Before long, we will be reduced to human battery hens, harvested for our energy (and our flesh?).
this makes me think of a truck driver I once knew. This is before the cellphones and GSM. He had the map upside down... thankfully I learned in school how to read a map or we would have driven off the earth LOL. I still learned how to drive a car with gears, in Europe those are standard, whereas here in the US automatic is the standard. I notice both in Dutch and English, how often people misspell words. Sad isn't it?
Yes, people talk about "progress" and evolution; but it seems to me that we are going backwards and have been for a very long time :(
We flock to innovations like cell phones and AI for the ease and convenience they offer, apparently not seeing the extent to which our very humanity is being undermined and subverted.
Not my opinion Dr. but as an educator and parent I can see people of all ages using it to disadvantage. Typing has taken the place of cursive. Calculators have taken the place of mental math. Phones have taken the place of healthy social interactions. A broad brush I agree but nonetheless a two edged sword.
How do we stop having our taxes taken for education? I've homeschooled all my kids the whole way through paying for everything. It's hard paying 4k a year for taxes when I could really use that for my own expenses
It's even worse if you have no children! I've never bought the logic of public education, paid for with tax revenue. Let me get this straight: I pay for your kids to be educated. They graduate, and are unable to even make change without a computerized cash register to figure it out for them. By the way, our property taxes in NYS (2010) were in excess of $8K/year. This was a formerly rural area evolving into suburbia (with all its pretensions). We moved to a Southern state where one can live on about 55% of what it takes in the Northeast. I hope to throw off this mortal coil before it, too, becomes unaffordable.
Our family homeschooled five kids. Number 1 graduated college with a 4.0. Number 2 graduated college with a 4.0, was a national merit finalist, and is in medical school. Number 3 is in college now, studying engineering. Number 4 is in college now, studying engineering. Number 5 is still in high school but is taking college classes at a local community college. Our family sacrificed a lot of income so my wife could spend the time, but it's been worth it in so many ways. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to homeschool your kids. You can buy complete curriculum packages off the shelf if you want. The biggest question we get is about "socialization," and we always laugh at that. Our kids are all very social and have friend networks, play on homeschool sports teams, participate in choir and drama events, do Scouting, etc. I was skeptical when my wife first told me that she wanted to homeschool our oldest. It was right before kindergarten and my thought was, "OK, what's the worst that can happen? Maybe she doesn't learn to finger paint." It's been nothing but upside and the freedom is huge. But it is a time commitment. The rewards are pretty limitless, though.
Hey David, maybe give your wife a little more credit than not being a "rocket scientist." Homeschooling takes incredible patience in addition to intelligence and skill as an instructor.
To be clear, my wife is a rocket scientist, but that’s not a requirement to be successful at homeschooling. You do need a ton of patience. That’s absolutely true. You also need to be organized and disciplined. My point in saying you don’t have to be a rocket scientist is that many people say, “I could never homeschool my kids, because I don’t have the credentials, I struggled at school, and I never went to college.” We’ve been trained to think that only people with college degrees and government-approved teaching credentials can teach, and that’s just not true. The statistics show that parents with no more than a high school education deliver better outcomes than professional public school teachers, on average. The key isn’t being highly educated. It’s caring about your kids, making a plan for moving through the material, and sticking to that plan even when kids are pushing back. Nobody knows your kids better than you. And you can adapt your plans to the strengths and weaknesses of your kids. We had one who was a late reader. We just kept at it. Now he’s a strong reader and working on an engineering degree. In the public school, he would have been left behind.
A while ago, I ran across this exchange from two nuns discussing their approach to a classical education. Not only is it strange to see young women discussing classical education, but to do it with the full habit is fascinating. They offer online enrollment as well. https://youtu.be/8OuskX3VCGc?si=8AF5B1F2l_vKHlgI. An important name missing from this excellent summary is the name of Brazilian Paulo Freire with his work, the 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed.' While his work was understandable, coming from the harsh conditions of the poor of Brazil, its Marxist's roots mean its implementation will lead to only more despair -like the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. Of course, early US educators thought it was a brilliant idea to incorporate his work into our curriculum. As a result, we have kids who know they are oppressed but cannot read nor do math.
I pulled my son from a high functioning grade school because the teacher for gifted kids was a complete B despising quiet kids. Fast forward and the school now touts pride flag colors and hosts drag queen parades. The small Catholic grade school I put him in was strict. It was tough for my kid coming from a hippie school, but he came to enjoy it. The kids became very close. The biggest benefit was the diversity of students. They came from all parts of the world and most were not Catholic.
I agree... Catholic schools evolved to embrace a more diverse student body when they realized their survival depended on it, but it doesnt mean there is genuine love for all students there. Same experience with terrible public schools with my son, as you.
After the Dobbs decision was handed down, a prestigious Christian school had their kids go out in protest. It was macabre. Even though the public schools didn't go that far. See beautiful old protestant Churches flying pride flags reminds me of a dying restaurant chain chasing after every new fad.
Excellent article and overview. The "cabal" you mention must be identified and it is easily identified in history and in the bible prophecies as the Roman Catholic Church and the seat of the papacy which is controlled by the ever evil jesuits which were formed as a society by Ignatius Loyola in 1540 as the defenders of the papacy. They have been trying to control and devour the whole world [in the words of Daniel7] for centuries, hoping to regain their power as it was during the long and cruel Dark Ages [1260years] when they ruled with no opposition. Imagine the infiltration possible by centuries of time and the ignorance of history that people seem to possess now. Start with the history of the Protestant Reformation by Merle D"Aubigne and/or JA Wylie. Read PD Stuart's book, Codeword Barbelon, volume 1 and 2. Complete history of the so-called cabal. It is hard to find sometimes and can be expensive but it is entirely worth it.
And those bankers are working for the vatican/jesuits. I have done my homework on this particular subject of history and bible prophecy. Co-adjutors, those who help the cause with their aid to the jesuits, are everywhere. I suggest you read the PD Stuart books, both volumes, all footnoted. The bible completely exposes this info concerning the RCC/papacy in Revelation 17 and 18.
Right on. They were the first roots of false religion integrating pagan beliefs and rituals as central to their "religion" and birthing numerous sects from there. Anyone doing objective research on the topic will readily uncover this for themselves.
As a Catholic, this is laughable. The Catholic Church is the least threat today...most ineffective organization, can't control its own, let alone anyone else. we have bigger issues to look at.
The destruction dates to the 1960’s: with removing PRAYER from classrooms, removing 10 commandments from schools— ROE v WADE, fluoride in water to dumb us all down —
More like the 1920's. Scopes Monkey Trial, 1925. When faith in God was put on trial, the role of schools. It was set up to be a spectacle. While the verdict upheld the ban on teaching evolution, God's creation won that battle, the narrative of the spectacle of that trial that mocked God led to the belief that evolution really won the minds was released into the public ether, winning the minds of the next century.
We know God wins in the end. His time frame is eternity. This century in darkness away from his light could last another century, or a millennium. Really depends on us, how soon more of us reject the man-as-god atheists leading society and reclaim the helm of the ship of humanity.
Yes.. I’m trying to push bills banning the evil.. ban on forces vaxes, Nuremberg part2 , ban chem trails, etc but our state wont vote til Jan 2026.. any suggestions ? The powers that be are fast tracking their agenda.. RFK is preparing us for the mark — saying we all will be wearing health bracelets ?!!! We are the 99% ; they are just 1%. Their dumbing us down and murder by design bioweapons are decreasing our numbers fast… did you hear that Chinas population is now only estimated at 500 million? The research is on my Substack—( not written by me .. ) but by a brilliant researcher—
Pls subscribe to my free Substack— so many brilliantly researched articles are in there — including cures for spike protein and turbo cancer —
I’m sure US population has decreased by at least 1/3 … only God knows. Death among the very young is growing dramatically.
There is another option, besides homeschooling, if you are believer in Jesus - Classical Christian schools. My elementary aged school children attend a Pre-K through Grade 12 school, accredited by ACCS. No govt garbage, no tech; an education model rooted in Biblical truth, the classics, and the time-tested model of education. Plus they learn cursive from day 1 (pre-K). https://classicalchristian.org/what-is-ice/
If we couldn’t attend a Classical Christian school for any reason, tuition or lack of one in our area, I would homeschool (though it would be a challenge as a mom with a chronic illness). I will do whatever possible to never subject my kids to the mind-poisoning of current public, charter or secular private schools, or even some other private “religious” schools.
Just because the students are not using tech definitely does not mean that the teachers at private Christian schools are not using their own tech. Learned that one the hard way.
I would also add that when the physical fitness teacher looked like he ate several children on the way into work, that’s a problem. I knew when I was there that there were no actually fit teachers to protect the children from the drug addicts that were coming around. And there were a plethora. I also do not know how one can set an example for “self-control” when one looks like the Stay Puffed Marshmallow Man. I was told that “security cameras” would protect the children. Oh, really? Then how did I find one alone by the dumpsters? It really is not an awesome time to relegate the responsibility of monitoring one’s children to outside sources. Just saying.
I worked for one and they required vaccination for the students. I also noticed quite a few teachers literally glued to their cell phones when they were supposed to be watching the children. I found one young student alone by the dumpsters outside. I think it is better to watch our own children these days.
"The other side will always seek to infiltrate what is good." Spot On. The playbook of the powers that shouldn't be seems to be Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War'. Those damned bored Generals, financed by those who gain from stoking wars, will wage war wherever they can. It is a pity the Emperor didn't behead the General after the General beheaded the Emperor's favourite concubine.
This post offers an intriguing answer to what has happened to our educational system. It appears to have been a hotbed of reforms and subversion for decades, as the increasingly lower scores on reading and math tests from one generation to the next attest.
Another key book written by, who else, an award winning teacher, documents in detail the processes of subversion and dumbing down that have been in progress. In fact, if I am not mistaken, the author of this book was the inventor to the term "Dumbing Down". The book is : "The Underground History of American Education" by John Taylor Gatto, and it is must reading, exactly along the lines of what was discussed in this substack post. Explicit answers can be found there, offered by a dedicated teacher who decided to find out who was sabotaging our education and for whose benefit.
Thank you, for the details here about the late John Gatto, who was one of the heroes who taught in New York City schools, and he documented his experiences and perspectives as an award winning, highly acclaimed teacher, who became disgusted with "the system" of the educational "dumbing down" of young people in American public schools.
He also wrote Weapons of Mass Instruction, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling. When my children were in school, I discovered that there were high school students who were illiterate so I began to teach reading at my kitchen table. We began with second grade material as the students were that far behind. The principal of the school knew that the children could not read as I was that annoying person who paid a visit to his office to discuss the matter. I went to the superintendent as well. I was shocked that no one really cared so it was a relief to discover Mr. Gatto’s books.
As you have probably already discovered from Gatto's books, the root of the problem is a group of "Foundations" and intellectuals supporting theories which have more to do with the creation of docile and unquestioning "eloi" than with the education of intelligent citizens ready to understand debate essential issues. These same "Foundations" and intellectuals of a kindred mentality have also created and infested our news with delusions of a climate "crisis" and have sabotaged our medical systems and public health with government agencies in league with Big Pharma and Big Vax. The time has come for a full congressional infestigation (sic !!) of the "Foundations" and colleges, research centers, "scientific" journals, taxpayer funded government agencies, organizations, ad hoc "committees"...etc.. which are dug into our public health, education and political systems like a Tic whose causative toxicity may be called "Lie'em" disease, every bit as dangerous to society, if not more so, than Lyme disease is to an individual.
Thanks for your individual efforts to alleviate the illiteracy problem.
There will be little or no help from the school administration. In order to have those jobs and keep their careers, they had to make themselves become willing cogs in the machine. That is not excusing their inaction but their reticence is understandable.
The colleges and research centers were once my clients. Most of the big and supposedly important ones in America, anyway. I am doubtful that any ‘infestigation’ will occur as a result of having been directly involved myself. There is so much money and ego involved, it was mind-blowing. ‘Points for coming up with ‘infestigation’, though. Very clever. I have opted out and am more interested in building parallel systems. I am at the point that I cannot be any part of killing or altering any living thing. I simply cannot.
Government...hating its citizens. In full view. I know a few parents that have home schooled with no problems. If I had it to do over, I would go this route.
Actually it’s the Jesuits that have destroyed our schools. They work behind many titles such as ; the cabal, CIA , Illuminati etc. Education & religion is their goal.
Actually they have hated & vowed to take down our Constitution!
Correct!!! They are the evil which has devoured the whole world and they have taken power of the seat of the papacy as well. They have existed to bring back the papacy to rule over the whole world...the Antichrist. They are responsible for almost all wars and communism etc. Not many know this yet but every once in a while I am glad to see someone who does.
This is being discussed in NZ politics at the moment. Our govt have put a focus on reading and mathematics and have instructed schools to stop teaching irrelevant things like gender ideology as the state of reading and maths among students has been failing fast. NZ school principals have banded together to fight the govt on this and have suggested they will take it to court. It seems strange that it’s the principals pushing the dumbing down of society in NZ and the govt is trying to reverse it. I suspect the right wing govt we have now, can see the consequences of this dumbing down and where it’s leading to, which is a country with even higher internal conflict and crime.
I’m not crossing my fingers yet, it could all be smoke an mirrors. But it’s politicians Winston Peters who has been pushing the anti transgender ideology as indoctrination and trying to rid it from the country. The coalition he’s in do seem to be on the same page for now
It may be too late. Too many of the parenting population today are too far gone to even understand these brilliant summaries. We are now in a time for prayer.
I was not able to read this posting but I will later today. I started listening to Charlotte Iserbyt on Dr. Stan Monteith's shows in the early 2000s. (Back then I did not know much about anything. I liked Charlotte because she was a Catholic and she had a dachshund.)
Today I responded to a posting of A Midwestern Doctor
The Hidden Tragedy of Neurological Vaccine Injuries
I think a large part of the fraud is due to the racketeering cabal who have taken over our government and many of its leaders. I used to think it was due to bribery and kickbacks, but now I think it is more like blackmail and extortion. In other words some of our leaders who wanted to do the right thing are now not acting under their free will.
The only friend with school age children I know is homeschooling. Her kids are smart and healthy. I just read yesterday that in Georgia they are starting to teach children to write again! Years ago my late friend, an avid letter writer, laughingly told me we did not need a secret language, since no one could read cursive anymore.
Yes and we are forgetting how to do mental arithmetic, how to spell, write manuscript and how to read maps, too. Soon autonomous vehicles will mean we no longer need to know how to drive. And so it goes on. Before long, we will be reduced to human battery hens, harvested for our energy (and our flesh?).
this makes me think of a truck driver I once knew. This is before the cellphones and GSM. He had the map upside down... thankfully I learned in school how to read a map or we would have driven off the earth LOL. I still learned how to drive a car with gears, in Europe those are standard, whereas here in the US automatic is the standard. I notice both in Dutch and English, how often people misspell words. Sad isn't it?
Yes, people talk about "progress" and evolution; but it seems to me that we are going backwards and have been for a very long time :(
We flock to innovations like cell phones and AI for the ease and convenience they offer, apparently not seeing the extent to which our very humanity is being undermined and subverted.
AI foments brain rot evidently. HS and college kids will only develop in spite of it.
I think this is the opinion of someone without AI experience.
Not my opinion Dr. but as an educator and parent I can see people of all ages using it to disadvantage. Typing has taken the place of cursive. Calculators have taken the place of mental math. Phones have taken the place of healthy social interactions. A broad brush I agree but nonetheless a two edged sword.
The news is not all bad and the efficiency gained from out machines is phenomenal.
I don't disagree; but the price we are paying in terms of our self-reliance as a species is big. I think it's really unhealthy.
How do we stop having our taxes taken for education? I've homeschooled all my kids the whole way through paying for everything. It's hard paying 4k a year for taxes when I could really use that for my own expenses
It's even worse if you have no children! I've never bought the logic of public education, paid for with tax revenue. Let me get this straight: I pay for your kids to be educated. They graduate, and are unable to even make change without a computerized cash register to figure it out for them. By the way, our property taxes in NYS (2010) were in excess of $8K/year. This was a formerly rural area evolving into suburbia (with all its pretensions). We moved to a Southern state where one can live on about 55% of what it takes in the Northeast. I hope to throw off this mortal coil before it, too, becomes unaffordable.
If they can't harvest you......
Our family homeschooled five kids. Number 1 graduated college with a 4.0. Number 2 graduated college with a 4.0, was a national merit finalist, and is in medical school. Number 3 is in college now, studying engineering. Number 4 is in college now, studying engineering. Number 5 is still in high school but is taking college classes at a local community college. Our family sacrificed a lot of income so my wife could spend the time, but it's been worth it in so many ways. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to homeschool your kids. You can buy complete curriculum packages off the shelf if you want. The biggest question we get is about "socialization," and we always laugh at that. Our kids are all very social and have friend networks, play on homeschool sports teams, participate in choir and drama events, do Scouting, etc. I was skeptical when my wife first told me that she wanted to homeschool our oldest. It was right before kindergarten and my thought was, "OK, what's the worst that can happen? Maybe she doesn't learn to finger paint." It's been nothing but upside and the freedom is huge. But it is a time commitment. The rewards are pretty limitless, though.
Hey David, maybe give your wife a little more credit than not being a "rocket scientist." Homeschooling takes incredible patience in addition to intelligence and skill as an instructor.
To be clear, my wife is a rocket scientist, but that’s not a requirement to be successful at homeschooling. You do need a ton of patience. That’s absolutely true. You also need to be organized and disciplined. My point in saying you don’t have to be a rocket scientist is that many people say, “I could never homeschool my kids, because I don’t have the credentials, I struggled at school, and I never went to college.” We’ve been trained to think that only people with college degrees and government-approved teaching credentials can teach, and that’s just not true. The statistics show that parents with no more than a high school education deliver better outcomes than professional public school teachers, on average. The key isn’t being highly educated. It’s caring about your kids, making a plan for moving through the material, and sticking to that plan even when kids are pushing back. Nobody knows your kids better than you. And you can adapt your plans to the strengths and weaknesses of your kids. We had one who was a late reader. We just kept at it. Now he’s a strong reader and working on an engineering degree. In the public school, he would have been left behind.
Thats amazing. I love hearing about the success you've had raising successful, thriving children - now adults.
A while ago, I ran across this exchange from two nuns discussing their approach to a classical education. Not only is it strange to see young women discussing classical education, but to do it with the full habit is fascinating. They offer online enrollment as well. https://youtu.be/8OuskX3VCGc?si=8AF5B1F2l_vKHlgI. An important name missing from this excellent summary is the name of Brazilian Paulo Freire with his work, the 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed.' While his work was understandable, coming from the harsh conditions of the poor of Brazil, its Marxist's roots mean its implementation will lead to only more despair -like the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. Of course, early US educators thought it was a brilliant idea to incorporate his work into our curriculum. As a result, we have kids who know they are oppressed but cannot read nor do math.
I wouldn't let any kids anywhere near nuns/priests/jesuits. I'm sure many of them are very well meaning; but too many of them are monsters.
Try being a Jehovah's Witness in their schools. My, was I hated!
I pulled my son from a high functioning grade school because the teacher for gifted kids was a complete B despising quiet kids. Fast forward and the school now touts pride flag colors and hosts drag queen parades. The small Catholic grade school I put him in was strict. It was tough for my kid coming from a hippie school, but he came to enjoy it. The kids became very close. The biggest benefit was the diversity of students. They came from all parts of the world and most were not Catholic.
I agree... Catholic schools evolved to embrace a more diverse student body when they realized their survival depended on it, but it doesnt mean there is genuine love for all students there. Same experience with terrible public schools with my son, as you.
After the Dobbs decision was handed down, a prestigious Christian school had their kids go out in protest. It was macabre. Even though the public schools didn't go that far. See beautiful old protestant Churches flying pride flags reminds me of a dying restaurant chain chasing after every new fad.
If they are all you have, they are far more reliable than public schools.
Excellent article and overview. The "cabal" you mention must be identified and it is easily identified in history and in the bible prophecies as the Roman Catholic Church and the seat of the papacy which is controlled by the ever evil jesuits which were formed as a society by Ignatius Loyola in 1540 as the defenders of the papacy. They have been trying to control and devour the whole world [in the words of Daniel7] for centuries, hoping to regain their power as it was during the long and cruel Dark Ages [1260years] when they ruled with no opposition. Imagine the infiltration possible by centuries of time and the ignorance of history that people seem to possess now. Start with the history of the Protestant Reformation by Merle D"Aubigne and/or JA Wylie. Read PD Stuart's book, Codeword Barbelon, volume 1 and 2. Complete history of the so-called cabal. It is hard to find sometimes and can be expensive but it is entirely worth it.
the center of the Cabal seems to be bankers, and they have stolen roughly half of all assets so far
And those bankers are working for the vatican/jesuits. I have done my homework on this particular subject of history and bible prophecy. Co-adjutors, those who help the cause with their aid to the jesuits, are everywhere. I suggest you read the PD Stuart books, both volumes, all footnoted. The bible completely exposes this info concerning the RCC/papacy in Revelation 17 and 18.
LOve your substack and info always.
Right on. They were the first roots of false religion integrating pagan beliefs and rituals as central to their "religion" and birthing numerous sects from there. Anyone doing objective research on the topic will readily uncover this for themselves.
As a Catholic, this is laughable. The Catholic Church is the least threat today...most ineffective organization, can't control its own, let alone anyone else. we have bigger issues to look at.
If you find Catholicism laughable, then why aren't you looking for the truth?
I never said Catholicism was laughable. It is the Truth.
The destruction dates to the 1960’s: with removing PRAYER from classrooms, removing 10 commandments from schools— ROE v WADE, fluoride in water to dumb us all down —
More like the 1920's. Scopes Monkey Trial, 1925. When faith in God was put on trial, the role of schools. It was set up to be a spectacle. While the verdict upheld the ban on teaching evolution, God's creation won that battle, the narrative of the spectacle of that trial that mocked God led to the belief that evolution really won the minds was released into the public ether, winning the minds of the next century.
We know God wins in the end. His time frame is eternity. This century in darkness away from his light could last another century, or a millennium. Really depends on us, how soon more of us reject the man-as-god atheists leading society and reclaim the helm of the ship of humanity.
Yes.. I’m trying to push bills banning the evil.. ban on forces vaxes, Nuremberg part2 , ban chem trails, etc but our state wont vote til Jan 2026.. any suggestions ? The powers that be are fast tracking their agenda.. RFK is preparing us for the mark — saying we all will be wearing health bracelets ?!!! We are the 99% ; they are just 1%. Their dumbing us down and murder by design bioweapons are decreasing our numbers fast… did you hear that Chinas population is now only estimated at 500 million? The research is on my Substack—( not written by me .. ) but by a brilliant researcher—
Pls subscribe to my free Substack— so many brilliantly researched articles are in there — including cures for spike protein and turbo cancer —
I’m sure US population has decreased by at least 1/3 … only God knows. Death among the very young is growing dramatically.
Yes. 👏 💯
There is another option, besides homeschooling, if you are believer in Jesus - Classical Christian schools. My elementary aged school children attend a Pre-K through Grade 12 school, accredited by ACCS. No govt garbage, no tech; an education model rooted in Biblical truth, the classics, and the time-tested model of education. Plus they learn cursive from day 1 (pre-K). https://classicalchristian.org/what-is-ice/
If we couldn’t attend a Classical Christian school for any reason, tuition or lack of one in our area, I would homeschool (though it would be a challenge as a mom with a chronic illness). I will do whatever possible to never subject my kids to the mind-poisoning of current public, charter or secular private schools, or even some other private “religious” schools.
Just because the students are not using tech definitely does not mean that the teachers at private Christian schools are not using their own tech. Learned that one the hard way.
I would also add that when the physical fitness teacher looked like he ate several children on the way into work, that’s a problem. I knew when I was there that there were no actually fit teachers to protect the children from the drug addicts that were coming around. And there were a plethora. I also do not know how one can set an example for “self-control” when one looks like the Stay Puffed Marshmallow Man. I was told that “security cameras” would protect the children. Oh, really? Then how did I find one alone by the dumpsters? It really is not an awesome time to relegate the responsibility of monitoring one’s children to outside sources. Just saying.
I worked for one and they required vaccination for the students. I also noticed quite a few teachers literally glued to their cell phones when they were supposed to be watching the children. I found one young student alone by the dumpsters outside. I think it is better to watch our own children these days.
While it may be true, the other side will always seek to infiltrate what is good. Stay vigilant.
"The other side will always seek to infiltrate what is good." Spot On. The playbook of the powers that shouldn't be seems to be Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War'. Those damned bored Generals, financed by those who gain from stoking wars, will wage war wherever they can. It is a pity the Emperor didn't behead the General after the General beheaded the Emperor's favourite concubine.
I agree. We are and will remain vigilant - I am very involved, including often present, in my children’s school. For now, I am grateful.
Exactly correct !
This post offers an intriguing answer to what has happened to our educational system. It appears to have been a hotbed of reforms and subversion for decades, as the increasingly lower scores on reading and math tests from one generation to the next attest.
Another key book written by, who else, an award winning teacher, documents in detail the processes of subversion and dumbing down that have been in progress. In fact, if I am not mistaken, the author of this book was the inventor to the term "Dumbing Down". The book is : "The Underground History of American Education" by John Taylor Gatto, and it is must reading, exactly along the lines of what was discussed in this substack post. Explicit answers can be found there, offered by a dedicated teacher who decided to find out who was sabotaging our education and for whose benefit.
Thank you, for the details here about the late John Gatto, who was one of the heroes who taught in New York City schools, and he documented his experiences and perspectives as an award winning, highly acclaimed teacher, who became disgusted with "the system" of the educational "dumbing down" of young people in American public schools.
He also wrote Weapons of Mass Instruction, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling. When my children were in school, I discovered that there were high school students who were illiterate so I began to teach reading at my kitchen table. We began with second grade material as the students were that far behind. The principal of the school knew that the children could not read as I was that annoying person who paid a visit to his office to discuss the matter. I went to the superintendent as well. I was shocked that no one really cared so it was a relief to discover Mr. Gatto’s books.
As you have probably already discovered from Gatto's books, the root of the problem is a group of "Foundations" and intellectuals supporting theories which have more to do with the creation of docile and unquestioning "eloi" than with the education of intelligent citizens ready to understand debate essential issues. These same "Foundations" and intellectuals of a kindred mentality have also created and infested our news with delusions of a climate "crisis" and have sabotaged our medical systems and public health with government agencies in league with Big Pharma and Big Vax. The time has come for a full congressional infestigation (sic !!) of the "Foundations" and colleges, research centers, "scientific" journals, taxpayer funded government agencies, organizations, ad hoc "committees"...etc.. which are dug into our public health, education and political systems like a Tic whose causative toxicity may be called "Lie'em" disease, every bit as dangerous to society, if not more so, than Lyme disease is to an individual.
Thanks for your individual efforts to alleviate the illiteracy problem.
There will be little or no help from the school administration. In order to have those jobs and keep their careers, they had to make themselves become willing cogs in the machine. That is not excusing their inaction but their reticence is understandable.
The colleges and research centers were once my clients. Most of the big and supposedly important ones in America, anyway. I am doubtful that any ‘infestigation’ will occur as a result of having been directly involved myself. There is so much money and ego involved, it was mind-blowing. ‘Points for coming up with ‘infestigation’, though. Very clever. I have opted out and am more interested in building parallel systems. I am at the point that I cannot be any part of killing or altering any living thing. I simply cannot.
Government...hating its citizens. In full view. I know a few parents that have home schooled with no problems. If I had it to do over, I would go this route.
I echo your sentiment.
Actually it’s the Jesuits that have destroyed our schools. They work behind many titles such as ; the cabal, CIA , Illuminati etc. Education & religion is their goal.
Actually they have hated & vowed to take down our Constitution!
Correct!!! They are the evil which has devoured the whole world and they have taken power of the seat of the papacy as well. They have existed to bring back the papacy to rule over the whole world...the Antichrist. They are responsible for almost all wars and communism etc. Not many know this yet but every once in a while I am glad to see someone who does.
So happy to find someone that can see beyond the veil
Yes!!!! It is always nice to know some understand.
Great resource. Thank you.
This is being discussed in NZ politics at the moment. Our govt have put a focus on reading and mathematics and have instructed schools to stop teaching irrelevant things like gender ideology as the state of reading and maths among students has been failing fast. NZ school principals have banded together to fight the govt on this and have suggested they will take it to court. It seems strange that it’s the principals pushing the dumbing down of society in NZ and the govt is trying to reverse it. I suspect the right wing govt we have now, can see the consequences of this dumbing down and where it’s leading to, which is a country with even higher internal conflict and crime.
From Canada I have watched NZ and believed they were as bad as Canada or worse. You have given me hope.
I’m not crossing my fingers yet, it could all be smoke an mirrors. But it’s politicians Winston Peters who has been pushing the anti transgender ideology as indoctrination and trying to rid it from the country. The coalition he’s in do seem to be on the same page for now
It may be too late. Too many of the parenting population today are too far gone to even understand these brilliant summaries. We are now in a time for prayer.
We only lose when we give up.
I was not able to read this posting but I will later today. I started listening to Charlotte Iserbyt on Dr. Stan Monteith's shows in the early 2000s. (Back then I did not know much about anything. I liked Charlotte because she was a Catholic and she had a dachshund.)
Today I responded to a posting of A Midwestern Doctor
The Hidden Tragedy of Neurological Vaccine Injuries
amidwesterndoctor@substack.com
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-forgotten-tragedy-of-neurological/comments
Here is my comment there.
Jeannon Kralj
Dachsie’s Substack
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Thank you for having a love of the truth.
I see that you are saying that ALL vaccines of any kind have a documented but suppressed history of causing neurological injury.
I am praying for you and for current HHS Secretary Kennedy. I note that Mr. Kennedy has allowed the FDA to official approved
May 31, 2025. mNEXSPIKE becomes Moderna's third FDA-approved product.
It is cruel joke that the words "safe" and "effective" can be used in the same breath with the word "vaccine."
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no vaccine has ever undergone randomized controlled trials, which means that like psych drugs, they are fraudulent
I think a large part of the fraud is due to the racketeering cabal who have taken over our government and many of its leaders. I used to think it was due to bribery and kickbacks, but now I think it is more like blackmail and extortion. In other words some of our leaders who wanted to do the right thing are now not acting under their free will.
John Taylor Gatto wrote about this too
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL463AA90FD04EC7A2
This is a YouTube playlist of John Taylor Gatto's " Greatest History Lesson" found on Richard Grove's Tragedy and Hope website.
Very interesting and informative.
anyone know why, when I try to download the files Yoho made available, I get this instead of the book
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let me look