If I could do it all over again, I would probably have home schooled. What with Agenda 21's (now called Agenda 2030) "Common Core" gutting the math program, which confuses parents and teaches math that college math teachers abhor. I feel like children aren't taught (not the teachers' fault, I blame constant teaching to the test) anymore just contained. Now everyone stares at a screen all day in school. No time for discourse, debate, or discussion. Critical thinking is necessary for the health of our nation. If not, we are just a bunch of followers, waiting for the next sound bite to be fed to us each evening on the corporate-owned "news."

Governmental programs don't seem to help anyone but confuse and distract. If nothing else, home schooling will give children a firm foundation and a strong will.

We need more leaders in public and corporate offices from the working classes to balance out the oligarchy's stronghold in our various branches of government and private sector jobs. You shouldn't need to have an ivy league education and a silver spoon in your mouth to get a high paying job in this country.

Believe it or not, I still have hope. I always will.