Ten Commandments in School
a·dul·ter·y - noun - voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not his or her spouse.
Proving the Point
In his quest to disprove that systemic racism still affects people, Florida Gov. DeSantis is using his systemic powers to suppress discussion of racial issues and understanding. Kind of proving the point.
Dumb
Today is Constitution Day, commemorating the day our US Constitution was signed in 1787.
But many won’t know that. Because US knowledge is sorely lacking.
The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s annual, nationally representative survey showed that less than half of US adults could name all three branches of the US government.
Less than 1/4 of people could cite Freedom of Religion as one of the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment. While over half incorrectly believed that the First Amendment requires Facebook to allow them to express themselves freely on its platform.
https://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/americans-civics-knowledge-drops-on-first-amendment-and-branches-of-government/
Education, knowledge, and expertise are under attack in our country. Whether it’s untrained parents who feel they should decide school curriculum over trained educators. Or the Michigan town threatening to defund the library because they don’t like certain books there. Don’t even start on the pushes to ban books across several states and towns.
Many people have long said that America would not be defeated by outside enemies, but rather threatened from internal strife and divisions.
Unfortunately, I fear America is just going to dumb itself to death.
Teacher Appreciation
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Maybe someday we’ll actually appreciate teachers for what they really give society, instead of the constant pressure, under-resourcing, criticism, and the latest accusations of “grooming.”
Bad Legislation, Florida
Conservatives used to oppose legislation that’s too loosely defined or too broad. Laws like Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill (yep, I’m using that name since that’s pretty clearly the intent) that leave open to interpretation the difference between “instruction” and “discussion,” leave what’s “age appropriate” open to debate, and seems to conflate gender identity with sex.
So what’s Florida going to do when they have a non-binary elementary school teacher? Deal with a buncha lawsuits.
Stupid, mean-spirited legislation designed to pretend that some people don’t exist.
Follow for more cartoons!
(P.s. Don’t know the Mx. honorific? Google it)
