“There are times when students might feel like that model of ‘we all must agree’ doesn’t fit what they’re looking for.” This is a justifiable assertion. Not everyone is enamored with the pro-union approach of Aviation High School. Yet, what the teacher unions appear to be doing is what Spencer Dryden, the drummer for Jefferson Airplane advocated: “Get them while they’re young and bend their minds.”

A fascinating new micro school has been making significant strides in Arizona. Prenda is like the Splenda of schooling. An alternative to the traditional government-run school.The results are clear. Educational choices provide the opportunity for better student performance. We must ask the question, If education is all about assuring each child learn, need there be only one way to do it?

The civics being taught today is more about virtue signaling than becoming a responsible citizen. Promoting specific positions on issues such as gun control, climate change, and abortion, schools encourage students to go scream and hold picket signs rather than holding genuine conversation where all participants are welcome.

Our nation is struggling when it comes to turning out an educated populace. Too often, we have focused on the group rather than the individual, obsessing over multiple choice tests and seeing children as a grade point average.