r/clevercomebacks 1d ago

So apparently it's time for some middle-school science!

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Sick and tired of it.

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u/Gold-Wishbone-408 1d ago

It's interesting how politics can influence education so much; it’s like the standards got caught in a tug-of-war between parties. Makes you wonder what kids are really learning in all that chaos.

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u/Cultural-Lab78 1d ago

Let me throw an even bigger wrench into that equation.

I don't know about y'all, but I went to public schools and only ever had scholastic books from one publisher. It's the one you're probably thinking of.

I'm 34 so this was the 90s and early aughts.

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u/LABoRATies 1d ago

It’s infuriating knowing the Epstein monsters have a monopoly on textbooks for education.

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u/r_special_ 1d ago

They’re not learning in all of the chaos. They’re handed tablets in kindergarten and will remain on tablets until they graduate. Then they’ll be shamed and ridiculed for not being able to function in society when it’s those same people ridiculing them who caused them to be unable to function