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Understanding Indoctrination vs Teaching By George Herrera Corrales, Carlsbad, CA, 2024 Schools today don’t teach; they indoctrinate. The difference? Indoctrination is telling students what to think; teaching is showing students how to think. Teaching equips students with important skills; indoctrination does not. Indoctrination requires only that you believe what you’re told. Teaching is the opposite. Students acquire … Read more
George Corrales, Carlsbad, California Many Democrats do not know what their party stands for. In and of itself, that is not bad. On the other hand, many Democrats, especially those in leadership positions, have a dark side: they play hardball with a deeply-ingrained and sinister spirit that is clearly anti-American, anti-Constitution, and deeply divisive. These … Read more
If moderate Democrats don’t soon grow a pair and rein in their far left brethren, a bad situation is going to get worse.
By George Corrales, Carlsbad, California When will politicians and school boards realize that DEI is DEAD? In Carlsbad, California, CUSD board member Gretchen Verbuff once had it right. There’s no proof DEI does anything to unify people or improve test scores. A recent trip to Poway by Trustee Ray Pearson was revealing, she said. The … Read more
TAX AND SPEND DEMS IN STATE LEGISLATURE CLEARING PATH TO ELIMINATE PROP 13 On September 6, the State Senate’s Elections Committee approved ACA-13, a bill that may lead to the repeal of Prop 13 and, thereby, far higher property taxes for all Californians. The bill will now be put to a full vote on the … Read more