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Let’s bring back Logic to the classrooms!

Teachers and conservative moms unite against overuse of edtech. 💪💪

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“What’s happening now is the mental illness is becoming valorized.” Developmental psychologist J.D. Haltigan says mental illness is increasingly being turned into an identity people embrace. “Mental illness as identity is really something that is coming on.” “I have a disorder, I am defined by that disorder, and I’m some sort of a heroic person for having this disorder.” “It’s really happening across the disorders… mostly for depression and anxiety.” “It’s become so destigmatized that there is no stigma.” “You see this a lot on social media… if you claim you have a mood disorder, you get a lot of affirmation for that.” “That feeds back into it… and you get into this sort of niche group that valorizes it and affirms it.” “That’s not really helpful treatment to eliminate the disorder.” @jdhaltigan

@TinaDescovich That is an amazing photo!! Love it!

The view from the Speaker’s Balcony with some extra Liberty.

Parents’ battle over screen time reaches the classroom latimes.com/california/sto…

Education contracts are outrageous in CA. As the CA Teacher's Union demands even more education funding, they're quiet on how taxpayer funds benefit activist speakers and NGOs instead of benefiting students. One example, Robin DiAngelo was paid $15,000 in 2021 for this zoom:

Classical schools are an "outpost of civilization amidst a society that seems bent on deconstructing everything that made it great in the first place." modernagejournal.com/classical-scho…

These women (and men) never stop amazing me! Gratitude for all they do to make America better.

@DadSavesAmerica Yeah!! His book Agency is so good, I gifted a copy to my school superintendent.

I sat down with Ian Rowe, an education entrepreneur and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, to unpack why raising kids with a sense of agency is the key to lifelong success. Ian defines agency as free will guided by moral discernment, closely related to the concept of “ordered liberty.” @IanVRowe youtu.be/TKXE5FBwy50?si…

School-based mental health interventions that prioritize & hyperfocus on emotions & feelings has been a disaster for young people. They are reverse-CBT. SEL must be abolished along with similar programs.

@Dale_Chu @educationgadfly @MichaelPetrilli @SonjaSantelises I know that when my son took the ACT paper version he scored higher than in the on-line version.

In my latest for @educationgadfly: Policymakers are pushing to reduce screen time in schools. But what happens when the accountability system still depends on screens?

“It [was] easier for me, as an administrator, to teach somebody in the nuts and bolts of teaching than to try and deprogram a graduate from a school of education.” @MrDanielBuck of @AEI talks realities of how far gone from the science of teaching colleges of education are. See our entire webinar on the topic here - youtube.com/watch?v=7H2yxo…

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Quite the headline! This IS THE WAY! Not everything is a battle- when we figure that out- real change just might happen.

Proud of @Moms4Liberty first fly in Capitol Hill day. Over a 100 parents from 22 states and 40+ meetings with representatives sharing their experiences, advocating for parental rights at all levels of government. It might have been freezing but Energy in action was 🔥. “What's happening this week on Capitol Hill is more than a photo op; it's a strategic push to change how lawmakers approach education, health, and transparency in government. Moms for Liberty's delegation wants signatures, policy wins, and a louder national agenda that keeps parents in control.” 👏🏼👏🏼 libertyonenews.com/moms-for-liber… Thank you @Heritage for hosting our reception!

Kids need focus, not more screens. Iowa’s Ed Tech bill sets healthy limits and restores real learning in K–5 classrooms. @Moms4Liberty @DeAngelisCorey Proud to have drafted and sponsored it and alongside some unlikely alliances—setting the example for the country to follow!

Yes, you are reading this headline correctly. @Moms4Liberty finds common ground with the Teachers Union. It really shouldn't be that hard BUT it's taken FIVE years to get here. Everyone should want to protect children and improve education. @NBCNews nbcnews.com/news/us-news/m…

“It really comes down to what is best for our kids, their mental health, their learning… and that just surpasses any ideological boundaries.”

The promise of quick fixes in mental health is seductive—and often misleading. Real healing is slower, more uncomfortable, and deeply personal. It requires honesty, responsibility, and a willingness to confront what modern culture tells you to avoid.

@Jordan_C_Adams Agree, but also think it starts upstream. Teachers are often trained in the same edufads, lowered expectations, & indoctrination in Ed colleges. By the time they’re in classrooms, they’re navigating a system that shaped them. I think we can’t overlook the teacher prep, too.

With America's education crisis, I know it's tempting to blame teachers, and teacher quality does vary wildly. However, in most cases, teachers are as much victims of terrible leadership and edufads as students are.