Ransom Stoddard

There's a strange concept in education I completely get. Educators like @JamesAFurey rightly call out failed progressive policies in schools. I agree some staff push ridiculous feelings-based rules that harm kids—especially zero consequences. With that said, I am a hardcore Bernie supporter, self-described democratic socialist, and teacher. I agree progressive policies often fail in schools: kids need to memorize key concepts, and consequences matter. But project-based learning works, and talking through feelings sometimes helps. We need a middle-of-the-road approach.

CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME LIKE I'M FIVE Social Security's trust fund runs dry in late 2032. That's confirmed, not a theory, straight from the Trustees Report. After that, it's not "gone." It just only has enough coming in from current payroll taxes to pay out 77% of benefits. So the money that's been taken out of my check for the last 10+ years? It already got spent. On people who are retired right now. That's literally how the system has always worked, pay-as-you-go, not a personal savings account with my name on it. Which means by the time I'm supposed to collect, I'm betting on Congress fixing a problem they've known about since 1985 and still haven't touched. Can anyone explain why this is treated like a surprise and not an emergency?

At some point (maybe from the beginning?) special ed just became legalized cheating.

One of the dumbest fucking concepts I've ever heard is that raises are to keep up with inflation. This was by a large consulting firm to a board of directors. No dumb fucks, raises are to address employees becoming more knowledgeable and efficient at their jobs. Its supposed to be IN EXCESS of inflation.

You save up $6,000 of your own post-tax income, buy lumber, and spend three weekends building a deck in your back yard. A county assessor drives past your house, notices the wood, and re-evaluates your property. Your property tax bill goes up by $600 a year. Forever. Did your new deck put $600 more wear and tear on the county roads? Did the fire department need a new engine because you have a place to put a grill? Did the local police deploy an extra cruiser to your street? No. You paid for the materials. You did the labor. You improved the neighborhood. We don’t talk enough about how outrageous property taxes can be!

3rd and goal at the 1 against the defending national champs… And with a true freshman QB… Michigan runs a play-action bootleg with an OFFENSIVE LINEMAN as the only pass-catching target?! Worst play call in college football history

Sylvester Stallone says that having his daughter in a major role in ‘TULSA KING’ Season 4 is absolutely nepotism. “First they go, ‘Nepotism is terrible. I said, ‘Oh please, you’re not a good parent if you haven’t performed a little nepotism.' Then obviously you don’t care about your kids, because they come first. Of course it’s nepotism, you idiot. That’s why we’re parents. We want the best for our children. So obviously, we let them have every advantage.” (Source: usatoday.com/story/entertain…)

This is John Eisenman. He lost his daughter to sexual trafficking. She was sold for $1,000 in Seattle Washington. He did what a father should do and researched, investigated and found out about her abduction. He RESCUED her HIMSELF. He found out the person who sold her into trafficking was her 19 year old boyfriend. He met up with him, abducted him, bludgeoned and stabbed him to death in Nov, 2020

I approve of more of this. FAFO. We need to put law and order back in our society. Everyone feels like they’re entitled to act out.

We were told in our teacher education courses not to grade with red ink because its association with being wrong could cause the students to feel stigmatized. When I say there is no idea so stupid that someone with a PhD in education won’t advocate for it, I mean it.

The most damaging demographic to Western Civilization. White Liberal Women.👇

The trannies can have their flags and wave them in your face, but you can't wear a shirt highlighting biological reality because it could offend them. Free speech means nothing to these activist organizations.

Tossing the dishes in washer and putting towels in wash never bothered me. Takes a few minutes. But then "hosts" started leaving full lists of chores AFTER you checked in. House rules should have been disclosed on booking page. AirBnB has a lowlife executive team.

If you’re against strict rule enforcement in schools, you’re against education.

The research showed that Direct Instruction was the most effective method of teaching children. Some people with a lot of power didn’t like who directed the research and what it showed, so it was dismissed. Millions of children were deprived of the education they deserved because of adult egos and agendas. I struggle to understand how this is possible, but it is.