on. it hurt the kids. one thing that is clear teachers are not groomers. they are not pedophiles. they are not, i love that teacher from florida that said i am too busy teaching math to turn somebody gay. [laughter] and the last thing i would say is, trans kids are going through something themselves. it is so hard, let s have a little bit of compassion. let s lead with compassion, as opposed to hate or anger, or a misunderstanding. thank you, so so much, leading with compassion is exactly what we all need. a very big thanks, again, two randi weingarten and sean patrick maloney for that important conversation. when we come back, it is the nation s highest recognition in the performing arts. we will tell you who made the cut, from the kennedy center honors. when the 11th hour continues! ontinues
and not rush to judgment on a bunch of issues that they may not have thought through. and let s do it in an age appropriate way. and schools, and, parents and systems develop policies that have some common sense in them. and we will have best practices out there. we can get through this, but what we should not be doing is score cheap political points on. it and hurting a bunch of vulnerable kids. and the one thing that is clear teachers are not groomers. they are not pedophiles. they are not turning i love that teacher from florida who said, i am too busy teaching math to turn somebody gay. [laughter] and the last thing i would say is, trans kids are going through something themselves. that is so hard. let s have a little bit of compassion. let s lead with compassion, as opposed to hate or anger, or a misunderstanding. thank you so, so much. leading with compassion is exactly what we all need. a very big thanks, again, to
if the country gave each parent a voucher, a check for $4,400 that they could only spend at any accredited school, that several things would happen. number one, schools could start marketing themselves like crazy to parents to get students. secondly, i think you would see a lot of new schools starting. you would seat quality of schools again like in a competitive market rise. some public schools would go broke. there s no question about it. it would be rather painful for the first several years. deservedly so. i think far less painful than the kids going through the system like it is right now. jesse: our schools are failing because there is no competition. if you introduce competition they will get back to teaching math and history real quick. parents don t want to send their kids to bad schools or woke schools. they re only doing it because they have to. they don t have a choice. you want to improve public schools?
year. but in virginia, one educator is staying put for the long haul. here s cbs scott macfarlane. reporter: he hits the treadmill to keep up his endurance in strength. he s in his 63rd year teaching math in northern virginia. and that adds up to thousands of students. 6,400 students. some of them are doctors and lawyers. reporter: you teach the children of your former students. do you teach the grandchildren of your former students? i think i had one. reporter: he s also had student like mark eisenhower become federal teachers and then beat him to retirement. he s been here nearly 30 years. you graduated, you had a 30-year career. you retired. he s still here. how is that? . dn thi ipossib nt when i wasnt te it s only po
what s a lost skill that no one seems to remember how to do? harold, you might harold: math. everybody has to resort to something to help them get through. plus, they are teaching math in a very different, unorthodox weight in schools, which confounds me. greg: jesse? jesse: read a map. greg: yes! jesse: do you remember in the car rides, and then you have to re-fold it. greg: no one asks for directions anymore but when you do, people look like you are disabled. kennedy: remember the thomas died? kennedy: calligraphy. jeanine: what s that? kennedy: the beautiful artistic writing. greg: the pen in the ink. judge? jeanine: a really good cobbler. greg: good cobbler. down in the village, we would go down there and hammer out some moccasins. jeanine: in port chester.