This is the last of a three-part series on the most significant threat to the American Experiment we are facing. Part 1 was a picture that I thought was worth 10,000 words. Then Part 2 made a brief, major point.

Part 3 is this more detailed explanation. I originally put this together for a new subscriber who wanted to get caught up on the K-12 issue.

Yes, she should peruse the Archives to get the full picture. The two shortcomings of the Archives are: 1) I’ve written about a variety of other topics, so a reader must extract the relevant education pieces from energy, election integrity, etc., etc., articles. Yes, there is a search button that definitely helps, but… 2) the Archives are a chronological list of all of my past commentaries — so they are not arranged in a “logical” order.

Here is a more organized overview for those who are more recent subscribers. It should also be a valuable refresher for long timers…

Let’s start with some sample indicators of how bad the K-12 situation is —

1 — This documents how States are performing regarding national tests on two representative K-12 subjects. (The best States are producing third-world country results: 60%+ failure rates!)

2 — Two superior expert perspectives about the horrific consequences of our woefully inferior K-12 education system are here and here.

Now let’s spell out (and prioritize) the most important problem —

3 — My overview of the K-12 situation in general: The Top Five K-12 Problems.

4 — My list of the main (not all) problems within the K-12 education system: here and here.

5 — An overview that comes to the same conclusions, but puts the K-12 situation in a different light: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 (this commentary).

Then we discussed some curricula considerations —

6 — The Key K-12 Issue: Content or Methodology?

7 — The Definitive Case Against the NGSS (which includes superb materials, like the Fordham report).

8 — One of several key curriculum considerations: Should Public Schools be Teaching SEL?

A closer look at Critical Thinking, the fundamentally necessary ingredient —

9 — Teaching Children to Think Critically is foundational.

10 — Two Insightful Videos on Critical Thinking.

11 — Critically Thinking and the Socratic Method. It’s important to understand the relationship between these two pivotal matters.

12 — Some Good Quotes Related to Critical Thinking. Commit a few of these to memory, as they will come in handy when discussing K-12.

Miscellaneous relevant K-12 matters —

13 — After curricula, the second most pressing issue is to remove age-inappropriate books and videos in K-12 classes and libraries. This is extremely important as it is another major attack on children’s minds — which they are not prepared to handle. See Part 1 and Part 2.

14 — School Alternatives: Comparing Some K-12 School Options.

15 — A letter from an appreciative mom: How I am Saving my Children.

16 — The best AI to date: here and here. It is important for educators to utilize this AI, which I’ve demonstrated is superior to ChatGPT, Grok, etc.

Hopefully, this organized information will motivate you to take some meaningful efforts to make a serious dent in the scourge…

As usual, let me know any questions!

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