Author: Joel Gross

Nicole Hart It sounds like you guys have tried a lot of options! Public school, private school, and home school.

It also sounds like your kids are getting to try tons of different activities, which is fantastic!

I don’t think any one option is best for every kid. Kate really flourishes in public school with all the socializing, Griffin prefers being home schooled.… read more “Options for kids”

American students are receiving the worst education in our history https://www.slowboring.com/p/american-students-are-getting-dumber. The test results clearly show kids are performing worse than at any other time. This is a national tragedy and a national emergency.

What we are doing is not working.

Kids can’t vote and most of us forget by the time we are adults just how bad schools in America are.… read more “Why are American students test results so bad?”

For those who oppose school choice: why not take it a step further? Why not force every kid graduating from high school who wants to go to college to only attend their nearest public university? Kids should not have any choice in the matter right? Don’t we need to preserve public school funding and bureaucrats union jobs?… read more “What if we expanded our current school system further?”

I was talking to a long time friend recently who is a public school art teacher in Chicago. He mentioned in passing that there seemed to be a dearth of talent, and there were very few kids with interest or skill in art. That got me thinking; Kids (and their parents) should have a lot more freedom of choice.… read more “Kids Choices”

The federal government has been shut down. Government employee unions love it because they get a long vacation and will get full back pay when they return.

Taxpayers are getting screwed yet again. But taxpayers are now a minority in America as the majority of Americans get more in government benefits than they pay in taxes.… read more “Government shuts down for parasites”

It is madness to require a $20 per hour minimum wage, then allow countries using slave labor to import their goods here without tariffs.

It is madness to pass environmental regulations here, then allow countries with unlimited strip mines and toxic lakes to import their goods without tariffs.

Our businesses will go bankrupt and there will be no jobs or industry here.