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NATIONAL: PANDEMIC & POLITICS DAMPEN OLYMPIC SPIRIT
Gymnastics, swimming, track most popular events
West Long Branch, NJ – Just over half of the American public says it was a good idea to go ahead with the Tokyo Olympics this month, although about a third have less interest in these Games than in years past. The
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University Poll finds concerns about holding the event in the midst of a pandemic as well as backlash against athletes who make political statements are the leading reasons for declining interest. Among those who are following the Games this year, gymnastics, swimming, and track are named as America’s favorite Olympic sports.
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In January 2019, I wrote in these pages about how the teachings of ‘60s radical Saul Alinsky were all over school lesson plans in America, though students rarely knew of or understood the connection to Alinsky himself. It’s hard not to notice virtually the same phenomenon repeat itself with critical race theory, the pseudo-Marxist brand of race essentialism at the core of the curriculum fights between students (and their parents) and teachers.
Racial cooperation and colorblindness have been replaced in many schools by an all-encompassing valuation of students’ lives and experiences based solely on the color of their skin. Alinsky would be proud. Simply attack opponents personally and professionally, he advised. Intimidate them, disorient them.
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Today s parents like to be hands-on with their children, especially with smaller kids who still cannot do many things independently. However, parenting experts agree that moms and dads need to do one thing for their children early on to avoid raising spoiled kids.
According to psychologist and parenting author Bethany Cook, it s important for young children to learn life skills by letting them help out around the house and do basic chores. Fellow psychologist Stephanie O Leary also believes in the benefits of allowing children to make their bed or clean their room because it will teach them valuable concepts of teamwork, connection, and chipping in.
“This is the summer of the savvy spender,” said William S. Wallace, president, Chase Card Services. “Consumers want to have more fun this summer, but they also want to spend responsibly and get the most out of every dollar they spend, whether it’s taking a trip closer to home or using a financial product that rewards them for purchases they’re making.”
Despite widespread economic concerns, fewer Americans are planning to skip summer outings this year compared to last year, according to a new poll released today by Chase Card Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co., and US News & World Report. The Chase Freedom-US News Consumer Monitor found that with more than 8 in 10 Americans planning to use their car the same or more than they did last summer, consumers are keenly focused on getting the most out of every travel purchase.
Unions Double Down on Inserting Critical Race Theory Into Education
The largest teachers union in the country has made a massive commitment to expand teaching critical race theory in public schools across America. Pictured: President Joe Biden addresses the National Education Association s Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly on July 2. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
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Lindsey M. Burke is director of The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy and Mark A. Kolokotrones fellow in education. Read her research.
Periodically, it’s worth checking teachers union priorities. Such reviews find just how much these special-interest groups are disconnected from mainstream opinions on the role of schools in society. We also find how singularly focused they are on political fads, such as the toxic ideology of critical race theory, instead of improving the state of American education.