A Kerfuffle or a Brouhaha?

I doubt that "ghost guns" show up much at crime scenes to start with, but even if they do, having no serial number at all doesn't seem to be significantly - if any - worse than guns with a serial number that were stolen. Which is already the favorite of criminals everywhere.

Okay Michele, fine, schools teach math and stuff. So how about, let's wait until schools have ALL students AT GRADE LEVEL on those subjects, and then maybe we can talk about CRT, gender identity, and what-not.

I'm confident that, especially with a system where teachers are unionized, that will never happen. And so CRT etc never get taught.

kedavis (View Comment):

Okay Michele, fine, schools teach math and stuff. So how about, let’s wait until schools have ALL students AT GRADE LEVEL on those subjects, and then maybe we can talk about CRT, gender identity, and what-not.

I’m confident that, especially with a system where teachers are unionized, that will never happen. And so CRT etc never get taught.

1. You won't be able to define "grade level" in a way that has ever been achieved by any American school, anywhere, that will meet with agreement.
2. But that's fine, because if you paid attention, you might have noted that I'm totally on board with keeping away from any cultural or social issues. Your grand gesture is largely wasted because most schools aren't teaching any of that stuff and will take the deal. Won't cost them a thing. And you still won't have all kids at "grade level", assuming you ever get consensus.

This was a great podcast and discussion/kerfuffle. As Delmar O'Donnell says, "I'm with you fellas."

kedavis (View Comment):

Okay Michele, fine, schools teach math and stuff. So how about, let’s wait until schools have ALL students AT GRADE LEVEL on those subjects, and then maybe we can talk about CRT, gender identity, and what-not.

I’m confident that, especially with a system where teachers are unionized, that will never happen. And so CRT etc never get taught.

Michele (View Comment):

1. You won’t be able to define “grade level” in a way that has ever been achieved by any American school, anywhere, that will meet with agreement.
2. But that’s fine, because if you paid attention, you might have noted that I’m totally on board with keeping away from any cultural or social issues. Your grand gesture is largely wasted because most schools aren’t teaching any of that stuff and will take the deal. Won’t cost them a thing. And you still won’t have all kids at “grade level”, assuming you ever get consensus.

What I remember hearing was that you're okay with not teaching about sex, for example, until 5th grade. That's not the same as "keeping away."

Also, I'm pretty sure you're not the boss of the schools. Lots of schools ARE teaching that stuff - or at least trying to - and not only that, schools/teachers/etc who claim they aren't, still raise hell about attempts to pass laws against it. Why should they be concerned about laws against something they say they aren't doing?